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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7492651, member: 82549"]There are several different meanings of "fake." One is "modern fake." These are worthless. There are also "contemporary fakes" or "ancient fakes." These circulated during more or less the same times as genuine examples. While not as valuable as the genuine coin they imitate, they are often of interest to collectors and can command a good price. A fouree is an ancient fake: usually bronze with a thin silver coating and made to pass for a silver denarius or tetradrachm. This is what the OP appears to be. There were also barbarous imitations that were not intended to fool anyone but were used to facilitate trade in areas where official coinage was scarce. Some of these are of little interest, but many, especially Celtic imitations of AR tetradrachms, can be quite beautiful and are highly prized by many collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7492651, member: 82549"]There are several different meanings of "fake." One is "modern fake." These are worthless. There are also "contemporary fakes" or "ancient fakes." These circulated during more or less the same times as genuine examples. While not as valuable as the genuine coin they imitate, they are often of interest to collectors and can command a good price. A fouree is an ancient fake: usually bronze with a thin silver coating and made to pass for a silver denarius or tetradrachm. This is what the OP appears to be. There were also barbarous imitations that were not intended to fool anyone but were used to facilitate trade in areas where official coinage was scarce. Some of these are of little interest, but many, especially Celtic imitations of AR tetradrachms, can be quite beautiful and are highly prized by many collectors.[/QUOTE]
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