HOAX / FAKEBEINGS · PRINTS & COINS
The 'Grey Alien' Ancient Coin
Edited c. 2011 · Online
NO FREE IMAGE · EXAMINE IT AT THE SOURCE
OPEN THE SOURCE ↗WHAT IT IS
A gaunt, big-eyed head on what tabloids called an ancient coin. The real medallion shows a Roman god.
THE ALIEN READING
Presented in 2016 as an ancient (often 'Egyptian') coin bearing the face of a grey.
WHAT THE RECORD SAYS
The original is a Roman medallion of Dionysus or Antinous. The alien face was added digitally for a 2011 design contest (CoinWeek, 2018).
WHERE IT STANDS
Hoax / fake. A fake: made, altered or misdated to look like an ancient record of visitors.
STATUS IS OUR CURRENT ASSESSMENT, NOT A VERDICT · REVIEWED 3 OCT 2026
THE RECORD
- DATE
- Edited c. 2011
- PLACE
- Online
- MADE BY
- Digital edit of a Roman medallion
- MEDIUM
- Prints & coins
- TECHNICAL
- Altered photograph · source medallion 2nd century CE · no free image
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