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<p>[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 8130914, member: 100005"]A very well known fake on auction at a very well known auction site, and at their premier auction no less. Buyer beware.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=5292&lot=1009" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=5292&lot=1009" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=5292&lot=1009</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The auction description:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Constantius II. </b>AD 337-361. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.61 g, 1h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. Struck AD 347-355. FL IVL CONSTAN TIVS PER P AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated half-left with right foot on prow, each holding scepter in left hand, with their right hands supporting shield inscribed VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines; SMANH. RIC VIII 84; Depeyrot 6/4; Biaggi –. Lustrous, hairlines. EF. Superb detail. Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>From the Dr. John Whitehead Collection.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>The links on forgery network. There are more on Forvm Fake reports. This type was condemned in 1976. Easily identified by a die break on the reverse at about 5h.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=Ez/ef4mRYog=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=Ez/ef4mRYog=" rel="nofollow">http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=Ez/ef4mRYog=</a></p><p><a href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=f21epMTo~x~3g=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=f21epMTo~x~3g=" rel="nofollow">http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=f21epMTo~x~3g=</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RichardT, post: 8130914, member: 100005"]A very well known fake on auction at a very well known auction site, and at their premier auction no less. Buyer beware. [URL]https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=5292&lot=1009[/URL] The auction description: [B]Constantius II. [/B]AD 337-361. AV Solidus (22mm, 4.61 g, 1h). Antioch mint, 8th officina. Struck AD 347-355. FL IVL CONSTAN TIVS PER P AVG, rosette-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / GLORIA REI PVBLICAE, Roma seated facing and Constantinopolis seated half-left with right foot on prow, each holding scepter in left hand, with their right hands supporting shield inscribed VOT/ XX/ MVLT/ XXX in four lines; SMANH. RIC VIII 84; Depeyrot 6/4; Biaggi –. Lustrous, hairlines. EF. Superb detail. Rare. [I]From the Dr. John Whitehead Collection.[/I] The links on forgery network. There are more on Forvm Fake reports. This type was condemned in 1976. Easily identified by a die break on the reverse at about 5h. [URL]http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=Ez/ef4mRYog=[/URL] [URL]http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset.aspx?id=f21epMTo~x~3g=[/URL][/QUOTE]
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