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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 537129, member: 9204&quot;]A good point, which got me thinking. It is, of course, possible that a lead core was used in lieu of bronze, which I have seen done a few times. But looking at this coin more makes me think it genuine and a product of peculiar preservation. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that the coin was deposited in a hoard of other silver coins. Groundwater got into it, and some of the silver leeched out. Silver from other coins became deposited on this one. During the cleaning process, the excess (horn) silver was worn off, giving the effect seen on the tops of the letters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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