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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 4419038, member: 84744&quot;]I agree with the others saying this is an official Byzantine mint product.&nbsp; Antioch was a bit of a mess in Justinian&#039;s reign, what with the earthquake and then the sack by Khosrau I.&nbsp; Some sketchy latin was definitely the least of their worries. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a later Syrian imitation under the Persians c. 611-625.&nbsp; This is cruder than these usually are, and overstruck on an Anastasius follis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108511[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here&#039;s an early (c. 640s-650s) Islamic imitation overstruck on half of a large earlier follis:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108512[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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