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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3403059, member: 80783"]I don´t think so because the whole point of making these imitations was to produce substitutes for those original Aurei that did not enter the Barbaricum in large enough numbers after 251 to satisfy the demand for gold coins to be presented to warriors by their chiefs. Is far as I know, no imitations of Aurei have been found that were not at least gold plated. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Actually I don´t. It is said to be found near Kiev ca.2015</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This would mean that these coins were first struck, then holed (at least most of them), then plated, and then given out at some ceremony (the golden specimens to higher ranking individuals, the .</p><p><br /></p><p>What is puzzling me is this coin that was sold earlier this year:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]903568[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Is this my coin before cleaning? Here is my seller´s picture:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]903570[/ATTACH] </p><p>Or could one or both be modern fakes???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3403059, member: 80783"]I don´t think so because the whole point of making these imitations was to produce substitutes for those original Aurei that did not enter the Barbaricum in large enough numbers after 251 to satisfy the demand for gold coins to be presented to warriors by their chiefs. Is far as I know, no imitations of Aurei have been found that were not at least gold plated. Actually I don´t. It is said to be found near Kiev ca.2015 This would mean that these coins were first struck, then holed (at least most of them), then plated, and then given out at some ceremony (the golden specimens to higher ranking individuals, the . What is puzzling me is this coin that was sold earlier this year: [ATTACH=full]903568[/ATTACH] Is this my coin before cleaning? Here is my seller´s picture: [ATTACH=full]903570[/ATTACH] Or could one or both be modern fakes???[/QUOTE]
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