Fakes 8

The coins of this page are coming from an old collection and were made before 1980. We saw this group of 16 coins. Our opinion is that they are fakes and the leftovers of a very large collection of ancient gold.  

Augustus, aureus.

Cohen : C.1, p. 84, n° 137

weight : 4,59 g
die-axis : 6
diameter: 17 mm
Gilded silver coin mounted for jewellery

Pertinax, aureus.
Cohen : C.3, p. 394, n°42
RIC.4/1, p. 8, n° 11a

weight : 6,83 g
die-axis : 12
diameter : 19 mm
The oberse die was made after the Ponton d'Amécourt collection N° 369, (Rollin et Feuardent, 25-30 avril 1887)

Probus aureus.

Cohen : C.6, p. 271, n°178
RIC.5/2, p.49, n° 309 var

weight : 6,51 g
die-axis : 6
diameter : 20 mm
This coin was made after the coin of the Bourgey sale dec. 14,1922, n° 47

Septimius Severus, aureus.

Cohen : C.4, p. 102, n°1

RIC.4/1, p. 111, n°155

weight : 7,22 g
die-axis : 6
diameter : 19,5 mm
Made after the same obverse die as the Montagu collection n°491, (Rollin et Feuardent, 19 avril 1896)