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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3046138, member: 44316&quot;]That coin is a follis (aka nummis) and <b>is</b> post-reform. In fact, it is the new reform denomination that did have some silver in the alloy. The new radiate (see my post just above) is the denomination that did not have any silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had the Montana State University Physics Department determine the alloy this coin and others.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]761045[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was interesting for being a follis and yet having &quot;XXI&quot; across the field. Obviously, it lacks the original surface-silvering (which would add on the order of 1% to the alloy) and they got 3.96 percent silver below the surface. </p><p><br /></p><p>The point is, the post-reform follis actually had some valuable silver in it, much like the pre-reform radiate, but the post-reform radiate did not (intentionally) have silver in it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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