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<p>[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 8077282, member: 128351"]I agree with you, these coins must have been found together, and the older and bigger <i>Soli Invicto Comiti</i> follis must have circulated together with the smaller <i>Gloria Exercitus</i>. </p><p>If your seller was not a professional dealer and was actually from Lédenon, ahem... >>cough, cough<<... You know, Lédenon is a village with archaeological sites. First, a Latin inscription has been found in the village, reading:</p><p>LETINNONIBOP</p><p>IMPERPONI</p><p>NEMAVSENSES</p><p>"The city of Nemausus (Nîmes) commanded the villagers of Letinno (today Lédenon) to place this"</p><p>In Lédenon there are remains of a Roman aqueduct, and this aqueduct crosses the river Gardon on the Pont du Gard, one of the most famous Roman monuments of France, which is precisely 5 km from the Lédenon city hall! </p><p>Very interesting indeed. But no one can be sure these coins come from Lédenon. He may have found them elsewhere, after all...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 8077282, member: 128351"]I agree with you, these coins must have been found together, and the older and bigger [I]Soli Invicto Comiti[/I] follis must have circulated together with the smaller [I]Gloria Exercitus[/I]. If your seller was not a professional dealer and was actually from Lédenon, ahem... >>cough, cough<<... You know, Lédenon is a village with archaeological sites. First, a Latin inscription has been found in the village, reading: LETINNONIBOP IMPERPONI NEMAVSENSES "The city of Nemausus (Nîmes) commanded the villagers of Letinno (today Lédenon) to place this" In Lédenon there are remains of a Roman aqueduct, and this aqueduct crosses the river Gardon on the Pont du Gard, one of the most famous Roman monuments of France, which is precisely 5 km from the Lédenon city hall! Very interesting indeed. But no one can be sure these coins come from Lédenon. He may have found them elsewhere, after all...[/QUOTE]
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