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<p>[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5533596, member: 109731"]<font size="5">Military commanders were certainly never allowed to strike their own coinage. And in most cases were likely not allowed to create any coinage. </font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">However, there appear to be some exceptions.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">There is evidence, shortly after this period, of possible semi-official minting of coinage in Roman military garrisons. Some of the bronze imitations of Claudian bronze coinage from Britain, Gaul and Hispania are thought to possibly have been minted in Roman military camps in order to create enough small change to allow soldiers to interact with local economies as there was not enough officially struck bronze in the regions at this time.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Also, as noted, it appears that Roman military commanders at times counter-struck worn existing coinage to authorize its circulation.</font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">See for example, FLEUR KEMMERS, QUADRANTES FROM NIJMEGEN: SMALL CHANGE IN A FRONTIER PROVINCE. Though there are also several articles on the Claudian copies.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>SC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="otlichnik, post: 5533596, member: 109731"][SIZE=5]Military commanders were certainly never allowed to strike their own coinage. And in most cases were likely not allowed to create any coinage. However, there appear to be some exceptions. There is evidence, shortly after this period, of possible semi-official minting of coinage in Roman military garrisons. Some of the bronze imitations of Claudian bronze coinage from Britain, Gaul and Hispania are thought to possibly have been minted in Roman military camps in order to create enough small change to allow soldiers to interact with local economies as there was not enough officially struck bronze in the regions at this time. Also, as noted, it appears that Roman military commanders at times counter-struck worn existing coinage to authorize its circulation. See for example, FLEUR KEMMERS, QUADRANTES FROM NIJMEGEN: SMALL CHANGE IN A FRONTIER PROVINCE. Though there are also several articles on the Claudian copies.[/SIZE] SC[/QUOTE]
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