Greek Imperial (Local Coinages of the Roman Empire)
Coins of the Crusader States
A Survey of Iberian Coins ...
Prior to the Icenian uprising the Romans were tolerant of local coinage. The coin pictured below was produced by the Iceni in 61 AD in large numbers to help finance the revolt.
In other cases these are local coinages from other parts of southeast Asia (i.e. Sumatra) which copy Chinese issues, but were not meant to fool anyone. Unfortunately it is often difficult to tell which type one is dealing with.
Local coinage grew in quantity for the first 200 years of the Empire and tapered off during the next century. When branch mints producing the regular Roman coins were opened across the empire the need for the local coins ceased.
XXIII, (10/87) "Local coinages of the Roman Empire," most in lousy grade and photographs printed on newprint, but over 500 coins on 16 page plates.
times that a general revival of trade set in, and that every little community, of sufficient standing to rank as a πολις, availed itself of the privilege of coining bronze money in its own name. This local coinage was ...
of fifteen tons of cakes of this material was imposed ... so effectual was the fine, in this local coinage of the country, that they willingly paid half of it in Indian rupees, to escape parting with this invaluable article ...." ...
of coining the silver and gold in the New World was to better monitor and control its shipment. Some of the gold and silver coins (mostly the smaller denominations) were of course retained in the New World to serve the function of a local coinage.
 See also: Coinage, Coin, Silver, Revers, Reverse
  
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