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<p>[QUOTE="Magnus Maximus, post: 2448914, member: 73473"]Not going to comment on the patina being real or not but I will say that the Roman Empire was a big place, it is well documented and obvervable to find coins far away from where they were minted. Hell, coins from Arcadius have been found in Sri Lanka; it's not hard to believe seeing a coin minted in Rome circulating in the Eastern provinces or North Africa.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Magnus Maximus, post: 2448914, member: 73473"]Not going to comment on the patina being real or not but I will say that the Roman Empire was a big place, it is well documented and obvervable to find coins far away from where they were minted. Hell, coins from Arcadius have been found in Sri Lanka; it's not hard to believe seeing a coin minted in Rome circulating in the Eastern provinces or North Africa.[/QUOTE]
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