7-1276

RIC VII, ANTIOCH 76/75, FAUSTA, HYBRID [FORGERY]

  

OBVERSE

FLAVMAX-FAVSTAAVG [FLAV MAX FAVSTA AVG]; bust r., head bare, waved hair, mantled [ANTIOCH 76].

REVERSE

SECVRITAS-REIPVBLICE [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE]; Securitas stg. l., lowering branch, raising robe with l. hand (see CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 750). •SMANTI in exergue [ANTIOCH 75].

NOT IN RIC

HYBRID. Obverse ANTIOCH 76 [or 77] with reverse ANTIOCH 75 (p. 690). But note that this coin belongs to the group of highly deceptive forgeries. See CORRIGENDA, VOL. VII, p. 690.

NOTES

Weight 3.51 g. Coin sold on Künker auction 204 (lot 842) in March 2012 for EUR 220.

Other specimens:

- from forum TPZN; posted by bandit; weight 3.07 g; diameter 20 mm [click for picture].


NOT IN RIC © 2004 Lech Stępniewski