Roman Republic AR Gilded Tetradrachm Amphipolis 167-149 BC, MAKEΔONΩN, SEE NOTES For Sale

This listing is going to be different than my other listings due to the fact that I am uncertain of this coin and have never seen another gold plated or gilded specimen
Roman Republic, Protectorate of Macedonia, First Meris PeriodAmphipolis Mint, 167-149 BC
Obverse:Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shieldReverse:Club right, HP monogram and MAKEΔONΩN above, ΠPΩTHΣ and N below, all within oak wreath, winged thunderbolt to leftProkopov, Silver 55; SNG Fitzwilliam 234131mm, 17.12g

1. Let me preface this note by saying that I have very limited knowledge of Greek coinage or of Pre-Imperial Roman coinage, thus I do not know of all the variations of types as I would normally when it comes to Late Roman Bronze or Early Byzantine Bronze.
2. The weight and dimensions of this example are correct and on par with all other known specimens listed in the references, and indeed there appears to be a die match to this specimen, sold by Savoca, 23rd Silver sale, Lot 91, 6/27/2018, which sold for $175
3. That said, sale archives/ACSearch does not list another specimen that matches this specimen or that sold by Savoca nearly a decade ago, however they do list another specimen with the same reference ofSNG Fitzwilliam 2341 andProkopov, Silver 55, sold by Spink USA, sale 344, Lot 317, 1/13-17/2019, which also sold for $175, but appears to be from a different die

The main question is this: who gilded this with gold, when did they gild it, and WHY was it gilded?

• There does appear to be a test cut on the obverse on the face ofArtemis, however the cut is COVERED by the gold, so the test cut had to have happened prior to the gilding, we know that much; I do not see any signs of a casting seam to suggest that this is a forgery or a modern copy either, as generally you will see obvious signs of that; I also do not think this is a 'tourist' copy or a coin purchased from a museum gift shop, as they would be marked with REPLICA or some other marking to denote that it is not real
• One fact that we DO know is that in the Victorian period, 'antiquarians' would do things such as this to 'preserve' the coin or to 'improve' the coin or artifact, so it is entirely possible that this gilding was done within the past 150 years, give or take a few decades either side
• My instincts tell me to use extreme caution when looking at this coin, for as I stated above, there appears to be just ONE other exact match to this specimen, the coin sold by Savoca in 2018; the other specimens fromSNG Fitzwilliam 2341 do not have the same obverse portrait style for Artemis and indeed it would appear that there are just TWO listings which includeProkopov, Silver 55 as a reference, once again the Savoca example from 2018 and a specimen sold by CNG, Electronic sale 374, Lot 184, 5/11/2016, which sold for nearly $400 BUT has a completely different portrait of Artemis when compared to our example and the Savoca example
• Thus in conclusion, this specimen and the Savoca specimen are either exact die matches that are the only two to exist OR both our specimen and the Savoca specimen are forgeries minted from the same die; however, like I said at the beginning of the listing, I known next to NOTHING about the coinage of this period, so it is indeed possible, or even likely, that both our example and the Savoca example are genuine, from the same die, and are just the only two to survive for the past 2200 years; as always, we cannot know what other examples exist in private, unpublished collections, so there could be others

I am setting the price to a point that nobody will simply click 'Buy It Now' and then complain or accuse me of selling a fake coin or a replica coin; if you know anything about these, please feel free to message me about it and we will try to get to the bottom of it!
And please read ALL of the notes, I am not hiding anything about this coin, I do not know if it is the genuine article that has simply been gilded or if this is a Victorian copy; if it is a Victorian copy then it is VERY well made and the engraver had skills or used another coin to make it, but as I stated, these coins are well out of my area of expertise as well as far, far out of my comfort zone numismatically speaking!
Again, please feel free to make an offer and/or message me about this coin!