Help Wanted With Found Coins In Turkey

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Safak New Member Netherlands 4 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 10:30 am I'v had these coins in my possession for several years. I was wondering if somebody could help me identify them further and can make a valuation on them. I also could not find exact same coins so I was unable to make a good comparison. I have managed to identify two of them in order as posted as: Coin no.1: ANTONINVSPIVSAVGGERM Coin no.2: IMPCAESPHELVPERTINAVG * Edited by Staff to remove YELLING * * this also applies to SUBJECT lines * Report this Post to the Staff

Eddop Valued Member Netherlands 409 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 11:51 am Coin 1 and 2 are fakes, the third one looks genuine Report this Post to the Staff
Safak New Member Netherlands 4 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 12:39 pm can you explain why the first two are fake and the last one is genuine. I'm looking forward to your explanation. Report this Post to the Staff
Dutchgulden Pillar of the Community Netherlands 1204 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 12:44 pm I thought the same as eddop seeing those coins at first sight and I'm even a beginner Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 1:03 pm to the community I agree the first two are fake, the style of the bust just doesn't look right and the patina looks like it has been applied and not caused by age. Report this Post to the Staff
Safak New Member Netherlands 4 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 4:14 pm Thank you for your explanation echizento. Do you by any chance have a clue what the last coin could be? Report this Post to the Staff
maridvnvm Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2100 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 4:35 pm The first coin is a fake of a denarius of Caracalla. The dies are modern and have been used to make a variety of fakes. As has been said, the style is completely wrong:- The reverse die is also modern and has been used on a variety of fakes:_ The Perinax is also a well known fake. Here are some other fakes from the same obverse die:- Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 08/19/2013 5:19 pm coin #3 may be an arcadius? Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 08/21/2013 12:07 pm Safak, where in Turkey did you find these? In Kapali Ã‡arÅŸÄ± (Grand Bazaar)? Edited by Masis 08/21/2013 12:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 08/21/2013 6:52 pm Just to clarify: ancient coins "found" in Turkey, either in the markets and bazaars of the cities and towns or in amongst the ancient ruins, are almost always fakes. It is illegal to sell genuine ancient coins to tourists in Turkey, but perfectly legal to sell them fake ones. Most street hawkers and tourist guides don't take the risk of trying to offload genuine antiquities to tourists; the Turkish Ministry of Culture has been known to send "fake tourists" out there to try to entrap unwary locals. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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