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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2672914, member: 44210&quot;]Yeah, I&#039;ve read a theory (in Italian, haven&#039;t been able to find the webpage again) that these might not have been struck in the city itself but by Byzantine legions stationed in the area. Also, Grierson states this half-follis type and other fractional bronzes are Italian in style and provenance but the style doesn&#039;t seem to correspond to either Rome or Ravenna, but he still keeps open the possibility that the coins did come from these mint cities. In my searches I haven&#039;t found any meaningful evidence towards the &quot;military mint&quot; theory so I consider the Italian bronzes from this era as official mint issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, these are IMO interesting coins from a lesser-known part of Italy&#039;s history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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