The profit was in the substitution of cheap copper for expensive silver in the core of the coin. Often called "fourrés" (occasionally spelled "fourrées" or "fourrees" when the accent is not used), they consist of silver-plated coins struck on flans with base metal cores and just enough silver on the outside to make them look like, and pass for, good silver.
The term "imitation" encompasses a wide variety of coin types from very small and crudely struck coppers minted in Britain to impressive full-weight gold pieces minted by German tribes.Ĭounterfeits made for profit and intended to deceive usually imitate silver coins (denarii) with pieces of much less intrinsic value. The term "imitation" is used for both, but is most appropriate for the second type where the imitations were more or less similar to official types, but not deceptive. AD 500 (with a few Greek coins at the end).ġ) counterfeit pieces intended to deceive in order to make a profit for the counterfeiter (usually silver-plated over a base metal core, as illustrated above), andĢ) unofficial pieces intended to serve as small change (or, much less commonly, silver or gold money) in places where official coins were not in sufficient supply. This site discusses and illustrates imitations of Roman coins from c. Navigation improved.Ĭoins were counterfeited almost as soon as they were invented (c. New, June 29, 2016: Many thumbnails replaced with larger images. 12: A Greek fourree drachm of Byzantion in Thrace (third coin down). What's new? 2020, June 22: A page on barbarous radiates of the Gallo-Roman empire, c. Searching: Particular emperors and their relatives are on pages organized chronologically below. I will almost certainly give permission.Į-mail me at: Comments, gentle criticisms, and questions are welcome. If you want to use some of it, please ask. This entire site, copyright (c) 2002-2022 by Warren EstyĪll rights reserved.
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