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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 25663191, member: 128351&quot;]I like this thread. We all like to share gorgeous eye-catching coins worthy of museum displays. But what about the creepy dark legions of ugly coins? They&#039;re historical as well. They&#039;re authentic and bear the scars of many a mistreatment during centuries...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are two more :</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641475[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1 - Commodus, AE dupondius (?), AE 25 mm, 5.16 g, 6 h.</p><p>Probably RIC 388, reverse Fortuna holding cornucopiae. These dupondii have a module of 26 mm and a weight from 9 to 14 g. This very thin specimen has a weight of 5.16 g only !</p><p><br /></p><p>2 - Septimius Severus, AR/AE fourrée denarius, AE 17 mm, 2.50 g, 12 h.</p><p>Probably RIC 167a, reverse <i>Restitutor Urbis</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I posted before another holed fourrée denarius [ATTACH=full]1641476[/ATTACH]</p><p>like this one. Were they holed to make jewels (with fourrées? That was a scam, I don&#039;t think the lady would have appreciated), or just to cancel them and withdraw them from circulation for being fourrées?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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