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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2456761, member: 76111&quot;]I think fourrees are interesting but I don&#039;t necessarily collect them.&nbsp; One theory behind serrated denarii was that they were meant to discourage forgeries - Fourrees.&nbsp; I&#039;ve got a really nice fourree serratus which would seem to cast doubt on that theory. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>M. Aurelius Scaurus. </b>118 BC. Fourrée Serrate Denarius (18mm, 2.95 g, 9h). Copying an issue of the Narbo mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value) behind, M • A(VR)ELI upward to right, ROMA downward to left / Gallic warrior (Bituitus?), hurling spear and holding shield and carnyx, driving biga right; SC(AVR)I below, in exergue, L • LIC • CN • DOM. Cf. Crawford 282/1; cf. Sydenham 523; cf. Aurelia 20. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]514160[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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