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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 4572446, member: 75143&quot;]In a short answer, non-official coins were produced in areas where there were a shortage of official coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since there were no imperial mints in some of these areas (usually regions or provinces at the boundaries of the empire), the locals would make their own versions or &quot;imitations&quot; of the official releases.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are ancient, and circulated either alongside or in replacement of the official coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are modern imitations which are generally referred to as &quot;replica&quot; or simply &quot;imitation.&quot;</p><p>The ancient ones are referred to as &quot;ancient imitation&quot; or more commonly, &quot;barbaric imitation&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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