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Object Type
Museum number: 1849,1121.685
Denomination: solidus
Description: Gold coin. (whole); Helmeted, diademed and cuirassed bust of Zeno facing, with spear and shield. (obverse); Victory standing left, holding long cross. (reverse)
State: Associated with: Odovacar's Kingdom of Italy (?) Europe: Odovacar's Kingdom of Italy; Associated with: Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy (?) Europe: Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
Authority: Issuer: Odovacar, King of Italy (?); Issuer: Theodoric I, King of the Ostrogoths (?)
Cultures/periods
Production date: 477-491
Production place: Minted in: Rome (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 22 millimetres; Weight: 4.400 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Like the emission registered in the name of Julius Nepos (3205), this type is characterised by the obverse divided legend, P-ERP and the colon placed at the end of the reverse legend. The style of this coin is however rather crude and the star on the right field has several points and almost looks double-struck; the lettering and image are not as clearly defined as well drawn as with emissions 3205. There is also a clear separation in the word VICTOR-I-A, broken by the arm of the cross.
Bibliographic references: RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491. (3651); Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum (2.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification
Associated names
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1849
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1849,1121.685

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