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A study collection of Roman contemporary counterfeits and imitations. Forty-nine (49) mostly bronze coins in lot. Includes:
Issues of the 1st century: Augustus. Balkan area Æ Dupondius with imitative countermarks // Three (3) imitations of Æ Asses of Claudius from Spain or Gaul // Cast Æ As of Claudius. Rare // Æ As of Claudius from an official Iberian mint
Denarii and other issues of the 2nd-3rd centuries: Vespasian. Fourée Denarius // Aelius. Fourée Denarius Core // Antoninus Pius. Fourée Denarius Core // Antoninus Pius. Cast PB As. Very rare // Faustina Junior. Base metal Denarius with copper(?) inclusion // Septimius Severus. Æ Denarius // Septimius Severus. Æ Denarius. Extremely crude style // Caracalla. AR Denarius imitation muling incompatible obv./rev. types
Issues of the early 3rd century: Volusian(?). Æ Antoninianus imitation. Blank reverse // Postumus. Æ Double Sestertius imitation
Radiate issues of the 3rd century, copying the following rulers: Gallienus // Victorinus (2) // Tetricus I or II (11) // Claudius II or Divus Claudius II (3) // Carausius (4)
Constantinian & related imitations: Constantine I. Æ Follis imitation form the Danube area // City Commemorative Æ, presumably from Gaul or Britain (2) // Constantius Gallus. Cast Æ. ‘Fel Temp Reparatio’ type. Extremely rare cast imitation // Constantius Gallus. Æ ‘Fel Temp Reparatio’ type // Constantius Gallus. Æ ‘Fel Temp Reparatio’ type, cut down or on heavily reduced flans // Julian II. Æ. Bull type
Later imitations: Theodosius I. Æ. ‘Reparatio Rei Pub’ type, struck after AD 383. Cf. RIC IX 20d (Arles) // Vandals in Carthage. Æ Minim. Woth 21-31
. Fair to VF. An exceptionally broad offering of imitative issues, covering all major groups of Roman imitations. An excellent starter group for the collector interested in off-beat series.
From the WD Collection.
Closing Date and Time: 7 July 2021 at 12:43:20 ET.
All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.
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