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ID: |
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80000849 |
| Type: |
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Goths, Vandals |
| Region: |
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VISIGOTHS |
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City:
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Pseudo-Imperial / Byzantine Imitations |
| Issuer: |
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Justin II |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 565-580
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| Metal: |
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Gold |
| Denomination: |
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Tremissis |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 565-578 |
| Weight: |
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1.48 g |
| Die Axis: |
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6 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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IVISΛII (two wedges) TI |
| Obverse Description: |
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Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; cross on drapery |
| Reverse Description: |
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Pseudo-legend composed of wedges, Victory advancing right, holding palm and wreath; wedges below |
| Mint: |
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Uncertain Spanish |
| Primary Reference: |
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Tomasini group JII 7 |
| Reference2: |
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Chaves 78 |
| Reference3: |
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MEC 1, 206 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=133072 |
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Grade:
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EF, Very rare |
| Notes: |
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Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 849 Found by a member of the Isle of Wight Metal Detecting Club, 20 February 2008, on farmland in the west part of the Isle of Wight (Portable Antiquity Scheme Reference IOW2008-1-91) |
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