A fourree is a coin, most often a counterfeit, struck with a base metal core that has been plated with a precious metal to look like its official solid metal counterpart. The term derived from a French word meaning "stuffed,‟ is most applied to ancient silver plated coins such as Roman denarii and Greek drachms, but may be used to describe any plated coin. The most obvious way to detect a fouree is a plating break exposing the base metal core. Often, however, plating breaks are not immediately obvious and the first indicator that coin is a counterfeit is unofficial style. The style of the Maximinus I Thrax denarius above is very different from that of an official Roman mint denarius. On this coin the copper core is clearly visible. Not all ancient counterfeits are fourree but coins with odd style should be closely examined under magnification to search for plating breaks and signs of a base metal core.
Counterfeiting of antiquity beter can i not say formerly was also made coins thats make the fouree i think they has not alot silver to put in coins, silver was in that time expensive still it is old
Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). AR denarius (19mm, 3.66 gm, 4h). Peloponnesus mint, ca. 21 BC. AVGVSTVS, bare head of Augustus right / IOVI - OLVM, hexastyle temple of Zeus at Olympia, seen from the front, round shield in the pediment and palmettes on roof. RIC 472. BMCRE 666. BN 939. RSC 182. Rare. Pleasing old cabinet toning. NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5. Fine Style. The Temple of Zeus at Olympia, built in the mid fifth century BC, housed the gigantic statue of Zeus by the sculptor Phidias, named one of the Seven Wonders of the World by Philon of Byzantium. The temple itself was designed by the architect Libon and was considered the epitome of the Doric order. Augustus toured Greece in 21 BC and likely ordered the striking of this denarius type to celebrate his visit to the famous temple. The temple seems to have survived relatively unscathed until AD 425, when the pious Christian Emperor Theodosius II ordered its destruction. The statue may have been
a fouree is more scare then the silver one lol offcourse i would go for the big silver one https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term=fouree denarius augustus&category=1-2&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&images=1¤cy=usd&thesaurus=1&order=0&compa
That's a very nice fourree @ro1974 !! I keep saying I don't go after the 'ancient fakes', yet I have three of them and have a bid on another LOL Naturally, one would expect them to be far cheaper than their 'official' counterparts and I go after one or two per year on that basis. I just think they are cool historical curiosities....and they are ancient! A couple of mine:
here's a couple of my Augustus fourees. the 2nd portrait is most famous for it depicts Butthead, Bevis's counterpart, wearing a turbin><
