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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2445135, member: 56859&quot;]Well, this is a timely post.&nbsp; The numismatic archaeology team at the <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil.269689/page-2#post-2255494" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/hear-no-evil-see-no-evil.269689/page-2#post-2255494">Tiffily</a> dig had an unexpected find:&nbsp; a hemilarin.&nbsp; Based on its crude style, current scholarship suggests an earlier date of issue, perhaps 15th century.&nbsp;&nbsp; The team&#039;s opinion is, however, divided.&nbsp; Almost half of the researchers argue that it is barbarous, and one now discredited team member felt it was a modern fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Metallurgic analysis reveals the following alloy:&nbsp; 93.5% silver, 6.5% copper, and a small amount of germanium.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]510226[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>TIFFILY, Tiphonia</b></p><p>c. 15th century CE</p><p>AR hemilarin, 2.9 gm</p><p>21 mm x 14 mm x 3 mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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