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don zezo New Member Libya 5 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 6:36 pm my friend founds these and asked me to identify them for him . as I'm new to ancient coins and just started my collection , thanks Report this Post to the Staff

imperator Valued Member 335 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 7:36 pm Those he found this in the ground of on the market! this those not looks good to me Report this Post to the Staff
don zezo New Member Libya 5 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 7:44 pm this is found in Libya .. where The earliest known cave paintings/drawings found and ancient civilizations settled Greeks romans Egyptian etc usually these coins are found near leptis magna sabratha ancient city, so its normal and common to find such things when u dig or go for a dive . Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 8:44 pm The first one is a well-documented cast "fantasy medallion" of Lucius Verus. There are five (!) of them listed on Forum's Fake Coin Reports, including this one, with its description from Forum: "Bronze medallion? 40 mm 19 +/- grams This reverse type was apparently not struck for Lucius Verus. helvetica notes: This is surely one of the most widespread fake types in the world. I am forever being sent images of these for "identification" - three times in August 2011 alone ! An additional information: This reverse type was apparently not struck for Lucius Verus." Here's another, this one at Coinproject: http://coinproject.com/coin_detail.php?coin=287620 There are a couple at Forgerynetwork.com too, including: http://www.forgerynetwork.com/asset...6wWZatapoNs= Edited by Kamnaskires 07/11/2015 8:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 9:28 pm IMO all very badly made cast fakes. Report this Post to the Staff
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