Authenticating coins of the ‘Roman emperor’ Sponsian

The ‘Roman emperor’ Sponsian is known only from an assemblage of coins allegedly found in Transylvania (Romania) in 1713. They are very unlike regular Roman coins in style and manufacture, with various enigmatic features including bungled legends and historically mixed motifs, and have long been dis...

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Main Authors: Paul N. Pearson, Michela Botticelli, Jesper Ericsson, Jacek Olender, Liene Spruženiece
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9683583/?tool=EBI