Fake Hadrian Aegyptos Denarius - Ancients.info - The Online Resource for Ancient Coins & Antiquities

BeastCoins · Mar 18, 2009, 08:02 AM

Well, the economy doesn't seem to be affecting the fake ancient coin business. Here is one I won on eBay for around $175:

Hadrian, AR Denarius, 131-138 (?), Undetermined Eastern Mint
HADRIANVS-AVG COS III P P
Bare head right
AEGYPTOS
Egypt reclining left, sistrum in right hand, left arm resting on modius filled with grain ears, ibis at feet
18mm x 20mm, 3.39g
RIC II, 297 (Rome)
Ex Gantcho Zagorski, eBay, June 2006

Note: This specimen is a modern (Bulgarian?) forgery. I saw another example for sale by Gantcho Zagorski on eBay in 2008, but cannot find the image to compare.

Michael Kelly sent me an email a couple of days ago that Gantcho (dianacoins) now has another example up for sale in his store for $450! Note the reverse die match, but now paired with a Rome (!) mint obverse die.

Gosh, I never realized the market for these fakes had nearly tripled in 3 years! Maybe because this one is a rare mule of two different mints?

Enjoy

--Beast

cogito · Mar 18, 2009, 05:43 PM

Sorry for your misfortunes. Both of these coins reinforce why eBay is a wasteland of con-artists and fakers.

Jeff

hummell · Mar 19, 2009, 12:33 PM

and damn, they're both very well made. Could fool any amateur!

AnemicOak · Mar 19, 2009, 01:21 PM

A perfect example of why I stick with dealers like those at VCoins. I would have thought the coin you bought was genuine and through ebay there is little one can usually do about it.

Mar 18, 2009, 08:02 AM	#1
BeastCoins Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,490	Fake Hadrian Aegyptos Denarius Well, the economy doesn't seem to be affecting the fake ancient coin business. Here is one I won on eBay for around $175: Hadrian, AR Denarius, 131-138 (?), Undetermined Eastern Mint HADRIANVS-AVG COS III P P Bare head right AEGYPTOS Egypt reclining left, sistrum in right hand, left arm resting on modius filled with grain ears, ibis at feet 18mm x 20mm, 3.39g RIC II, 297 (Rome) Ex Gantcho Zagorski, eBay, June 2006 Note: This specimen is a modern (Bulgarian?) forgery. I saw another example for sale by Gantcho Zagorski on eBay in 2008, but cannot find the image to compare. Michael Kelly sent me an email a couple of days ago that Gantcho (dianacoins) now has another example up for sale in his store for $450! Note the reverse die match, but now paired with a Rome (!) mint obverse die. Gosh, I never realized the market for these fakes had nearly tripled in 3 years! Maybe because this one is a rare mule of two different mints? Enjoy --Beast __________________ VCoins Ancients Store: http://www.vcoins.com/beastcoins VCoins US/Banknotes Store: http://www.vcoins.com/us/beastcoins VCoins World Store: http://www.vcoins.com/world/beastcoins Beast Coins Research Site: http://www.beastcoins.com

Mar 19, 2009, 01:21 PM	#4
AnemicOak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 287	A perfect example of why I stick with dealers like those at VCoins. I would have thought the coin you bought was genuine and through ebay there is little one can usually do about it. __________________ ~Brian

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Mar 18, 2009, 05:43 PM	#2
cogito Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Piedmont of North Carolina Posts: 1,721	Sorry for your misfortunes. Both of these coins reinforce why eBay is a wasteland of con-artists and fakers. Jeff

Mar 19, 2009, 12:33 PM	#3
hummell Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 39	and damn, they're both very well made. Could fool any amateur!