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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrdenarius, post: 3023985, member: 75525&quot;]An ancient cast copy seems like an ok answer, <u>but</u> I do not know how they would have applied a silver wash to a cast coin. I thought low grade silver coins were acid washed and then struck to give the silver coat. Maybe one of our LRB experts here can add some light on that. </p><p>I just bought a Diocletian / Moneta because it has a great pic of how to hold an equal arm scale. Note the finger technique on both coins below. It looks like how the three stooges were taught to hold a tea cup. I do not have a Claudius / scale quadrans yet.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]752430[/ATTACH] </p><p>Diocletian AD 284-305, AE silvered Follis</p><p>Obv - IMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG; Laur. bust r.</p><p>Rev - SACR MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR; AQS in ex.; VI in r. field; Moneta standing l. holding scales and cornucopia</p><p>Mint: AQS = Aquileia</p><p>Mint Date: 302 - 303 AD</p><p>Grade: VZ; EF, some minor striking weakness on rev.</p><p>28mm</p><p>9.43 g</p><p>RIC 35; Paolucci 17</p><p>Seller Gert Boersema Ancient Coins of MA Shops</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]752431[/ATTACH]</p><p>Quadrans of Claudius sold by CNG.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]752439[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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