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vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 06:24 am Hello Members, In my collection I have an small roman coin. Which I can't identify. It looks late roman style. But that is all I can make from it. It weights 0,63 gram Head to the right. G N F? Anyone happens to know this small piece? Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 06:42 am Could be a barbarous minim. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 08:39 am It might be Ostrogoth. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5177 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 10:45 am +1 as for the obverse legend not really fitting any actual late Roman nummi (I suppose it could be an attempt on CAES, but then it - or, at least, the type it is based on - would have to be Constantinian or earlier). So I agree, barbarous (if quite nice) - perhaps in imitation of a coin of some Constantinian (or earlier) Caesar. Report this Post to the Staff
antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 10:54 am Could be a barbarous imitation of the 4th century .The size of the imitations followed the size of the official coins, wich were smaller and smaller .As we see in the 3th century the Gallic imitation (Tetricus I ,II , ..) have a diameter of 15-18 mm , these of the 4th cent. are approximately 8 mm ( minimi ) or app. 4 mm (minisimi ),these last one often of bad quality . Most of these coins were inspired on the mint of Lugdunum (Lyons) , with on the obverse an imperial bust or a personification (Roma or Constantinopolis) . The inscription has most of time no sence .The reverse is often worse than the obv . albert Report this Post to the Staff
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