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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4252035, member: 19463&quot;]These coins certainly do show an interesting period in the progressive decline.&nbsp; They show just how little silver you can put in an alloy and still make a silver looking (sort of, maybe) coin.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how many coins of these two emperors you eventually might want but I would suggest you look for a very early Valerian with good (by comparison) silver and a later (sole reign) Gallienus that shows how any silver appearance came to depend on an added silver wash. he set ould demonstrate the point well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Valerian early with better silver</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084741[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus with part of the silver wash remaining</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084749[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Gallienus once silvered but that is now lost</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084744[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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