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<p>[QUOTE="YOC, post: 2385055, member: 58941"]I dont want to start a debate about where to draw the line as to whether a coin is barbarous or unofficial.... thats not the reason for me starting this thread. (although if discussion heads that way, feel free)</p><p>I was asked by a guy who buys pretty much all of the Barbarous/unofficial coins from me to see what I had lying around, so I took a quick look in the coin store and was suprised how many I had lying around in boxes and tubs etc etc. What I find most amusing about them is their naivety and sometimes cartoon like depictions of emperors and reverse types. It can be hard to work out quite what they are purporting to be sometimes, and other times they can be pretty darn close , but theres just something which isnt right....</p><p>post your unnofficial/barbs if you have some .... lets guess what they are trying to be!!</p><p>I'll start with this feeble attempt.. commemorating the cities of CONRTIUNS and ROME I think!!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]489291[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489292[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="YOC, post: 2385055, member: 58941"]I dont want to start a debate about where to draw the line as to whether a coin is barbarous or unofficial.... thats not the reason for me starting this thread. (although if discussion heads that way, feel free) I was asked by a guy who buys pretty much all of the Barbarous/unofficial coins from me to see what I had lying around, so I took a quick look in the coin store and was suprised how many I had lying around in boxes and tubs etc etc. What I find most amusing about them is their naivety and sometimes cartoon like depictions of emperors and reverse types. It can be hard to work out quite what they are purporting to be sometimes, and other times they can be pretty darn close , but theres just something which isnt right.... post your unnofficial/barbs if you have some .... lets guess what they are trying to be!! I'll start with this feeble attempt.. commemorating the cities of CONRTIUNS and ROME I think!! [ATTACH=full]489291[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489292[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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