My First Ancient Copy

And it’s marked COPY

 

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here's how they were originally packaged

 

That’s neat! Do you have one with the original packaging?

 

Yes, I got it from my grandmother years ago.

 

That's one of my favorite ancient coins. It's Gela, a river g*d from Sicily, a bull with a man's head.

 

That’s wonderful!

 

marked copy, but nevertheless beautiful

 

Somehow I ended up with a trio!

Plus, I know for sure that my brother has one as well. What a prolific issue!

Thanks Victor, for sharing that.
So now, can I claim mine have a pedigree? ;-)

 

The Sachsen/ 1616 Sophia Dukat is famous for being restruck after 1616 from original dies until 1872.
Its been "copied" many times.

 

Novodels from Imperial Russia

Originals of Czarist gold coinage are unique in most cases before Elizabeth I
Coinages from Ivan IV (Wire Money) to Ivan V milled are only known from novodels struck in late 1700s for "Noble coin collectors" usually less then 5 examples. Thus these "copies" struck from original imperial dies, are RRRR.
Here is one of mine
AV Cherovetz (3/4 Dukat) ND/ Sophia Regent
Peter I & Ivan V 1682-86

AV 2 Dukaten ND
Fedor II 1672-82