Potin
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Potin is a numismatic term, used to denote a base-silver like alloy. It can also be known as Billon. It is debated whether any actual silver is indeed present in Potin.[1] While the term billon is more commonly applied to ancient Roman coinage, potin is usually used for Greek coinage.
[edit] Composition
Potin is traditionally an alloy of bronze, tin and lead, with varying quantities of each possible.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Numiswiki - Potin". Numiswiki. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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