CONTEMPORARY
FORGERIES AND BARBAROUS ROMAN COINS
All coins listed below are GENUINE ANCIENT
coins.
Forgeries can be found in bronze,
silver and base metal masquerading as silver or gold. Often made to deceive, or
during times when there was a shortage of coinage in circulation.
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WCF 6063 |
JULIA DOMNA. Wife of Septimius Severus.
Contemporary Forgery. Struck copy of a silver denarius. PIETAS AVGG.
Pietas, veiled, standing half-left, dropping incense into lighted altar
and holding box. RSC 150. Bronze core with a silver wash. Struck from
coin dies of very good style. Some light pitting and discoloration. |
£25.00 |
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WCF 9189 |
GETA. 209-212 AD. Contemporary Forgery.
Struck copy of a silver denarius. SECVRIT IMPERII. Securitas seated
left, holding globe, left arm resting on chair. 2.9g. RSC 183. 17.5mm.
Struck in a base metal so as to appear silver. Coarse style with the
letter S in both legends rendered as a reversed Z. Toned and
attractive. |
£75.00 |
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WCF 7597 |
SEVERUS ALEXANDER. 222-235 AD. Contemporary
Forgery Ar Den. AEQVITAS AVG. Aequitas standing half-left, holding
scales and cornucopiae. RSC 9. A cast coin which has a glossy jet
black patina. Very attractive and extremely fine. |
£45.00 |
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WCF 6137 |
JULIA MAMAEA. Mother of Severus Alexander.
Contemporary Forgery. Struck copy of a silver denarius. VESTA. Vesta,
veiled, standing half-left, holding patera and transverse sceptre. RSC 87.
Bronze core with green patina. Struck from coin dies of very good style
possibly official. |
£25.00 |
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BARBAROUS ROMAN COINS
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WCF 9582 |
BARBAROUS. Æ 3 (19mm). Crispus / BEATA
TRANQVILLITAS type. Helmeted, cuirassed bust right. ® Inscribed altar
with pseudo mintmark below. Circa 4th Century AD. Attractive and good
style. |
£85.00 |
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WCF 9111 |
BARBAROUS RADIATE. Ca. 270-273 AD. Æ 13 mm. Radiate
head right. ® Standing figure holding palm branch. UK find. |
£10.00 |
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WCF 9112 |
BARBAROUS. Ae 14 mm. Laureate head left. ® Two
soldiers standing facing, holding spears, standards in between. Circa
4th Century AD. Copy of Constantine GLORIA EXERCITVS type. UK find. |
£25.00 |
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WCF 6135 |
BARBAROUS CONSTANTINE the Great. Ca. 307-337 AD. Ae
16 mm. Laureate helmeted bust right. ® Two victories standing holding
shield inscribed over altar. Copy of the VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP
type. |
£20.00 |
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WCF 9066 |
BARBAROUS. Ae 17 mm. Bare head right. ® Two
Victories standing facing each other holding inscribed shield. Circa 4th
Century AD. Copy of Magnentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE type. |
£20.00 |
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WCF 9067 |
BARBAROUS. Ae 14 mm. Bare head right, A behind. ®
Two Victories standing facing each other holding inscribed shield. Circa
4th Century AD. Copy of Magnentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE type. |
£20.00 |
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WCF 9049 |
BARBAROUS. Ae 15 mm. Bare head right, A behind. ®
Two Victories standing facing each other holding inscribed shield. Circa
4th Century AD. Copy of Magnentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE type. |
£20.00 |
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WCF 9068 |
BARBAROUS. Ae 18 mm. Diademed bust right. ® Soldier
spearing fallen horseman. Circa 4th Century AD. Copy of Constantius II
FEL TEMP REPARATIO type. |
£20.00 |
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WCF 9031 |
BARBAROUS. Ca. 350 AD. Lead 12 mm. Laureate bust
right. ® Soldier spearing fallen horseman Copy of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO
type. An unusual piece made from lead, probably a test piece. Found
Ancaster area in the 1970's. |
£20.00 |
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WCF 9184 |
BARBAROUS BROCKAGE. 4th-5th century. Æ Minim
(9.5mm). Crude diademed head right. ® Mirrored image of obverse. |
£20.00 |
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