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Tom Dudones New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/31/2016 10:55 am Hello - I'm new to the forum but have been collecting coins since I was a boy. I have an "ancient" coin that my father brought home from WWII. It's damaged - @ a quarter is broken off - but the images are fairly legible. I always thought of it as Roman coin, but perhaps someone could identify it. Report this Post to the Staff

Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 05/31/2016 11:05 am barbarian copy? Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/31/2016 11:53 am First off, welcome. It does rather seem like it was made to resemble a Roman coin with a radiate bust (which often signifies a doubling in the denomination), with the front facing personification/deity on the reverse in particular being very atypical. So the barbarian copy guess make sense to me, too. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/31/2016 2:21 pm to the community I would agree that it's a barbaric copy of maybe Allectus. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 05/31/2016 5:43 pm Cool and bizarre coin. For comparison here are two barbarous radiates of Tetricus, with equally bizarre Spes reverses - which, perhaps, the OP coin may show. Two more: Edited by Kamnaskires 05/31/2016 6:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Dudones New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 05/31/2016 7:43 pm So, what does the term "barbarian" mean in this context? Coins struck in the far provinces of the empire? Were they "real" or "counterfeit"? Where might this particular coin originally been struck? Oh, as to the size, it is a bit smaller than a US dime. I'm guessing but is the metal is copper? Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 06/01/2016 11:45 am i think these were often unofficially struck to meet local need for "small change", kind of like conder tokens. it is bronze coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Dudones New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 06/04/2016 10:00 am Thanks for the info - Report this Post to the Staff
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