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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3730870, member: 97383"]There were a number of eastern provincial mints that struck coinage in Latin, as the coin below illustrates. Roman legionnaires were often encouraged to retire in the east along with their families, hence you'll see Latin being used there in some areas.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1000390[/ATTACH] Antioch, Pisidia, Gordian III, AD 238-244, AE 34 mm, 26.43 gm, 6 h.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 3730870, member: 97383"]There were a number of eastern provincial mints that struck coinage in Latin, as the coin below illustrates. Roman legionnaires were often encouraged to retire in the east along with their families, hence you'll see Latin being used there in some areas. [ATTACH=full]1000390[/ATTACH] Antioch, Pisidia, Gordian III, AD 238-244, AE 34 mm, 26.43 gm, 6 h.[/QUOTE]
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