Person GND

Name

Christodoulos, Constantin (-nach 1955)

Coin forger from Athens.

His dies were secured by J. Svoronos in 1914, but had to be returned by a court order and were duely used therafter ... More dies were discovered during the 1990ies. According to  Tazedakís (1991) p. 101 n. 5 the dies returned in 1914 were marked by authorities with a K for forgery (KIBΔHΛO) before being given back.

Lit.: J. N. Svoronos, C. Christodoulos et les faussaires d'Athènes, JIAN 20, 1920-1921, pp. 97-107.; ibid., Synopsis de mille coins faux du faussaire C. Christodoulos (1922) = Christodoulos the Counterfeiter (Nachdruck 1974); F. L. Kovacs, The Celator August 1994, p. 32. Vgl. P. Tazedakís, The medals of Christodoulou. Original works of the counterfeiter, Numismatika Chronika 10, 1991, pp. 98-102.

Types

Counterfeiter Info

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10.05.2024