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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2253448, member: 42773&quot;]Why though? Certainly one never wants to unknowingly acquire modern forgeries, but it&#039;s entirely possible that faux silver siliquae were officially sanctioned by Roman authorities. The Romans had a remarkably sophisticated grasp of metallurgy - the OP article is only one example of the evidence. The biggest cheats are always government officials, because they have the power to cheat with impunity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve never met a collector of ancient coins that was interested in the bullion value of his coins, so if a particular specimen is authentic, why would it matter if it was good silver or some sort of silvery alloy? This all begs for an analysis of the siliquae...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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