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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zumbly, post: 3189752, member: 57495&quot;]It does look like a cast &#039;limes&#039; issue, but I don&#039;t think there&#039;s consensus about the circumstances under which these AE denarii were produced or how they circulated.</p><p><br /></p><p>From Zach Beasley&#039;s <a href="https://www.beastcoins.com/RomanImperial/RIC.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.beastcoins.com/RomanImperial/RIC.htm" rel="nofollow">page</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;These enigmatic little pieces belong to a group of coins referred to as limes denarii, limes falsa or AE denarii.&nbsp; There are numerous theories as to their purpose.&nbsp; Some believe they were minted in the outskirts of the Roman Empire to circulate there.&nbsp; Some contend they are non-Roman imitative (barbarous) types.&nbsp; One theory I have is they were made for the soldiers defending the outer regions of the empire, paid to them in lieu of silver, in the event the territory was lost.&nbsp; This would not have not enriched an enemy victor of a lost region with silver or gold.&nbsp; With my theory, these AE pieces could, if a soldier returned to a main part of the empire in retirement or if an area was forfeited, could in turn be redeemed for equivalent AR denarii, just as US soldiers used scrip during foreign wars.&nbsp; We will probably never know their purpose, but they can be found in excellent condition and are very collectable.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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