The metals used were gold, silver and bronze. The first one you posted looks to be silver in the pictures, and the other two are bronze. Additionally sometimes they would make silver-coated bronze coins, or coins with a mix of bronze and silver with so little silver that they basically look bronze.
The process was different than now. First they'd make a blank that was the correct weight, then they would hammer that between two dies. This is why ancient coins often have part of the design missing off-flan; they were all done by hand.
And we love seeing coins, so as long as you don't post a ton at one time (since that makes it hard to keep track of the conversation) post away!
Posted 09/06/2014 09:55 am
