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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 75811, member: 283&quot;]Here&#039;s the oldest coin I have from native Gaul. Well, maybe it&#039;s not quite Free France as suggested in the thread title, but it was certainly trying to be...... Free from the Romans that is!</p><p><br /></p><p>This small coin is a quarter stater and was minted at Rheims to help finance Vercingetorix&#039;s rebellion against Rome (circa 56 BC). It is technically `electrum&#039;, that is silver and gold mixed. However the mix was poor and the gold content was even poorer. </p><p><br /></p><p>The scan shows some gold showing through, but the silver content is basically well corroded. Sadly, the scan shows little else, but that is unfortunately par for the course for these coins. They show up every now and again and (surprisingly) aren&#039;t particularly expensive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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