A tricky one for all you Roman experts ....

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A tricky one for all you Roman experts ....

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I hooked this one today while out with a friend on one of his permissions. It's quite prolific on Roman bronze coins but I thought I'd got the first silver, but looking at it I suspect it's silver washed. Can anyone else?h
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Septimius Severus/FVNDATOR PACIS fourrée denarius.
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Thanks Allectus, very interesting.
Is it a Roman counterfeit currency ?
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Cheers, A. 👍
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Sven@1970 wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2025 3:07 pm Thanks Allectus, very interesting.
Is it a Roman counterfeit currency ?
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Fourree often made of base metals then coated in silver ,fourree from the French for STUFFED nice find
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