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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 1933416, member: 56859"]This little piggy has silver</p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_f026410b962d4063a80dbde2389d77b8.jpg_srz_p_690_342_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And this little piggy has none </p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_406982b3db4f4c478dcf1a7b306df560.jpg_srz_p_801_377_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I prefer the fabric of the later tetradrachms; as the alloys approach a more traditional bronze there is less of a grainy or porous appearance. I wonder what the billion tetradrachms looked like immediately after striking.</p><p><br /></p><p>It would be interesting to see a large study of alloy composition through the range of Roman Alexandrian years but like Doug, I'm not offering any of mine for destructive testing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 1933416, member: 56859"]This little piggy has silver [IMG]http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_f026410b962d4063a80dbde2389d77b8.jpg_srz_p_690_342_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz[/IMG] And this little piggy has none [IMG]http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_406982b3db4f4c478dcf1a7b306df560.jpg_srz_p_801_377_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz[/IMG] Personally, I prefer the fabric of the later tetradrachms; as the alloys approach a more traditional bronze there is less of a grainy or porous appearance. I wonder what the billion tetradrachms looked like immediately after striking. It would be interesting to see a large study of alloy composition through the range of Roman Alexandrian years but like Doug, I'm not offering any of mine for destructive testing.[/QUOTE]
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