Lot 2663
Fourrée Denar (2.85g) attributed to year 3 (134/5 C.E.). . Hen-734. . AJC 57a. Mild 176 [only 6 examples cited]. Triform bunch of grapes. Reverse: Kithara with three strings. Nearly Extremely Fine.
Fourrées are ancient falsifications, usually made outside the official mint in order to deceive the unwary. In this case, the host coin (probably a Roman denarius) was manufactured as a copper coin having a silver jacket to give it the "look" of full-weight and fineness. This ancient counterfeit was then restruck by the Bar Kokhba rebels. Upon resting in the soil for nearly two millenia, the thin silver coating was partially eaten away, more fully exposing the copper core, mainly at the periphery. As Bar Kokhba understrikes, fourrées are very rarely seen.
Estimated Value $475 - 725.
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| Realized $504 |
