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by suzakus 960 days ago
If you want a Roman coin the safest way is to get one from the UK, where they have the PAS (portable antiquity scheme) in place for legal finds. You can definitely find a coin with a PAS number and be confident it isnt looted. There is really no other good way, though. Most digs don't sell the artifacts and coins don't come with documented find spots; at best you can buy very expensive ones that were published around 140 years ago for sale, but that isnt a guarantee that the coin wasn't originally acquired fully legally