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nephalem New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 10:20 am Hi All, I got these whilst metal detecting on holiday. The hotel/Lodge allowed metal detecting on site, which apparently was near some roman dwellings. So I assume these would be roman....but I stand to be corrected. They are badly corroded, I did some photoshop work on them to enhance the edges. Any help is appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 10:32 am to the community I believe it is the emperor Theodosius with the reverse of VOT X MLVT XX with a mint mark of SMK? The obverse legend should read DN THEODOSIUS PF AVG (Our Lord Theodosius Pius Felix Augustus) This coin was minted Cyzicus. Report this Post to the Staff
nephalem New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 11:49 am Wow thank you for a quick reply...and for such detailed info....really appreciated. Off to find out more about emperor Theodosius. Thanks once again :-) Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 05/28/2013 12:07 pm Echizento is 100% on the money! Theodosius was the last guy to rule the whole roman empire...coinage got teensy, wars got dire and western Rome was overrun soon after. Theodosius did, however, issue a few big coins - as big as some sestertii, but this was the end of good coinage. Soon, coinage dropped in size from where yours is at - to around 7-8mm. They had to trade bags of these (folles) to get anything, like hyperinflation in zimbabwe - and Anastasius finally repaired the damage and reformed coinage (creating coins refered to as 'folles'!). Report this Post to the Staff
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