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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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You bought it? Or just curious?
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Hard to say without a bigger picture.
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Pillar of the Community
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I bought it because I thought it looked cute! It is probably around 6mm.
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Pillar of the Community
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When you get it make some good pictures and post those.
But also, e-mail the seller to ask what reference he used.
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Pillar of the Community
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Description is Celtic/Roman? So I don't think he knows!
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Pillar of the Community
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Can't recall having seen a Celtic coin with a cross as design.
Let me make a wild guess:
It is known that early Byzantine coins circulated in Britain with some having been found in hoards in East Anglia.
So it might be a barbarous imitation of some Byzantine coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks Medieval, it is a start. There are a few imitations of Theo II but I can't find the cross, and they have portraits of a sort. Hope I can find it in the envelope when it gets here.
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Pillar of the Community
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The obverse is a radiate bust (this is a (probably) british barbaric imitation). I imagine this would make the other side the internal part of a flaming altar, like other Claudius imitations.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Well spotted Ben, nice! Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
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I wonder how it got so small?
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Valued Member
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Medieval: Celtic coin with cross design ~>  (CELTIC, Southern Gaul. Volcae-Arecomici. c.118-76/74BC. AR silver unit) |
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I enhanced your images a bit.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Easier to see if you use the magnifier on the ebay side. I have rotated the obverse to the right and the radiate is easier to see. |
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Thanks 'Valecrucis', nice coin - can;t remember having seen that one before (but it might also old age catching up with me).
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I wonder how it got so small? Here an article for you, well worth reading -> http://www.numsoc.net/darkages.htmlIt also shows the image of a 5th century 'Minimissimus' side-by-side with a huge modern threepence.  |
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