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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4740288, member: 44316"]That is an excellent example. I agree it is an imitation, remarkably well done.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think there is a significant distinction between barbarous radiates and official Gallo-Roman coins. Yes, some imitations are nearly as well-produced as official coins, but I think there was an official mint (or mints) that struck coins for the government in the name of the emperor, and there were many tiny unofficial "mints" (some in the archaeological record) making their own coins for profit or to supply more coins for a monetized economy. A look at </p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/BarbarousRadiates.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/BarbarousRadiates.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/BarbarousRadiates.html</a></p><p>shows some official prototypes that are much different from obvious "barbarous" pieces. Where to draw the line is tricky, but there is a line.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1158977[/ATTACH] </p><p>An official Tetricus II. 20-19 mm. 2.65 grams.</p><p>RIC V.II 270</p><p>Sear III 11292[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 4740288, member: 44316"]That is an excellent example. I agree it is an imitation, remarkably well done. I think there is a significant distinction between barbarous radiates and official Gallo-Roman coins. Yes, some imitations are nearly as well-produced as official coins, but I think there was an official mint (or mints) that struck coins for the government in the name of the emperor, and there were many tiny unofficial "mints" (some in the archaeological record) making their own coins for profit or to supply more coins for a monetized economy. A look at [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/BarbarousRadiates.html[/URL] shows some official prototypes that are much different from obvious "barbarous" pieces. Where to draw the line is tricky, but there is a line. [ATTACH=full]1158977[/ATTACH] An official Tetricus II. 20-19 mm. 2.65 grams. RIC V.II 270 Sear III 11292[/QUOTE]
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