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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7714772, member: 19463&quot;]In case there is anyone new here unclear on the subject of plated coins, I offer this link to my pages on the subject. </p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fourree.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fourree.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fourree.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Those seriously interested the subject need to read Campbell, William, <u>Greek and Roman Plated Coins</u>, Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 57, American Numismatic Society, 1933.&nbsp; It is available free online but my printed copy has been read and reread over the years. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is hard to pick a favorite fourree.&nbsp; My page on my 100 favorite&nbsp; coins only shows 6 fourrees but I suspect that is more than most people would list.&nbsp; 99.99% of plated coins have a copper core so this Byzantine was of interest since it is gold over silver.&nbsp; There are copper over iron coins but I do not have one.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323054[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A strong candidate for my favorite silver over copper is only half a New Style tetradrachm but it was fun to photograph.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323055[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Since this thread was on Flavian fourrees, I&#039;ll show my four but none of them are infamous.</p><p>Vespasian</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323056[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Titus</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323057[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Domitian x2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323058[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1323059[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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