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Æ In the name of Constantius II, Plain staffs
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 350-425 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two soldiers standing facing one another, each holding a plain staff or spear; between them, a vexillum or military standard on a pole. The figures are rendered in a highly schematized, barbarous style derived from the Roman 'Concordiae Militum' reverse type. Stars or pellets appear in the field. A degraded exergual mark, possibly OX·, imitates the Lugdunum mint mark. The surrounding legend is heavily corrupted from the original CONCORDIAE MILITVM. |
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These imitations, produced by Germanic groups operating beyond the Rhine-Danube frontier, emerged during a period when Roman bronze coinage was penetrating barbarian territories through trade, payment of foederati, and frontier commerce. The plain staffs variant — distinguished from sceptered types by the unadorned sceptre held by the figure — represents a local die-cutter's simplification, likely reflecting unfamiliarity with the prototype rather than deliberate iconographic choice. No issuing authority can be assigned with confidence.