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jaymassive79 Valued Member United Kingdom 59 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 10:33 am Hi Guys I have just received a Emperor Antoninus Denarius which is very dark, or covered in a dark substance? Maybe horn silver? I know its from an era before the silver purity really started to go down. If you see the pictures that are little chips in the covering that show the good silver underneath. Which leads me to believe its a coating / toning of sorts as opposed to a lime denarius with no actual silver content. I believe the coin to be genuine but if anybody here thinks differently please say so. Here are some pictures I've taken and from the sale. Cheers Jay Report this Post to the Staff

louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1303 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 10:55 am I'd be curious about the weight if you would be so kind. Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 11:03 am it looks like a limes denarius https://www.forumancientcoins.com/n...s%20denarius Report this Post to the Staff
jaymassive79 Valued Member United Kingdom 59 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 1:35 pm Quote: it looks like a limes denarius https://www.forumancientcoins.com/n...s%20denarius I own lime denarius they contain no silver and this is nothing like them. If you look at the pictures where parts of the coating are chipped (for want of a better word) you can see the shinny solid silver underneath. Cheers Jay Report this Post to the Staff
jaymassive79 Valued Member United Kingdom 59 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 1:42 pm Hi Louis I only have my wifes kitchen scales that only weight to the gram atm. On those scales its 3grams. Cheers Jay Report this Post to the Staff
louisvillekyshop CCF Advertiser United States 1303 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 1:42 pm Weight is still important to me Jay because there are fouree coins that are just the bronze core and some silver is left on them. But they are usually lower weight. Edited by louisvillekyshop 06/24/2021 1:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jaymassive79 Valued Member United Kingdom 59 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 1:48 pm Victor I've tried to highlight the wear points in the gunk covering / tuning / horn silver (whatever it is) where the silver coin underneath can be seen. Jay Report this Post to the Staff
jaymassive79 Valued Member United Kingdom 59 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 1:56 pm Quote: Weight is still important to me Jay because there are fouree coins that are just the bronze core and some silver is left on them. But they are usually lower weight. Totally agree Louis my last scales were broken and I need to order a set off Amazon. Until then I've just got the wifes scales that measure to the gram and its shows 3grams which I guess tells us its between 3 and 4 grams in weight. My understanding is this coin should weight just a tad over 3 grams is that right? Would a fouree weight for a coin this size be under 3 grams? Thanks for all your help. Cheers Jay Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 5:54 pm The coin does appear genuine, it appears to me that it has been lacquered which has turned dark. give it a soak in acetone. If you don't have that try lemon juice. If it's lacquered that should remove it and the silver should appear. At 3 grams I don't believe it's a Limes denarius, most of the weights I'm seen on those are around 2.75 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 10:26 pm Horn silver takes many forms. "Black gunk" is one of them. Report this Post to the Staff
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