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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 3315570, member: 76111&quot;]Most plated coins were made as contemporary counterfeits, intended to deceive in commerce (they really should be called plated instead of &quot;fouree&quot;, but this is another topic hopefully someone will explain sometime <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>There are examples of likely official coins issued in plated form in antiquity, one of which hails from the Roman Republic, or Imperatorial period if you prefer.</p><p><br /></p><p>The issues of Quintius Cornuficius are very rare and desirable.&nbsp; Not being able to explain the fully history at the moment, suffice to say that he was provincial governor in Africa who ended up at odds against the 2nd Triumvirate and was proscribed by them, attacked and eventually killed.&nbsp; His issues appear to start out in good metal and then shift to plated issues as his store of bullion likely ran out during the conflict.&nbsp; Alberto Campana recently wrote a paper on the issues of Confucius and argues persuasively about the plated coins being issued by him out of necessity.&nbsp; Note how heavy my example is at 4.14g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, the plated examples extant are almost as numerous as the solid silver, neither being numerous at all!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]878556[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Q. Cornuficius. Plated Denarius, Africa 42 BC, AR (4.14g, 19.2mm, 11h). Head of Tanit l., wearing wreath of barley. Rev. Q·CORNV – FICI – AVGVR·IMP Q. Cornuficius, veiled, standing l. and holding lituus; hw is crowned by Juno Sospita standing behind him, with crow perching on shoulder, holding spear and shield in l. hand. Babelon Cornuficia 3. Sydenham 1354. Sear Imperators 231. RBW –. Crawford 509/5.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex Andrew McCabe Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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