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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 7375433, member: 75482"]Your assumption is in line with Boon's conclusion ('Counterfeit coins in Roman Britain' <u>in</u> <i>Coins and the Archaeologist</i>, 2nd ed., 1988) that these date to the early 5th century when supplies of new coin were no longer reaching Britain. A motley mix of older coins, imitations, cut aes and clipped siliquae came into play. Boon writes, "Most interesting, perhaps, are the demonetized Magnentian majorinae, cut down to 'fourth brass' size, as represented here by a Lydney piece" (p. 145; pl. VIII, 148). The plated coin is similar to yours. By the middle of the 5th century, coins had fallen out of use entirely in Britain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 7375433, member: 75482"]Your assumption is in line with Boon's conclusion ('Counterfeit coins in Roman Britain' [U]in[/U] [I]Coins and the Archaeologist[/I], 2nd ed., 1988) that these date to the early 5th century when supplies of new coin were no longer reaching Britain. A motley mix of older coins, imitations, cut aes and clipped siliquae came into play. Boon writes, "Most interesting, perhaps, are the demonetized Magnentian majorinae, cut down to 'fourth brass' size, as represented here by a Lydney piece" (p. 145; pl. VIII, 148). The plated coin is similar to yours. By the middle of the 5th century, coins had fallen out of use entirely in Britain.[/QUOTE]
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