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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 5958669, member: 84744"]Thanks, [USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER], I'm leaning in that direction too (but it would have to be a fourrée of a gold fraction, given the size.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] has a great page on these. Gordian fourrées are actually pretty common, and not surprising because the silver content was still pretty high. Moving later in the century they become scarcer, but see Warren's page for some examples. The latest one I know about is in my own collection, a Gallienus dating to 256 or later:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243886[/ATTACH]</p><p>The originals had so little silver it seems like this counterfeiter was possibly a bit of a bozo, who quickly went bankrupt. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your Gordian looks imitative in style to me. Neat item![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 5958669, member: 84744"]Thanks, [USER=75143]@hotwheelsearl[/USER], I'm leaning in that direction too (but it would have to be a fourrée of a gold fraction, given the size.) [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] has a great page on these. Gordian fourrées are actually pretty common, and not surprising because the silver content was still pretty high. Moving later in the century they become scarcer, but see Warren's page for some examples. The latest one I know about is in my own collection, a Gallienus dating to 256 or later: [ATTACH=full]1243886[/ATTACH] The originals had so little silver it seems like this counterfeiter was possibly a bit of a bozo, who quickly went bankrupt. :D Your Gordian looks imitative in style to me. Neat item![/QUOTE]
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