Didier Attaix Posted April 8 · Member Share Posted April 8 Hello everybody, This one was also bought in Turkey in the 70s by my life partner, Josiane. She thought she'd thrown it away, believing it to be a fake, but she found it again. I gently cleaned the bronze. It seems to me to be a Hadrianus coin. The diameter is 4 cm, the weight 20 g. Any reply would be appreciated. Yours sincerely Didier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambr0zie Posted April 8 · Member Share Posted April 8 (edited) Your life partner was right - that is not a genuine coin - it is a tourist fake. The coin wants to be an Antoninus Pius coin (not Hadrian). You can see the full description here. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=11255#top_display_media If you do not have an account there, here is the description Modern fake of AE sestertius of Antoninus Pius. obv: IMP CAES T AEL ANTONINVS AVG PIVS laur head, l. rev: PONT MAX Antoninus Pius on horseback, right, right hand upraised cf: RIC 879 & 890, but inverted: i.e. obv w/ bust right (and PP at end of obv. legend); rev: on horseback, l. Cast. Older (i.e. 19th cen.) tourist fakes of the same type (with identical orientation) exist as struck pieces. This appears to be a later (20th cen.) fake cast after these. The actual genuine coin is a Pius medallion (with a different obv legend) - from Cohen catalogue Your coin has 0 chances to be genuine. Edited April 8 by ambr0zie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted April 8 · Member Author Share Posted April 8 Thank you for your detailed reply, I did appreciate, and fully trust you! Best regards, Didier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maridvnvm Posted April 8 · Member Share Posted April 8 And there are more examples of this fake illustrated there too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didier Attaix Posted April 9 · Member Author Share Posted April 9 You can add mine to this collection! All the best, Didier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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