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Wow! what a reverse-work of art

 

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The above coin is a cast FAKE!!!- thanks to Martin: https://www.cointalk.com/members/maridvnvm.31620/ for the heads up!! it is being returned asap. Just got it on ebay- that is the second fake I got suckered for and the last- done with ebay.
I could delete this but maybe it should stay up for the info. Did anyone else notice it as a cast?- They are getting pretty good at it. The seller is not on the fake list and he is in Canada(not Bulgaria etc). I did not think this type of ancient was high risk for fakes but that was wrong.

 

So I guess the real theme should be Fourees - but real ancient ones!!

 

Here is a fake I got suckered into buying a few years back, so don't feel so bad:

FAKE
L. PAPIUS; GENS PAPIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin, pump behind head
REVERSE: Griffin prancing right, pail with cup attached below, L. PAPI in exergue (Trade Guild: Farmers and shepherds)
Struck at Rome 79 BC
3.23g, 19mm
SNG BMC 1190

Next: Juno Sospita (not fake)

 

Fake, no; Stannard scoop, yes


Weight adjusted or modified flans (not limited to Stannards)

 

Qarakhanid coins like this one often show pretty dramatic "adjustment marks", the scrapes were applied to the flan before striking. (Is this a legal play? not sure medieval are allowed...)

Qarakhanid AE fals, Kharashket mint, 420 AH (i.e. 1029 AD).


If that's a legal play, then I will make the next theme Central Asia, just to mix things up a bit...

 

Central Asia:


Sogdiana silk road 700-800 CE AE Cash Tamga Samitan RARE

Next Theme: ANCIENT ERROR

 

Die clash:


Julia Maesa, AD 218-225
Roman AR denarius, 19.70 mm, 2.70 g, 12h
Rome, AD 218-220 Obv: IVLIA MAESA AVG, bare-headed and draped bust right
Rev: IVNO, Juno standing left, holding patera and scepter
Refs: RIC 254; BMCRE 67; Cohen 16; RCV 7750; Thirion 401
Notes: The reverse features a die-clash, resulting in a ghost-like, incuse reverse image of the obverse portrait.

Next theme: Brockage

 

Germanicus As, obverse brockage


Next: Julio-Claudian bronze

 

CLAUDIUS
AE As
OBVERSE: TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TRP IMP P P - Bare head left
REVERSE: CONSTANTIAE AVGVSTI - Constantia standing left, raising hand and holding spear; S C across fields
Struck at Spain, 42/3AD
12.7g, 25mm
RIC111, BMC201, S1858

Next: Spanish Mint

 

Caligula AD 37-41 Roman provincial Æ 28 mm, 11.17 gm
Carthago Nova, Spain, AD 37-38
Obv: C. CAESAR AVG. GERMANIC. IMP. P.M. TR.P. COS., laureate head of Caligula, right
Rev: CN. ATEL. FLAC. CN. POM. FLAC. II. VIR. Q.V.I.N.C., head of Salus (some attribute to Caesonia, wife of Caligula) right, SAL AVG across field
Refs: SGI 419; Heiss 272, 35; Cohen 247, 1; RPC 1, 185; SNG Cop 503.

Next up: Salus/Hygeia

 

Caracalla denarius SAL GEN HVM (health of the human race)

Young Ruler

 

LITTLE LICINIUS II
AE Follis, 2.0g, 21.5mm, Cyzicus mint, AD 321-324. RIC VII Cyzicus 18 (R1). O: DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C, helmeted, cuirassed bust left, spear in right hand over shoulder, shield on left shoulder. R: IOVI CONS-ERVATORI, Jupiter standing left, chlamys across left shoulder, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and Victory on globe; in lower left field eagle with wreath in beak standing left, head right, in lower right field a captive seated right; X over II Mu in right field, SMKdelta in exergue.

Next: Desert patina

 

Desert patina

I am not sure if this qualifies... this was not listed as such.

RI Diocletian Ӕ Quinarius 1.46g 16mm Rome AD 284-305 IOVI CONSERVAT AVGG, Jupiter stndng thunderbolt sceptre RARE RIC 193

Next Theme: TESSERA

 

IONIA, Ephesus
PB Tessera. 3.39g, 15mm. IONIA, Ephesus, circa 2nd - 3rd centuries. Gülbay/Kireç 40. O: Hermit crab right; below, grain ear right. R: Mythological creature (or bear?) standing left.

Next: Mythological creature (or bear)

 

I know I'm posting frequently on this thread today, but it's so much fun! Here's a mythological creature!


Gallienus, AD 253-268
Roman AE Antoninianus; 19 mm, 2.7 g.
Rome, AD 267-268
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right
Rev: APOLLINI CONS AVG, Centaur walking left, holding globe and trophy*; H(?) in exergue
Refs: RIC 164; Cohen 73; RCV 10178

*RIC calls this object a trophy; Sear calls it a rudder; Cohen calls it arrows.

Next: Neck beard

 

We're on a roll!...

TACITUS
Extremely Rare. Billon Double Antoninianus. 3.84g, 23.5mm. Antioch mint. RIC 211; RIC2 temp no. 4087 (6 spec); Esty, Equall, Smith, "The Alloy of the 'XI' Coins of Tacitus", 91.68 (this coin). O: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. R: CLEMENTIA TEMP, Emperor standing right holding sceptre, receiving globe from Jupiter standing left, holding sceptre; A between, XI in exergue.
Ex Warren Esty Collection

Next: ex another CT member's collection

 

Istros drachm
Ex: Red_Spork

Next: Coin containing 2 humanoids on the same side

 

Augustus and Agrippa AE dupondius Nemasius / crocodile

Reptile as the major subject

 

Aegina sea turtle stater with little hemiobol



Next: Struck on a Greek island