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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Black Friar, post: 7271174, member: 76221&quot;]A fun posting. I&#039;m no longer a collector of this period as I switched from Roman coinage to &quot;Byzantine&quot; numismatics, a different bite of the same apple. I have always kept my eye out for barbarous pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is a Barbarous Byz, the second a Barbarous <i>uncia.&nbsp; </i>The first is a large follis of Anastasius I late 5th c.AD, the second is a Roman Republic though only the coin gods know when either were produced.&nbsp; The Republic piece weighs in at a massive </p><p>1.44gm., and 12mm diameter.&nbsp; Fun pieces to have in my collection.&nbsp; I love &quot;junk&quot; boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>A very fun thread and I learned a lot.&nbsp; Thanks to all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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