Silver Elephant Denarius Of Julius Caesar- Authentic Or Fake

I was afraid of that, the marks at the 11 0'clock position really concerned me. Because of the varnish I couldn't be sure it was an original coin or not. The others have confirmed my suspicions though. Return the coin and don't do anything to it.

As someone new to coins; having bought some from ebay I cringe at this sale. No way he finds three authentic coins. Further, we live in an age where everyone can check prices online. So rarely do we run into that garage sale where a 10,000 coin goes for 10 bucks. I did have one ebay dealer listing it as a Constantius, but this forum picked up on it as a Julian.So mistakes are made; sometimes in our favor.
If one is to buy from ebay then find a reputable seller, preferably one with a vcoins site as well. If a seller has 3,000 positive comments, I doubt they are passing off fakes. Anyone else avoid no matter the bargain you think!

Thank-you people. Back it goes.

The silver denarius Elephant Julius Caesar coin you are referring to is sold by an ebay seller who goes by a number of names because he changes his ID frequently to avoid bad reviews. He mainly sells this coin, the Elephant Julius Caesar roman denarius. He is getting more deceptive as people become aware of his fake coin. He now has removed the 3 letters WRL, which stand for Westair Reproductions Ltd.. They are based in Birmingham, UK. They sell a "Roman Coin Pack" and others containing this denarius. He also deals with the Pokemon stuff. He is based out of Los Angeles, California and ebay continues to let him operate. He has since damaged the coin and hidden the letters which appear at eleven o'clock on the B-side of the coin. In the past he has used poor photography to hide the coin's letters. He always gets his coin back by promising to return payment once the coin is received. Once he gets the coin back he re-uses it on some inexperienced buyer. Some buyers figure it out and request a refund and some accept it unknowingly. Therefore he always manages to get ahead. If he doesn't refund, ebay has a money back guarantee and refunds the buyer. This coin is highly reproduced; you really have to be careful. If you really want this coin eeal with a reputable dealer. Otherwise, you may be doing a lot of research and then trying to get your refund. ebay is always a gamble. There are a lot of thieves out there. Buyer beware. I hope this information has helped someone!!

Yeah, that one looks like a fake too.

I wouldn't touch that coin with a 10 foot pole, it just screams fake.

Thank you. Bulgarian seller could do a nice line in replicas. It's misrepresented at a price of US$550 (which is silly low price if it was in that condition and real)