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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Roman Coins| > |Roman Provincial| > |Roman Egypt| > AS85456
Roman Provincial Egypt, Terracotta "Coin Mold," c. 316 - 320 A.D.
|Roman| |Egypt|, |Roman| |Provincial| |Egypt,| |Terracotta| |"Coin| |Mold,"| |c.| |316| |-| |320| |A.D.|, Some call these counterfeiter's molds. However, Malloy notes on his tag for this specimen, "Originally thought to be molds for producing coins, now it is thought that these terracotta impressions themselves were used as a crude medium of exchange."
AS85456. Unofficial pseudo coin used for small change, VF, maximum diameter 27.3mm, c. 316 - 320 A.D.; obverse retrograde impression of: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS P F AVG, laureate head of Galerius right (obverse of Galerius follis, c. 308 A.D.); reverse retrograde impression of: IOVI CONSER-VATORI AVGG, Jupiter standing facing, head left, Victory on globe in right hand, long scepter vertical in left hand, eagle left at feet on left, K above eagle on left, wreath over X over A right in right field, ALE in exergue (reverse of Alexandria mint follis, 316 - 317 A.D., RIC VII Alexandria 17 - 19); SOLD











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