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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

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 10037

BARBAROUS. Æ (14 mm). Diademed bust right. ® Soldier spearing fallen horseman. Circa 4th Century AD. Copy of FEL TEMP REPARATIO type.

£10.00

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WCF 10038

BARBAROUS. Æ (12 mm). Helmeted bust of Constantinopolis left. ® Victory standing left, right foot on prow, holding sceptre and leaning on shield. Mintmark below. Circa 4th Century AD. Copy of commemorative Constantinopolis type.

£10.00

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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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