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Augustus, Fourrée Denarius, Gaius and Lucius reverse

Silver plated; 19mm/3.1gm    Copying Mint of Lugdunum (Lyon) ca. 2-1 BC?

Con/ Look at the photo! :-)

Obv/ CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE; laureate head right.

Rev/ AVGVSTI F COS DESIG PRINC IVVENT C, L CAESARES below; Gaius and Lucius standing front with shields and spears; in field above, a lituus left and simpulum right, facing outwards ("dP").

Ref/ RIC 208

Seller's Note/ Yes, this is an ancient counterfeit. Ha-ha! And, yes, there are quite a few of this particular issue found on V-coins. But, here's the really interesting part - nearly everyone of them is a silver plated fourrée, although the sellers fail to mention it. LOL!