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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2362250, member: 44210&quot;]The Visigoths were slow to strike coins but the Ostrogoths did it right from the onset after taking Italy. They were highly Romanized (ie. not &quot;mindless savages&quot;) and recognized the importance of maintaining the Roman civil government and the monetary system. Plus striking Roman style coins was another way to help win over the local population. They later followed the monetary reform that took place in the neighboring Byzantine Empire and struck denominational bronzes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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