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Attica, Athens. Fourree Tetradrachm

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I've always been enamored with fourrees, I think it adds such a personalized history to the coin. And I think everybody wants to have an Athens Tetradrachm at some point, and certainly that desire is filled for me. They're such huge coins with such detail and high relief, it's easy for me to see why they're revered the way they do. I couldn't be happier with this one.

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 Posted 12/07/2015  6:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think there are fouree coins in most collections, I know I have several in mine. Most have a thin layer of silver, your looks like it's pretty thick. I wonder if it's a fouree at all and not an official issue with a flaw in the metal that has delaminated. I haven't been able to afford an Athen tet, maybe one day. Nice coin congrats.
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 Posted 12/07/2015  6:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Arael to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
You know I was thinking the same about the layer of silver being unusually thick, most Athens Tet Fourrees I see the silver has almost entirely left the coin, or at least being patchy, on this one it has a few small spots aside from the large pit on the obverse, although the oberse doesn't look quite right to me, it doesn't seem to match the style of the official ones. Taking into consideration that fact it made me relatively sure it was a fourree but the truth is we can never know for sure, it adds a bit of mystery to the coin.
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 Posted 12/08/2015  10:06 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add antwerpen2306 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
very nice fourree , I think he lrge pit is a test cut . albert
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Just out of interest, how much lighter is it than the real thing?
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