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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3808166, member: 97383&quot;]J.G., I&#039;ve enjoyed following this fascinating thread. Your score for for 140 Euros borders on legal theft <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. And you are certainly correct that most of these plated &amp; imitation aurie were not meant to circulate, but were jewelry / prestige objects. There are plenty of examples that have been found in Scandinavia, Poland, Ukraine, &amp; North Germany to reinforce this idea. However, later German imitations of gold solidi from the late 5th - early 6th centuries were made to circulate as legitimate currency. The quality of these later German copies improved greatly &amp; circulated among genuine coins minted at Constantinople. The coin pictured below is a German barbarian copy of a Zeno solidus I scored at CNG Triton XXI, for a hefty sum of money <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie15" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Compare it to a genuine example posted in CoinArchives, that is coming up for auction in a couple of weeks seen below it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015852[/ATTACH] </p><p>German barbarian imitation solidus, late 5th / early 6th century, 4.48 gm, 20 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1015854[/ATTACH] </p><p>Dr. Busso Preus Nachfolger, Auction 425. Zeno, AD 474-491, Constantinople Mint, AV solidus: 4.45 gm, 20 mm. RIC 911.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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