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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 3383691, member: 91240&quot;]Some of these result from deposits, others from having low silver contents. Very common on Severan denarii, for instance. On the other hand, this is a Trajan drachm from Bostra that&#039;s in my collection. I can tell that it&#039;s good quality silver, but it is very dark and lightly cleaned, so you&#039;ll see traces of green around some of the features. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]898630[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, what little silver content this Hadrian tetradrachm from Alexandria once had has long since leached away. I&#039;d be very curious to know the metal content.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]898632[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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