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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nefarius Purpus, post: 10349066, member: 116505&quot;]We can&#039;t really respond to long essays but answers to much of this can be found in the paper.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Apulum mint was closed down by 260 and, presumably, the staff had moved out. Hence we suggest&nbsp; insteadthe coins were made by artisan jewellers which could explain the casting and other anomalies. We emphasize that this is all hypothesis, trying to explain the many anomalies, especially the central puzzle of why these coins are so deeply worn, and not something we propose as fact. We are glad it is generating discussion and alternative views, that way we move forward.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes vexilations were moved all over but the historical sources, such as they are, say the legions were relocated south of Danube by Aurelian in 270s so would have been in Dacia up to that time, even though seemingly cut off from external money supply&nbsp; sometime in the 260s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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