Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii

Roman Imperial denarii from the first–third cen­turies AD are, almost without exception, the most common ancient coinage to be found in Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe beyond the Roman limes. Perhaps surprisingly, however, a signifi­cant percentage of these coins are in fact coun­terfeit, comp...

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description Roman Imperial denarii from the first–third cen­turies AD are, almost without exception, the most common ancient coinage to be found in Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe beyond the Roman limes. Perhaps surprisingly, however, a signifi­cant percentage of these coins are in fact coun­terfeit, comprised largely of denarii subaerati (plated denarii, fourrées) and denarii flati (base-metal cast copies). Moreover, these fake coins were not only manufactured by Romans them­selves, but also by barbarian peoples in Eastern Europe, far from the Roman limes, in what should be considered a mass-scale phenomena. This volume draws together archaeologi­cal, numismatic, and historical research in order to offer a new assessment of the production and use of counterfeit Roman Imperial denarii both within the European provinces of the Roman Empire and in European Barbaricum. Drawing on the results of the research project Barbarian Fakers. Manufacturing and Use of Counterfeit Roman Imperial Denarii in East-Central Europe in Antiquity, from the University of Warsaw, the papers gathered here explore the transfer of ideas, technology, and finished products that led to the transfer of counterfeit coinage across the Empire, and shed light on how, why, and when such coins were created and used.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1720172026-02-13T13:25:49Z Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii Dymowski, Arkadiusz Myzgin, Kyrylo Numismatics Roman Empire Roman Archaeology thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology Roman Imperial denarii from the first–third cen­turies AD are, almost without exception, the most common ancient coinage to be found in Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe beyond the Roman limes. Perhaps surprisingly, however, a signifi­cant percentage of these coins are in fact coun­terfeit, comprised largely of denarii subaerati (plated denarii, fourrées) and denarii flati (base-metal cast copies). Moreover, these fake coins were not only manufactured by Romans them­selves, but also by barbarian peoples in Eastern Europe, far from the Roman limes, in what should be considered a mass-scale phenomena. This volume draws together archaeologi­cal, numismatic, and historical research in order to offer a new assessment of the production and use of counterfeit Roman Imperial denarii both within the European provinces of the Roman Empire and in European Barbaricum. Drawing on the results of the research project Barbarian Fakers. Manufacturing and Use of Counterfeit Roman Imperial Denarii in East-Central Europe in Antiquity, from the University of Warsaw, the papers gathered here explore the transfer of ideas, technology, and finished products that led to the transfer of counterfeit coinage across the Empire, and shed light on how, why, and when such coins were created and used. 2026-02-13T13:25:43Z 2026-02-13T13:25:43Z 2025 book 9782503612447 9782503612454 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172017 eng Warsaw Studies in Archaeology application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503612447-1 https://doi.org/10.1484/M.WSA-EB.5.138049 Brepols 10.1484/M.WSA-EB.5.138049 10.1484/M.WSA-EB.5.138049 337417f5-5e42-49d3-8b32-3867e1572190 9782503612447 9782503612454 8 222 Turnhout open access
spellingShingle Numismatics
Roman Empire
Roman Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology
Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii
title Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii
title_full Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii
title_fullStr Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii
title_full_unstemmed Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii
title_short Counterfeits, Imitations, and Copies of Roman Imperial Denarii
title_sort counterfeits imitations and copies of roman imperial denarii
topic Numismatics
Roman Empire
Roman Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology
topic_facet Numismatics
Roman Empire
Roman Archaeology
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology
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