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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3559906, member: 75525&quot;][ATTACH=full]946365[/ATTACH] </p><p>I saw this coin in an auction recently. The golden tone intrigued me. How could it be that gold. Was it genuine? I looked on line and lots of Cr 340.1&#039;s have golden tone in their descriptions. See coin from Stacks auction below (Pale gray and golden).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]946368[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The seller&#039;s description in English and Italian:</p><p>ROMAN REPUBLIC; silver denarius; L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi; 90 BC</p><p>Obv - Head of Apollo</p><p>Rev - Knight d. holds a palm</p><p>4.25 grams</p><p>Golden tone, BB +</p><p>Cr. 340/1</p><p><br /></p><p>ROMANE REPUBBLICANE - CALPURNIA - L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi (90 a.C.) - Denario - Testa di Apollo a d. /R Cavaliere a d. regge una palma Cr. 340/1 (AG g. 4,25) Dorata,</p><p>BB+</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was too gold looking to me, but the price was modest. I wanted another coin in the auction, and they arrived today.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the first things I noticed was a crack that showed on the obverse (Alollo&#039;s head) and reverse (horses leg). When I looked at the edge, the crack was there, but not sharp. The weight is above the normal range for this coin of 4 grams. I have not averaged the coins on line because there are so many. I did not notice any as high as 4.25 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is the coin was plated. I do not see marks where the coin was held in a plating bath.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will measure SpGr and report back. </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your gold toned coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>PS - I had to google dorata.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]946366[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]946367[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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