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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeptimusT, post: 4940737, member: 91240&quot;]When it comes to late Roman imitations, I find it quite difficult to draw the line between official and &#039;barbarous&#039; with some of them! Just focusing on the truly <i>abstract</i>, a couple favorites include: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1187648[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Sri Lanka Roman Imitation</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Emperor’s diademed bust right, traces of garbled inscription around</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Imitation of <i>Gloria Exercitus</i> two soldiers and standard reverse type </p><p><b>Struck 5th century AD, 14mm, 1.35g; Mitchiner ACW #5165ff </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1187650[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b>Eastern Europe, Celtic Imitation of Roman Thessalonica</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Heads of Janus </p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Two centaurs rearing in opposite directions, garbled Greek legend beneath</p><p><b>Struck 1st century BC, 16mm, 1.81g; SNG ANS 804-5</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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