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4th Century Imitations
Imitations of 4th Century copper-alloy nummi are also very common. Like the barbarous radiates of the previous century they can be identified by their crude style and/or reduced size and weight. Reverses of the periods AD 330-341 and AD 353-361 are the most frequently copied.
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| Figure 1: Compare the genuine coin (far left) showing a helmeted head of Constantinople and a figure of Victory standing on the prow of a ship, holding a shield (AD 330-335) with the copies. The first copy may be difficult to spot but the other three are much smaller and crudely copied. The example on the far right even fails to match the correct obverse and reverse (a genuine coin of this type always couples the Victory reverse with the head of Constantinopolis). |
