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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2301138, member: 44316"]You can see some "limes" denarii on my educational page about ancient imitations</p><p><a href="http://esty.ancients.info/imit/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://esty.ancients.info/imit/" rel="nofollow">http://esty.ancients.info/imit/</a></p><p>Go about half way down and hit the link for Severan. After that, the ones with silvering remaining are less likely to be "limes" and the completely dark metal ones are now called "limes." </p><p> It used to be that these were much less known than now and only imitation asses, dupondii, and occasional sestertii were called "limes". Denarii were not included. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://esty.ancients.info/imit/Limes-falsa.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://esty.ancients.info/imit/Limes-falsa.html" rel="nofollow">http://esty.ancients.info/imit/Limes-falsa.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Since about 1990 many dark metal "denarii" have appeared and seem associated with the frontiers, so "limes" is now applied to them too. </p><p> If you want to learn more, explore that site. The main scholarly references are listed on one of its pages:</p><p><a href="http://esty.ancients.info/imit/imitationrefs.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://esty.ancients.info/imit/imitationrefs.html" rel="nofollow">http://esty.ancients.info/imit/imitationrefs.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Some limes pieces can be found here, too:</p><p><a href="http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Imitation.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Imitation.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Imitation.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]462430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]462431[/ATTACH] </p><p>Maximinus Thrax, the giant. 235-238</p><p>PROVIDENTIA AVG</p><p>18 mm. Only 2.00 grams</p><p>RIC 13, first legend, March 235-Jan 236[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2301138, member: 44316"]You can see some "limes" denarii on my educational page about ancient imitations [url]http://esty.ancients.info/imit/[/url] Go about half way down and hit the link for Severan. After that, the ones with silvering remaining are less likely to be "limes" and the completely dark metal ones are now called "limes." It used to be that these were much less known than now and only imitation asses, dupondii, and occasional sestertii were called "limes". Denarii were not included. [url]http://esty.ancients.info/imit/Limes-falsa.html[/url] Since about 1990 many dark metal "denarii" have appeared and seem associated with the frontiers, so "limes" is now applied to them too. If you want to learn more, explore that site. The main scholarly references are listed on one of its pages: [url]http://esty.ancients.info/imit/imitationrefs.html[/url] Some limes pieces can be found here, too: [url]http://augustusmath.hypermart.net/Imitation.html[/url] [ATTACH=full]462430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]462431[/ATTACH] Maximinus Thrax, the giant. 235-238 PROVIDENTIA AVG 18 mm. Only 2.00 grams RIC 13, first legend, March 235-Jan 236[/QUOTE]
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