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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lehmansterms, post: 4259805, member: 80804&quot;]In my experience, the foil-wrapped fourrèes are very seldom seen this late. You will find presumably unofficial pieces from this reign and Philip&#039;s that were &quot;silvered&quot; in the manner which would not be done officially until the time of Gallienus&#039; sole reign. I&#039;d come down on the likelihood of it being a mechanical lamination over the possibility of it being an unofficial issue with a base metal core. </p><p>This is an example of a &quot;silvered&quot; antoninianus of the era:</p><p><img src="http://old.stoa.org/albums/album407/Philip_I_Fourree.sized.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Contemporary Copy of Philip I (244-7 AD) Antoninianus.</p><p>21mm, 3.85g, 6h.</p><p>Obv: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG. Radiate draped and cuirassed bust of Philip Sr. right.</p><p>Rx: ROMAE AETERNAE. Roma seated left holding Victory and scepter.</p><p>Prototypes: RIC IV 44b; RSC 169; SRCV 8952; VM 34.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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