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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andres2, post: 3006703, member: 79017&quot;]Here is an nearly uncirculated Antoninius of Philip I</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]745111[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>looks like pure silver, but the silver contence is approx 40% and it dropped to 30% around 250 AD, further dropping to 20% around 260 AD. In 270 AD its 5% which I consider billon, Technically speaking all silver coins under 50% contence is billon.</p><p><br /></p><p>The romans used a technic to get the silver at the outside of the coin and leave the inside / core of copper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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