Roman Series - First of my twelve Caesars. Julius Caesar

3 Caesars of this condition is already a premium to find. Mine are not close

 

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I might as well post a Claudius and a Nero example before I go off-line:

 

I have a few to contribute...

 

More! More!

 

Guys... just remember when you finally see the Twelve Caesars Clock on sale, you heard about it here first .

Here are all of mine on a 'tray'...

 

Very eye pleasing group Z

 

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Now that's a superb tray..

 

I just want to say it's half past Nero's as...

 

I've been informed that my Tiberius is a fake. I've had it for years, thus I am looking for a reasonably priced replacement. Otherwise, here is my set of the 12 in silver:

 

I must admit, I never tire of seeing all those that the 'gang' has collected and posted here and on every other thread.....

 

Totally agree

 

Any chance you could post an individual picture of your counterfeit tiberius (obverse & reverse) in higher resolution? It might be instructive for others on this site.

Also, how did you learn it was counterfeit?

 

Actually, a couple months ago, one of the newer members identified it as fake (sorry, I don't recall who it was). But, sure enough, when I checked on the fake reports, it is a match. Here it is:


Now I'm in the market for a "real" Tiberius silver. If anyone has one at a decent price, please PM me.

 

This is a pretty good fake. If I were to be able to spot it as a counterfeit, the giveaway would be the artificial smoothness of the fields on both the obverse and reverse. Compare this coin to a genuine one (second one, below) and note that while the condition is roughly equivalent, the second coin's fields (and the cheek on the obverse) just are a little bit rougher:

Bing's coin:


Genuine coin:



I'm not sure that I would have spotted this though, at least not without holding the coin in hand.

 

It's almost impossible to spot without having a reason to suspect otherwise....and only after knowing it was a fake could I definitely say the coin looks 'off' while already noting the unusual 'smoothness'----Sometimes style, wear, and weak strikes have the same effect(s).

 

I mentioned I needed to upgrade my modest examples of Augustus and so I just did---the well-known bust of Augustus with the Caius and Lucius reverse. Actually, this helps me fill the album hole where Augustus' grandchildren and intended heirs should be and I have a few others on bid that might go through.

This denarius was on sale at Forum and has a distinctive and/or scarce marking.....Can anyone guess what it is???

 

The only thing I see is the "X" in the central field. Here is mine with the "pd" formation rather than the "b9" formation.

 

Exactly right Bing---but Forum doesn't elaborate on it...Does it mean a special control mark or what?? Or is it some kind of denomination mark?

All they say is..."The X on the reverse, above the shields, is only present on a very few small percentages of coins of this type."

 

I have no idea. I went through my sources and some on-line sources, but I could find no explanation.

 

Thanks for the effort Bing. Perhaps I'll hear from Forum with some clue to what it means---if anything LOL