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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theoderic, post: 7996018, member: 110471&quot;]From the Visigoths, here is an original of Recceswinth (AD 649-672) followed by an imitation from nearly 12 centuries later produced by a well-known forger.&nbsp; Not purported to be from the same mint or even the same metal but close enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1387040[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>AV Tremissis (19 mm, 1.58 grams, 6h), Toleto mint </p><p><b>Obverse</b>: + RECCES-V-INΘVS (P+ ligate), diademed and draped bust right</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: + TOLETO PIVS, cross potent on three steps with pellet underneath</p><p><b>References</b>: CNV 454.7; Miles 360b; cf. MEC 1 263</p><p><b>Provenance</b>: Aureo &amp; Calico 218-3 (October 21-22, 2009), Lot 1360, Caballero de las Yndias collection – Part III</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1387041[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>AR “Tremissis” (18 mm, 1.81 grams, 12h), “Emerita” mint, dies by Carl Wilhelm Becker (A.D. 1772-1830)</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> + RECCE S • I(NT ligate)SRE, diademed and draped bust left</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> + EMERITΛ PIV(S sideways), cross potent on three steps with pellet underneath</p><p><b>References:</b> CNV F286; Miles F. 75a; Hill 288</p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ibercoin auction 29 (September 26, 2019), lot 302; ex Kölner Münzkabinett 109 (November 16, 2018), lot 799[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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