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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Multatuli, post: 2887398, member: 89266&quot;]The first question was answered by David with mastery.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie77" alt=":pompous:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the fourrées, they have always fascinated me. Of course I don&#039;t believe they are all old forgeries, just struck to deceive their bearer. I also believe that some were struck using official dies, both officially and &quot;off label&quot;.</p><p>Once I read an article, but I can&#039;t remember which one, where 1 in 7 or 1 in 10 denarii were officially fourrées, in order to provide a retention of precious metal to the Treasury, thus with the State being able to retain more money, controlling the inflation. This of course doesn&#039;t apply to aureii or other gold coins. These were undoubtedly made by forgeries with the intention of winning over them. The most incredible thing is that the penalty for this type of felony&nbsp; was to play the damned to beasts (<i><b>damnatio ad bestias</b></i>). That is, an illicit activity of high risk.</p><p>The information I have of some treasure finds does not match however with the ratio presented above. I believe that by hoarding silver coins, their owners were much more careful and avoided it. Probably on finding a fourrée, it was returned to circulation. In a recent finding in the north of Portugal, which I am aware of, of about 2,500 denarii founded, less than 10 were fourrées.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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