Silvered follis, RIC 20,choiceVF, 7.4g, 26.1mm, 0o, Alexandria mint, 295-296 A.D.
A Silvered Antoninianus of Numerian
Some coins are special for some reason. Ocassionally a coin comes along that is special in more than one way.
Carus Silvered AE Antoninianus. IMP C M AVR CARVS AVG, helmeted, radiate, & cuirassed bust right / PAX AVGG, Pax standing left, holding branch & transverse sceptre; B to left..
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RIC 18 ...
*OC008 SILVERED BRACELET INGOT, Thailand. Silvered circular with open tapered ends with a thick body with fancy designs the entire length of the bracelet.
Gallienus, Silvered Antoninianus, 257-258, Joint Reign, Rome
IMP GALLIENVS P F AVG G M
Radiate, cuirassed bust right
PAX-AVGG
Pax standing facing, head left, branch upward in right hand, transverse scepter in left
V in left field
20mm x 22mm, 2.62g ...
R3799* 2281 Licinius: AE 3
$60.00
Obv. IMP LICINIVS AVG Laur. bust l.
Rev. IOVI CONSERVATORI AVGG Jupiter stg. l.
Sear 3799v; RIC 9 EF, silvered ...
These coins, made of brass and then silvered, are now extremely rare. They were known as `hog money', ...
Silver or silvered bronze, later striking, antiqued finish. Plain edge. MS-60. Paquet's Mint Series I B-245A. Silver. Plain edge. Proof-63. Paquet's Mint Series. Washington obverse, Lincoln reverse.
Originally a modern term for lightweight cast copies of AE (not silver or silvered) Roman coins found along the northern borders ("limes" = pathways) of the empire, especially along the German and Pannonian frontiers.
Numerian, as caesar, AD282-283, Antoninianus, silvered. Radiate bust rt./VIRTVS AVGG, Jupiter gives Victory to emperor, Gamma between, XXI in exergue, Antioch mint, RIC378(S).
The coin pictured below is a silvered bronze follis of Constantius I 305-306AD. The odd appearing color derives from an appox 4% silver mixture.
These coins are usually referred to as "silvered" as opposed to "silver" by numismatists. Eventually even these measures weren't enough to maintain a silver appearance of the coins, prompting Aurelian ...
It was a copper outer ring with a silvered inner part. It caused confusion with the public and the Mint had to tell the public that it was not legal tender.
was replaced by the double denarius, now usually known as the antoninianus or radiate, which was then itself replaced during the monetary reform of Diocletian which created denominations such as the argenteus (silver) and the follis (silvered bronze).
Material is usually not silver, more likely some kind of copper alloy. Pieces may be silvered, gilded, or show traces of it. Diameter and weight is typically less than the original.
These medals might be gilded, silvered, chased, or finished in a variety of other ways.
Radiate bust left with mantle and scepter / Pax standing holding victory and scepter. (S3618) aVF/F+. Reverse slightly off-center but legend all there. Almost half silvered, with green in recesses. $35 SOLD ...
 See also: Silver, Coin, Reverse, Revers, Ancient
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