Post your Fakes here

To show Sallant he is not alone!

When I just started out, I bought a lot of 6 coins, three of which were identified as fake on another forum.

Julia Domna Pietas with more bubbles than I have seen before. Spot the surface.

 

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This is the only fake I own at the moment, Claudius as. It's a souvenir token distressed to look ancient. Shallow devices and a casting seam. I don't think the piece was originally meant to deceive as there's no attempt to hide the seam - probably something you might buy in a gift shop at an ancient site. The person that distressed it, however, WAS trying to deceive...



I had a fake Alexander drachm earlier in the year, but it was returned to the seller. I'll see if I still have a pic.

 

Thank you @Pishpash . I feel better this morning. It's still not a pleasant feeling, but I suppose that's part of the risks we take in this sort of hobby. I'm just glad it was spotted as a fake because that is now one less fake that will be passed on to an unsuspecting person in the future.

It goes without saying that I have nothing but disdain for forgerers.

 

Fake Severus Alexander dupondius.


Edge shot of seam between two cast halves.

 

@zumbly whilst I "like" your post, it's not that it is a fake, but that seam is a great example

 

Identified as possible 18th century cast forgery by David Sear.

NERO
AE Sestertius
OBVERSE: NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P, laureate head right with aegis
REVERSE: S-C, triumphal arch surmounted by quadriga, statue of Mars between column
Struck at Rome, 64 AD
27.7g, 34mm
RIC 143

Cast fake. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=1.

NERO
AR Tetradrachm
OBVERSE: NERWN KAISAR SEBASTOS, laureate bust right, wearing aegis
REVERSE: ETOYS BIP.I, eagle standing right on thunderbolt, wings spread, palm to right.
Struck at Antioch
Regnal year 10, Caesarian year 112 = 63 AD
10.7g, 23mm
RPC 4189

Both of these were identified here on CT as fakes just after I purchased them. I had no problem obtaining refunds on both.

 

How about a couple of Republicans.

Forum gallery: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=4634

C SERVILIUS M.F. ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS SERVILIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Winged, helmeted head of Roma right, surmounted by head of an eagle, Lituus star under chin, ROMA below
REVERSE: the Dioscuri galloping in opposite directions, C SERVEILI M F in ex.
Struck at Rome 136 BC
3.4g, 18mm

Identified by Martin:

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

 

Just based on the photo, I would be surprised if @zumbly coin is fake. Looks perfectly normal to me. That is not a casting seam.

Barry Murphy

 

FTFY

 

Well @zumbly perhaps we found a perfect candidate to send to @Barry Murphy at NGC for verification. You can always crack it out later if it comes back OK, but at least you'll feel better about it one way or another

 

IMO, That is not a typical edge seam found on a cast ancient. Just curious, who decided the coin was a counterfeit? You, an ancient coin dealer, a TPGS?

Care to photo another part of the edge?

EDIT: As usual I didn't read past the post I replied to. I was being charitable...Barry is 100% correct! The coin is genuine. Don't waste the money sending it in.

 

You could have convinced me either way on Zumbly's coin---Jeez!!!!

My two KNOWN fakes, acknowledged by the sellers, have been deleted from my photo album and refund/exchange already accomplished, including a silver tetrobol of Histaia and a bronze of Hanniballianus.

 

I keep a record even of the ones that I have returned. However, many of the sellers of these fakes just tell me to keep them even though they give me a refund. When they don't argue or ask for the coin's return, it makes me think they knew all along what they were selling.

 

Another good point Bing!!!

 

That's two for two, Mikey. I'm batting 1000 today.

 

This points out again what has been discussed in ALL coin forums...fakes. With US coins, many here know correct devices, etc. and can pick out fakes easily. With foreign coins, it becomes more difficult, and perhaps even more so with ancients. The gurus here have saved my posterior more than once. What would help the most are guidelines to detect fakes and those who post fakes to say why they think the coins are fakes. That first coin with the bubbles is a good example, could this happen with a genuine coin...fourree?

 

Fake Marcus
Purchased with a lot of genuine coins, knowingly.

 

Why?

 

Fake Celtic Alexander Imitation
The first non-Roman ancient I bought on ebay, years ago. I thought it was genuine for months. Turns out, it's one of the most commonly faked celtics. I've seen several on Ebay since.

 

The seller listed that he also knew it was fake and was just throwing it in with the other 7 just to get rid of it.