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<p>[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3832455, member: 80783"]During my research on Gothic imitative coinage I came across these two coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr.1 (weight: 5,54 g) was found in the western Ukraine (Chernivtsi region, Sokiryansky district) and was identified as the barbaric imitation of a Roman Aureus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1018572[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Nr.2 (weight 5,49 g) was sold as a genuine Aureus of Maximianus (RIC 610, from the Cyzikus mint) by Nomos for 2.200 SFR:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1018574[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now tell me, doesn´t this look like the very same coin with the traces of mounting on the obverse and the detail below the figure on the reverse filed away?</p><p><br /></p><p>If so, what is this? To me the obverse looks official in style, while the reverse has a "first generation barbarian" appeal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Julius Germanicus, post: 3832455, member: 80783"]During my research on Gothic imitative coinage I came across these two coins: Nr.1 (weight: 5,54 g) was found in the western Ukraine (Chernivtsi region, Sokiryansky district) and was identified as the barbaric imitation of a Roman Aureus. [ATTACH=full]1018572[/ATTACH] Nr.2 (weight 5,49 g) was sold as a genuine Aureus of Maximianus (RIC 610, from the Cyzikus mint) by Nomos for 2.200 SFR: [ATTACH=full]1018574[/ATTACH] Now tell me, doesn´t this look like the very same coin with the traces of mounting on the obverse and the detail below the figure on the reverse filed away? If so, what is this? To me the obverse looks official in style, while the reverse has a "first generation barbarian" appeal.[/QUOTE]
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