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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Conduitt, post: 4606254, member: 109923&quot;]Yes the British (and Gauls too) just did their own thing while the Romans were unwilling or unable to provide coins for everyday use (before and after the London mint was in operation). If hardly anyone is literate, the legends don&#039;t matter so much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Claudius II (c270), 9mm:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141042[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Constans (c350), 14mm, &#039;Trier&#039;, GLORIA EXERCITVS:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141045[/ATTACH]</p><p>When the Romans left, the incoming Saxons are thought to have clipped Roman coins until they were the same size as the issues from their &#039;home&#039; countries.</p><p><br /></p><p>Valentinian II (c380), 12mm, VOT V MVLT X (RIC IX Siscia 24a) - should be more like 17mm:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1141050[/ATTACH]</p><p>Presumably, these were all acceptable to merchants.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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