I may have posted this coin but the purpose today is to get comments about the silver process. Many ancients have a very light silver wash but his one seems to have a thicker silver plating. Were there two different processes?
PROBUS Bit of silver RI Probus 276-282 CE Ant 21mm Rome mint captive on ground Riding Horse in ex R-Thunderbolt-Z RIC 155
A couple of links: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/silvered-late-roman-minting-process.337969/ https://www.academia.edu/7078722/A_...OMAN_COINS_FORGED_DURING_THE_THIRD_CENTURY_AD
A lot has to do with how the coin was in the ground and also how it was cleaned. I have some where the bronze has degraded under the silver wash. This left the silver wash as a shell above the bronze beneath. If this coin has then been harshly brushed then you can simply lose this silver. Look at this example:- The silvering from the highest points has simply gone....
