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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2353101, member: 42773&quot;]Interesting that you post barbarous minimae. I believe I&#039;ve collected one by pure chance - it came as part of a larger lot. It apparently imitates a CONSECRATIO type of Claudius II. The official coins weigh in at around 3g. This one is a mere 0.8g. It&#039;s not merely an undersized flan - it&#039;s quite obvious that small dies were cut to fit small coins, following the official devices.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]479162[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My friend Tom Wood at Ephesus Numismatics believes the minimae were military tokens. He has an impressive collection spanning several centuries which I got to view in Baltimore a few shows back. These are sorely under-researched and under-published coins. They need a dedicated scholar![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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