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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1856,0705.1
Denomination
siliqua
, 1/4
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Diademed, draped profile bust, right, of Anastasius I, below oMo.
(obverse)
Monogram of Theodoric, cross above, star below.
(reverse)
State
Associated with:
Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
Europe: Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
Authority
Ruler:
Anastasius I
Issuer:
Theodoric I, King of the Ostrogoths
Cultures/periods
Ostrogothic
Production date
491-501
Production place
Minted in:
Milan (city)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
7 o'clock
Weight:
0.88 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The coins are stylistically very erratic and show completely different styles in the engraving, on both sides.
Bibliographic references
BZ3 / Catalogue of the Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum
(77, p.58)
Metlich 2004 / The Coinage of Ostrogothic Italy
(47, p.101)
Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum
(90.2)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
symbol
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Anastasius I
Emblem of:
Theodoric I, King of the Ostrogoths
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen
Acquisition date
1856
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1856,0705.1
C&M catalogue number
BZ3 (Vandals)
(58)
(77)