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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ArtDeco, post: 24891032, member: 119259&quot;]I recieved this Island of Caria drachma a few weeks ago, I initially expected the coin to be a silver drachm but it turn out this is a silverplated bronze or plated billon</p><p><br /></p><p>After close inspection, there is some bronze or billon exposed where you can see the layer of silver over the base metal.</p><p>I&#039;m not entirely sure if this is just silver plated bronze or if the base material of the coin is actually Billon. It appears to be bronze with speclets of silvery material mixed in there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin,</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/gs62B1L.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/HOptusd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Islands off Caria, Rhodes</b></p><p><b>205 BC - 190 BC</b></p><p>Obv: Head of Helios in three-quarter view facing right.</p><p>Rev: Rose blossom with shoot and bud on the right side; Ear of corn in the field on the left, magistrate&#039;s name ΓOPΓOΣ above.</p><p><b>HGC 6 1453</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Anyone have an idea?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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