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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 7505198, member: 98035&quot;]Great thread!</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether a form of military scrip or simply made out of necessity, I have always felt that limes denarii were almost criminally under-valued on the marketplace. My favorite are this set of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296822[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296823[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure about the Faustina, but the Aurelius dates to the start of the Marcomannic Wars, and I like to pretend that it may have been used by a soldier fighting on the frontlines of that war.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have a Severus limes, seems to be solid but more than a gram too light, so I assume it&#039;s billon cut with copper and other lighter elements?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296824[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s also this Caracalla, clearly not an official piece because it has the obverse legend BRIT dating it to late joint reign / early sole reign, but the reverse is a type used only by Plautilla, who was already in exile when the British campaign was underway.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296827[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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