Aitna – Addenda

 

Even more suspect samples like those seen in the previous posts, found today after a quick surfing on acsearch…

All the weights reported in the listings are different, so they are not the same coin.

 

ADDENDA to article Aitna

available at: https://numismaticfakes.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/aitna/

 

ADDENDA to article Aitna, Part 3

available at: https://numismaticfakes.wordpress.com/2016/04/16/aitna-part-3/

 

EDIT: Another one from Dr. Ilya Prokopov’s Fake Ancient Coin Reports:

Source: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-6667

Aitna, Sicily, Æ Tetras

Obv:- Helmeted head of Athena right Rev:- Horse prancing right, trailing rein; M above. Castrizio series I, 1 (D1/R3); CNS 1; SNG ANS 1301.Sold as a reproduction on ebay January 2009

Aitna – Part 3

Source: http://www.lamoneta.it/topic/117193-bronzi-di-aitna-cloni/

This one was sold as modern replica on the bay…

 

The following two samples sold by the same british seller, on the same auction (!), all of them questioned by the experts of lamoneta.it…

Aitna – Part 2

A real masterpiece… two fakes from the same workshop, sold by the same german auction house, one in 2012, another in 2014. Note that the earlier sold specimen is the one showing less encrustations. There are also other minor differences in devices and patina, here we are looking at two dangerous clones, not the same coin.

Source: http://www.lamoneta.it/topic/117193-bronzi-di-aitna-cloni/?p=1464672

Aitna

Source: http://www.lamoneta.it/topic/117193-bronzi-di-aitna-cloni/?p=1467612

Two fakes from the same workshop, sold at opposite sides of the ocean…