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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 7772686, member: 82549&quot;]I agree with Doug. I think most of these VLPPs were not intended to circulate within the Empire. I think it&#039;s more likely that these coins were made to fill a void outside and on the fringes of it. It&#039;s also likely that they were made over a much longer period than the official ones. That is, since these were available in the outlying areas, the problem of facilitating local trade was solved and there was no pressing need to keep the reverses up to date and synced with the official issues. Keep in mind that these areas were still practicing a largely barter economy, and these imitations filled sort of a niche need, rather than being the basis of economic activity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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