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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3185006, member: 96864&quot;]Both look ancient to my eye, but the first has a very obvious corroded base-metal core exposed in several spots indicating it is a fourrée. Copper or bronze/brass cores have a lower density than silver which likely explains some of the weight discrepancy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t tell if the chipping on the edge of the 2nd one reveals a similar core, but to my knowledge (please correct if mistaken) brittle ancient crystallized silver has not been replicated by forgers. Flaking can be quite common depending on the conditions the coins were buried in, and it is often the result of careless handling after discovery, such as bouncing around the finds pouch of a metal-detectorist.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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