Qu'en pensez-vous? There's no trace of plating. Would the devices present as clearly as this if they were struck under a layer of silver? I suppose it would depend on the layer of silver. Or did it once have a silver wash? Or is it a homogenous base metal knock-off? Dealer's notes... It's pretty light for an RR denarius at 3.2g.
Thanks guys, I appreciate all opinions. It's only my second fouree, so I need some education. Doug's page, as usual, is great.
Fourrees were produced in more than one way so the silver may have been a thin wash but i could even see that the coin might be silver under all that brown. The weight makes it seem fourree and that is how I would catalog it.
If the surfaces were a touch nicer I might think it was just an offmetal strike. I usually recognize fourrees by their surfaces. Usually they have rough surfaces and lack of subtle details. Think about it, they wouldn't have smooth surfaces from surface striking, and needed to be rough to be able to bond with the plating metal. If the fourree core were smooth, the plating would slip off too easily.
Thanks Chris, good point. Rough surfaces and below weight - the real ones come in at 3.8 to 4 grams. Fouree it is then...
