A Colosseum Sestertius on eBay??

Yes, you read the title correctly, there is indeed a Colosseum 'sestertius' on offer as a purportedly genuine piece struck by Domitian for Divus Titus currently up for auction on eBay.




Of course logic would tell you that it is too good to be true.


Modern Replica

I thought I would give you folks a heads up, just in case you were looking for the bargain of the century.

You have 5 more days to decide.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Sesterce-TITUS-R-TITUS-assis-RIC-131-Domitien/112849913327?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

 

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This should be good...

 

Obverse of 1954.203.170: American Numismatic Society
Out a museum/ compare

 

Above is the a real one color for compare
same weird color, from his selling collection hair is weird to

 

wow...that's cheap, even for a copy...and that's what i think it is.

 

Yeah, and a Gordian sestertius for 3.7 euros!!! Fakes galore.

 

Looks like he has a couple case sestertius up for sale. I think the Hadrian has a chance of being real. But all the others are cast copies.

 

Nineteen centuries brought to you by rock tumbler.

 

Someone paid $496 for that rock tumbler fake.

 

Burn!!! Ouch! Someone just bought a steaming pile of excrement.

 

..looks like ole "Count De Monniea" took the money n run...no items for sale now...

 

wow i could buy a real one for that price!!!!!!

 

Wait, the seller has 100% feedback!

You guys are just jealous that you missed this one!



Just kidding, there are many good ebay sellers, this just is not one of them.

 

"It's dee-moh-nay"! 'I dont like your cuffs". One of my favorite movies. I could quote just about the whole thing.

 

Well, just in case you missed the above offer.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/TITUS-SESTERZ-KOLOSSEUM/192479349434?hash=item2cd0a9caba:g:vQ0AAOSw9iNapOKx

 

He also has a Pertinax cast fest:





23 items in total, and all have sheep lining up to bid on cast fakes. All it takes is a little bit of fake patina or weathering and the sheeple throw money at the junk. eBay is just the worst.

 

I won't lie, some of my best/rarest coins are ex eBay. But it definitely is a caveat emptor venue.

 

Is this a cast? The way the legends end abruptly while the flan continues on looks like what you get from a transfer die used to press fakes. Don't misunderstand me here, there is no doubt the coin is fake but I was unsure that it was made by casting. It could be either. I have never seen a fake with more flan continuing past where the mother coin design stopped.

 

I like the Pertinatx sestertius. Its reasonably well done and if it were discretely marked as a replica and priced appropriately it would be a good space filler for someone. Its a shame they keep selling these as genuine, but, well, there are just too may who cant tell.

 

..it's good to be king!..ironically or because i was thinking about it, i've been just now looking at coins of Louie XVI ><