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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1211437, member: 19463&quot;]Follis is a bronze coin.&nbsp; The 300 AD Roman gold coin was still the aureus and there were multiples so a big coin is possible.&nbsp; In 309 AD the new common denomination was issued (the solidus) but it is only a bit lighter.&nbsp; None of these gold coins are likely to turn up in these circumstances and all would be worth more than melt if holed or otherwise damaged.&nbsp; Fakes are not scarce but most of them are not actually gold.&nbsp; There is plenty of gold available out there for making necklaces without dipping int the 1700 year old stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>More likely what we have here is a brightly cleaned copper/bronze follis that has a bit of a yellow color and is being called &#039;gold&#039; by people who do not know what gold looks like.&nbsp; Until a photo is produced, this has to be the assumption.&nbsp; A polished follis is worth something on the order of 50 cents.&nbsp; Around 300 AD, folles were generally between 7 and 10g of debased billon (mostly copper) so 8g is reasonable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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