Know Your Imitations!

Nice coin, Cucumbor! Thanks for posting!

 

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Great examples, gregarious!

 

Nice one, randygeki! The patina is beautiful also!

 

Thanks for posting, ancientone! That denarius must have been handled by a lot of ancient people—the silver is worn so smooth.

 

Thanks for posting, Mr. Snible! Amazing coin! I've never seen one like it!

 

Fascinating coins, Mr. Smith! Thank you for posting them! The Julia Domna is very interesting! Her profile looks a lot like one of our church musicians.

 

Thanks for posting, Alegandron! The horses are beautiful, even if they are imitations.

 

nice lookin' imitation DR! and nice graphics to go with it (as usual!)

here's my favorite imitative coin...




CELTIC, Lower Danube, Uncertain tribe. 2nd century B.C. AR Drachm

O: Head of Herakles wearing lionskin headdress knotted at throat, right. R: Zeus enthroned holding eagle. 17mm 3.42g Lanz 939 EX. mat!

 

A couple I don't think I have shared here before.

Septimius Severus imitation denarius

Obv:– L SEP SEV PERT AVG IM C P X, Laureate head right
Rev:– MART[I V]IC, Mars standing front, head right, resting right hand on shield set on low base, spear in right hand.
RIC 114 var
This coin looks like it is a barbarous imitation of RIC 114. Whilst the style is quite pleasing the legends are quite severely blundered.



Julia Domna imitation denarius

Obv:– IVLIA DO-MNA AVG, Draped bust right, hair tied in bun behind
Rev:– LIBE-RI AVG, Liberalitas seated left, holding accounting board and cornucopiae
Barbarous mint
Reference(s) – None. Appears to be Barbarous imitation of IV 627a.

 

Here is an interesting solid silver imitation of a denarius of C Calpurnius Piso Frugi that is likely from Eastern Europe. It's the only one I own but I'd definitely like to add more of these good silver Eastern European imitations to my collection. Most are quite worn suggesting they saw a good bit of circulation.

 

D Ray's done a good job on his presentation on imitations and i am amazed at all the examples posted here. wowed!

 

Constantius II FHM

Barbarous Imitation




Not-Barbarous