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ID: |
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711615 |
| Type: |
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Goths, Vandals |
| Region: |
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OSTROGOTHS |
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City:
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Royal Issues |
| Issuer: |
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Theodahad |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 534-536
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| Metal: |
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Bronze |
| Denomination: |
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AE Follis |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD 534-536 |
| Weight: |
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11.95 g |
| Die Axis: |
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1 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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D N THEO DAHATVS REX |
| Obverse Description: |
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Moustached and mantled bust right, wearing ornate Spangenhelm; pectoral cross with expanding arms |
| Reverse Legend: |
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VICTORIA P RINCIPVM / S-C |
| Reverse Description: |
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Victory standing right on prow of galley, holding palm across left shoulder and wreath in extended right hand |
| Mint: |
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Rome |
| Primary Reference: |
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COI 89b (O-B2/R-M5) |
| Reference2: |
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MIB I 81 |
| Reference3: |
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MEC 141-143 |
| Reference4: |
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BMC Vandals 23 (same obv. die); Arslan 159-61; Demo - |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76843 |
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Grade:
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EF, dark green patina |
| Notes: |
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Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1615 Extraordinary state of preservation, from the finest style dies in the series
Other ref: L. Cuppo Csaki, "The Copper Coinage of Theodahad: A Reappraisal," Proceedings of the 11th International Numismatic Congress (Brussels, 1997), P. 33 |
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