Late Roman Bronze Coins

Coin talk => Fakes => Topic started by: Victor on September 26, 2013, 06:46:59 PM

Title: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on September 26, 2013, 06:46:59 PM: A topic for one of the most faked coins on the internet- Hannibalianus

starting with a cast fake

Hannibalianus
A.D. 335-337
16x17mm 1.7gm
FL HANNIBALLIANO REGI; draped and cuirassed bust r.
SECVRITAS PVBLICE; Euphrates seated r., leaning on sceptre with urn at his side and reed in background.
In ex. CONSS
RIC VII Constantinople 147
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on October 28, 2013, 04:53:07 PM: another fake
15mm 1.9gm
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on December 24, 2013, 12:31:09 PM: another one. It is being sold as a reproduction.
16mm 2.8gm
Title: Hannibalianus
Post by: Victor on June 15, 2015, 05:09:55 PM: another fake Hannibalianus
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Post by: Victor on September 24, 2015, 11:50:10 PM: here's another that is a die match with the second coin in this topic

2.8gm 18mm
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on February 24, 2016, 02:18:00 PM: I just saw this example. This fake has been around for a few years, but this one has a fake patina that makes it look even more convincing.

It is the first picture below, the second picture (3rd coin in this post) is the same die, without a fake patina.

I would like to add that the seller closed the listing as soon as I informed him about the coin.
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on April 21, 2016, 10:10:49 AM: a fake from Spanish seller reitripio
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Post by: Victor on September 27, 2016, 02:36:38 PM: another fake being sold on eBay by grbakulir15

he has other fakes also...and, surprise, he lives in Bulgaria.

it's not the first time he has sold this fake. He thinks it is ok because he includes one sentence- "Cette piÃ¨ce de monnaie est un exactement copie."
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Post by: Victor on December 23, 2016, 01:19:17 PM: another fake example, from Spanish ebayer numismunda
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Post by: Gavin on December 27, 2016, 01:25:03 PM: Thanks Victor. I would like to think that I've seen enough LRBs to spot a fake, but I confess I might've been taken in by one or two of these. I guess the moral of the story is that you really must know your seller, especially for coins that are in the upper end of your budget.
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Post by: Victor on May 05, 2018, 01:53:36 PM: this fake is currently selling for US $172.40 by fakeseller auth_numis_antiq

who is now called coinsoftheworld27

https://www.ebay.com/usr/coinsoftheworld27
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Corduba on July 31, 2018, 08:21:27 AM: This one is now selling on sixbid.

Best regards, Ignacio.
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on July 31, 2018, 11:59:06 AM: You should let whoever is selling it know it is a fake. They may not believe you, but this one is a known fake, so they can check it out.
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Corduba on August 02, 2018, 05:25:32 PM: I just e-mailed to the auction house, to say them with my poor english, that the coin is fake.
Let see what happen.

Best regards, Ignacio.
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on August 02, 2018, 06:47:21 PM: you did all you can do...the rest is on the auction house now.
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Post by: Victor on July 14, 2019, 05:14:13 PM: a fake currently for sale by numismatics.888

https://www.ebay.com/usr/numismatics.888
Title: Re: Hannibalianus fake
Post by: Victor on June 21, 2021, 05:27:07 PM: I saw this for sale and though I don't recognize it as a known fake, it does not seem right. The bust is really odd...it looks more like Marc Antony.