Attica, City of Athens, AR Fourrée Tetradrachm (Ancient Forgery), Owl & Athena

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Attica, Greece
• Authority: City of Athens
• Date: c. 454 - 404 BCE
• Denomination: Fourrée tetradrachm, an ancient forgery made by wrapping silver around a copper core
• Size: 25mm
• Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye
• Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing, closed tail feathers; olive spray and crescent to left; all within incuse square
• Notes: This coin is a fourrée, an ancient forgery designed to resemble a solid silver coin. However, it was made with a copper core and plated in silver. Counterfeiters produced these coins to mimic the appearance of genuine silver currency and profit from the deception. On this particular coin, the thin silver plating has chipped in places, exposing the copper core beneath.

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