Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Fakes => Topic started by: Victor on January 21, 2024, 01:22:48 AM

Title: fake Jovian in auction
Post by: Victor on January 21, 2024, 01:22:48 AM

this is a well known fake of Jovian and I was a bit surprised to see not only one, but two up for auction...yikes  :'(

Title: Re: fake Jovian in auction
Post by: Heliodromus on January 21, 2024, 07:38:06 AM

He must have thought he lucked into a hoard of identically patinated double die matched coins.

Here's another also from Stephen Album, from 24 # 126 in 11-2023.

Title: Re: fake Jovian in auction
Post by: Victor on January 21, 2024, 01:28:17 PM

Apparently Stephen does not learn.  ::)

Title: Re: fake Jovian in auction
Post by: Lech Stępniewski on January 21, 2024, 04:32:42 PM

This reverse was also paired with two different Diocletian's obverses, so be vigilant.