Archivo: ?Forged denarius of Vindex of Gaul (FindID 94376)

Description: A silver and copper-alloy Roman coin. A probable contemporary forgery of a denarius issued by Vindex of Gaul at the time of his rebellion against Nero. The official coin was minted in AD 68 between early March, when Vindex rebelled against Nero's regime, and May, when his rebellion was crushed by Verginius Rufus (Sutherland, p. 198). The coin has patches of green corrosion suggesting that it is comprised of a silver plated copper core. It measures 17.3mm diameter by 1.4mm thick and weighs 2.8g.
Title:  ?Forged denarius of Vindex of Gaul
Credit: https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/60096 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/60096/recordtype/artefacts archive copy Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/94376
Author: The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2005-04-29 13:50:32
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