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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2243896, member: 42773&quot;]I read the CCF thread, but I was wondering if the coin was bronze or silver. Bronze can be imaged in such a way as to make it look silver, if the lighting is oblique enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>My general point is that there are some important distinctions to be made when assessing solid and fouree denarii, and bronze or &quot;limes&quot; denarii.</p><p><br /></p><p>An authentic fouree will have sharp, struck features, even if some of the plating has worn off over time. The coins were struck AFTER they were plated (either chemically or mechanically).</p><p><br /></p><p>Fouree cores, however are coins on which ALL the plating has worn off. A bronze fouree core will have soft features like a cast coin, because the bronze would have received a weaker imprint, being under the silver. Here&#039;s an example of a fouree core of a denarius of Publius Crepusius. If you didn&#039;t know this was a fouree core, you might think the coin was cast, on account of its softness...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]442914[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A bronze, or &quot;limes&quot; denarius will have sharp, struck features because these coins were not plated. Bronze was simply substituted for silver, presumably because of precious metal shortages in various locations at various times.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a limes denarius of Julia Domna - a bit crusty, but notice how the details are quite crisp...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]442915[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize the OP coin is merely a cast fake, but my point is that softness isn&#039;t always an indicator of forgery. Even when you have solid silver, softness can arise from late die states.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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