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Coin from the Reign of Emperor Victorinus
Not on view
Large quantities of Roman coins dating from the first to the fifth century have been recovered in southern India and Sri Lanka, where they were of considerable importance to the local economies. Some circulated to mainland Southeast Asia, as seen at Oc Eo in the Mekong Delta and at early urban centers such as U Thong in central Thailand. This coin, from a provincial Roman minting struck during the reign of Victorinus, was minted in Cologne in 269–71. It found its way into the long-distance India trade and thence to U Thong, a terminus of the Thai peninsular route.
cat. no. 2
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