Fakes 9

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.  

Septimius Severus and Domna aureus.

Cohen : C.4, p. 99, n° 1
RIC.4/1, p. 112, n° 161b

weight : 7,24 g
die-axis : 12
diameter : 19 mm

Obverse made after the die of the Montagu Collection n°491, (Rollin et Feuardent, 19 avril 1896)

Tetricus I and II, aureus.

Cohen : C.6, p. 116, n° 1

RIC.5/2, p.417, n°206

weight : 6,65 g
die-axis : 6
diameter : 21 mm.
This is a Becker (pl.13, n° 249)

Valens, semissis.

Cohen : C.8, p. 110, n° 45.

It was made after a coin of the old trays of the french Cabinet des Médailles, which is not included in the RIC.

weight : 2,12 g
die-axis : 12
diameter : 17 mm

Lucius Verus, aureus.

Cohen : C.3, p. 193, n° 247

RIC.3, p. 256, n°525

weight : 5,82 g
die-axis : 6
diameter : 19 mm
The obverse was made after the Montagu Collection coin n° 425 (Rollin et Feuardent, 19 avril 1896)