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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kevin McGonigal, post: 2608008, member: 72790&quot;]Reading about these &quot;Eastern European Imitation Denarii&quot;, an area I had almost no knowledge of, has been fascinating. Those sites recommended were very informative, but one question arose that I could not find an answer for. What was the silver content of these coins? I found a few fleeting references to their being low silver or fourees ( I am familiar with them) but nothing more precise. Does anyone know what is meant by &quot;low silver&quot; content? Are there any studies on what the alloy was? The early official Republic denarii were often of close to 100% pure silver as were the early Imperial ones, up to Nero, anyway. If the imitation of these denarii were of low silver were they an attempt to cheat users or were they quite acceptable for &quot;barbarian&quot; use? Any information on this, or other sites, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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