A couple of Fouree, Fourree, Fourre... Ancient plated counterfeits.

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Republic Mule Fouree


RR fourée mule anon Q Fabius Labeo denarius 18mm 2.9g after 124 BC Roma X Jupiter Quadriga tbolt scepter Cr 159 obv Cr 273-1 rev


ROMAN EMPIRE:


RI Fouree Denarius Severus Alexander with Annona Avg reverse



RI Julia Domna 194-217 Fouree AR Plated Den Isis Horus

 

...fou(r)rees are a kool item to collect...i'm facsinated by them & think every collection should have a example or two.. Fourrees of Augustus

 

Wow, I'm glad I'm not into ancients.

 

Hi All,

How about a Greek, lead fourree?



Ptolemy VI Philometor (First Sole Reign 180-170 BCE)
Egypt, Alexandria, probably beginning before ca 170 BCE

Pb core Tetradrachm (fourree)
Size: 29 mm
Weight: 13.05 g
Axis: 11:30
Note: Gouges at 1:00, 7:00, and 9:00 show the lead core.

OBV: Ptolemy I head facing right, wearing diadem and scaly aegis tied by snakes. Dotted border.
REV: Eagle on thunderbolt facing left, wings closed. To left: ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ, to right: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ. Dotted border.
REF: Svoronos-1489, pl li, 1-5 [77 listed]; SNG Copenhagen 262-268; BMC 06.100, #003; Sear-7895.
Provenance: ex Allen J Berman, 1995 NYINC show.

- Broucheion

 

I agree with @dougsmit, If you prefer a PDF of the book try https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000104992965&view=1up&seq=7

- Broucheion