Antoninianus - Victorinus Barbarous Imitation

One interesting fact about this coin is that it is an example of a "barbarous imitation" coin, meaning it was created by a non-Roman authority, possibly a regional or local mint, and was not officially sanctioned by the Roman Empire. Despite this, it still features the image of the Roman Emperor Victorinus, indicating that the creators were attempting to mimic the style and authority of official Roman coins. This highlights the decentralized nature of currency production during this time period and the ways in which local communities sought to assert their own economic and political power through the creation of their own currency.

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