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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 2449279, member: 31620&quot;]There was a question in a thread &quot;Can a coin acquire &quot;desert patina&quot; if it wasn&#039;t minted anywhere near the desert?&quot;. This raises the question about how far did some coins travel? I thought it worth sharing the following example as an illustration of how far some coins might have travelled.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following coin was minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare in Syria at the far east of the empire. It was found as a lone find by a metal detectorist in Carmarthen, west Wales, which was at the far west of the empire.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Septimius Severus denarius</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Obv:- L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP VIII, laureate head right</p><p>Rev:– MINER VICTRIC, Minerva standing left resting right hand on shield, holding spear in left hand</p><p>Minted in Laodicea-ad-Mare. A.D. 196-197</p><p>Reference:- RSC 328. RIC 483 (S).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_064ml_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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