I have a silver plated, Septimius Severus I believe, that retains about 50% of the plating. This is not a silver wash. It is a thick plating. I have shown it before, but I have taken some close up photos. You can see how thick the silver is. The first is Obv and Rev combined. The first set of 4 is obverse close ups and the second set of 4 is reverse close ups.
@Inspector43, this is a fourree ...right? It would be cool if someone (you?) got into how late fourrees were still struck. It would put some interesting light on contemporary, official perceptions of the gradual debasement up to Gallienus. ...Bet I should look at your earlier post!
I am far from an expert but I understand that it is a Barbarous Fourree. This particular coin dates to AD 197 - 200.
...Wow. Barbarous and a fourree. Especially this early, for a 'barbarous,' does that effectively mean, 'counterfeit'? You're cordially invited to give us a link to your earlier thread. I just did a quick look from your profile page, and nothing jumped out at me.
Here is the link to my prior post. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/could-this-be-ancient-silver.346948/
After finally finding my first post I see that I really didn't have to post this again. I didn't realize how much info I already had. But, I wanted to put up some close ups.
They never stopped being struck. Crooks have been stealing from the beginning and if they can find a way they'll be stealing after the end! I have a pretty dope Napoleon fouree. And that top 10 ATG general is far from ancient: Fun and unique coin @Inspector43 If folks don't feel something special for fourees then I feel sorry. They either grew up with too much or truly are missing out on something larger than just a nitch with ancients. Some of the best dies ever (not that mine are those) were "repurposed" to make these beauties:
@Ryro I like them. They are rather rare but not classical enough for some. I have a couple of retrogrades that I am fond of also.
Are you asking ME to go back Here's one from the very beginning of coinage! Ionia. Ephesos circa 600-550 BC. 1/48 Stater EL fourrée 3mm., 0,15g. Lion's paw / Incuse punch. nearly very fine Karwiese series I / Type 1 (for prototype). And also winner of one of the smallest coins on CT! Like I said, from the beginning until the end. Don't ask me to dance if you're not wearing those blue suedes.
Here is a Probus with Quadriga on the reverse. This is also silver plated with the silver peeling off.
The thickness of silver is shown on this late version of the foil method fourree for Julia Domna. Closeups of details are fun. This one lost less silver but suffered more core erosion than the fourree of her husband shown so well by Inspector 43.
@Inspector43, First, it registers that you aren't in this camp. Except, ...Well, Fine, except, What could be more quintessentially Roman, hence, last I checked, Classical than a Julio-Claudian (or Flavian) retrograde legend? This is vaguely beyond the level of a rhetorical question. I'm Really not getting it. ...Thank you, we're talking about coins here, not extant monuments.
Hello @Inspector43 , it is a fouree Severus Alexander denarius, with precision this type but with a different legend break on obverse.
What does that mean "...not in this camp..."? I don't have the technical vocabulary to be in some camps, but, in the last 2 years I have made some progress. I try to be careful enough to not insult anyone.
Sorry, more gratuituous ellipticality. Only the camp of people who don't consider (Julio-Claudian or Flavian) retrograde legends 'classical' enough. ...Apart from that, it's like, move backward, slowly, showing both hands....
