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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3059136, member: 82549&quot;]Many of the people surrounding the remnants of the diminishing eastern Roman Empire of the 5th and 6th centuries, such as the Vandals in Spain and North Africa, minted coins mimicking Roman coins. Your coin, if it is an imitation, is still ancient and was made for use in trade just like any other coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Fakes are generally assumed to be modern, or at least, many centuries newer than the coins they imitate, and they are made to deceive collectors or tourists.</p><p><br /></p><p>Fakes: nasty. Imitations: interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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