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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JayAg47, post: 7940161, member: 112342&quot;]I don&#039;t have any radiate minims, but have these Sri Lankan imitations of 4th century Roman bronze, probably minted between 6-7th century AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>First coin is based on the FEL TEMP REPARATIO aka fallen horseman type, weighing 0.89 grams, the reverse is mirrored, my guess is the engraver just copied the official coin in the die and when struck, the coin came out like this. I find the style on this coin simple yet elegant.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374208[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Second is a coin based on the Gloria Exercitus type, what I like about this coin is that the engraver&#039;s attempt to copy the Latin words, totally unrelated to the local Tamil or Nagari scripts! It weighs 1.55 g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374209[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one is curious, the reverse was probably copied from a cross, however we see a Swastika, an auspicious symbol for the Hindu/Buddhist religions. Here we see the locals taking in the Roman culture, however they knew to separate the religion! It weighs 0.82 g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374210[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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