18mm coin with silver over bronze base. Obverse, IMPCAESARTRAIANHADRIANVS but no AVG? Ancient fake? Thanks in advance Charles
Yes, it's an ancient fake. The term used for it is "fouree". Pretty cool though, nice pick up :kewl: stainless
I have seen this term "fouree" used on ebay before but did not know what it was. Is it for silver coins in general or just a denarius? Charles
It is used for ancient silver coins. I have seen a fouree drachm and a tetradrachm. Although, I should note, I am not sure how far it goes. I would probably assume up the end of silver denarius's...maybe even up to the fall of the Roman Empire in 470 AD. A lot of people consider Byzantine and Sassanian coins ancients (incluuding myself), I just don't know if the fakes are "fouree's", as I don't do much with either of those. stainless
Thanks stainless for the help. I jump around alot in the the coin collecting venue and for the last 3 months I've been enjoying roman imperial coins of the bronze type, but now leaning towards silver imperial. Still love the uncleaned lots of bronze because I find the attributing part fun and rewarding. My best Charles
