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A few remarks on the assumed discovery of the "new" Emperor/Usurper #Sponsianus from a numismatic point of view: 🧵1/15

Image: #PLOSONE: Authenticating coins of the ‘Roman emperor’ #Sponsian dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… CC-BY 4.0
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At the first place, the new study outlines very well the history of research around the Sponsianus coins. What is new is the emphasis on circulating marks (wear) and especially the study of superficial deposits on the coins. The latter is a really exciting approach. 2/15
I try in the following to present only some points briefly and comprehensibly, which from a (personal) numismatic point of view have received too little weighting or too much. Completeness is not possible on Twitter. 3/15
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Ein paar Anmerkungen zu der vermeintlichen Entdeckung des verschollenen Kaisers/Usurpators #Sponsianus aus numismatischer Sicht: 1/16

Image: #PLOSONE: Authenticating coins of the ‘Roman emperor’ #Sponsian dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa… CC-BY 4.0
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Vorweg: Die neue Studie umreist die Forschungsgeschichte um die Sponsianus Münzen sehr gut. Was neu ist, ist die Gewichtung der Umlaufspuren und besonders die Untersuchung der Ablagerungen auf den Münzen. Letzteres ist ein wirklich spannender Ansatz. 2/16
Ich versuche im Folgenden nur einige Punkte kurz und verständlich darzustellen, die aus (persönlicher) numismatischer Sicht eine zu geringe Gewichtung erhalten haben bzw eine zu große. Vollständigkeit ist auf Twitter nicht möglich. 3/16
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