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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-monolith-, post: 24776884, member: 150064&quot;]All here is a link to a few articles regarding &quot;limes&quot; issued coins. Forum Ancient Coins: <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=limes%20denarius" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=limes%20denarius" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=limes denarius</a> Lawerence University <a href="https://www2.lawrence.edu/dept/art/BUERGER/ESSAYS/PRODUCTION3.HTML" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www2.lawrence.edu/dept/art/BUERGER/ESSAYS/PRODUCTION3.HTML" rel="nofollow">https://www2.lawrence.edu/dept/art/BUERGER/ESSAYS/PRODUCTION3.HTML</a>.</p><p>Lime coins were never minted as silver plated fourree, that is to say they were not meant to deceive people. They were typically made of zinc and not plated. They were minted as a form of currency at locations where silver and bronze were in short supply or not easily accessible. Here are a few coins from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1585208[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="6"><b>Gordian III, RIC IV, Part iii, 129</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1585210[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="6"><b>Elagabalus, RIC IV, Part ii, 55 var (rare reverse)</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourr%C3%A9e" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourr%C3%A9e" rel="nofollow"></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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