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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2005186, member: 42773&quot;]They would have felt completely at home with clad coins. As the fineness of the antoniniani dropped, they were given a silver wash, so they would at least appear to have more precious metal value. I&#039;m sure Roman minters wouldn&#039;t have blinked an eye at 65% silver-clad Kennedy half dollars. Same concept. (Then there are all the silver-clad fourees.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I hesitate to comment too much on this topic, because Doug is really the expert here, but I&#039;ll make a few observations, and if I&#039;m off the mark, he can correct me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I simply use RIC to tell me which coins are pre-reform, and which come after. The research is extensive and thorough, although even RIC can be confusing at times. But I&#039;ve noticed that the pre-reform ants are generally larger in diameter than the post-reform radiates, and thinner. It seems with the radiates, the idea was to use approximately the same amount of bronze, but make a thicker coin. Gone is the inscription XXI - they contain no silver at all. Also, the portraits become more stylized on the the radiates - they tend toward thick necks and heads. Compare the Diocletian ant I posted above to a post-reform radiate of Maximian...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]359998[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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