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Object Type: coin
Museum number: 1906,1103.2
Denomination: siliqua, 1/2
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Diademed, draped and cuirased bust of Zeno, right. (obverse); Eagle with wings spread, standing right on branch with head to left; cross above. (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: Ruler: Odovacar, King of Italy (?); Ruler: Theodoric I, King of the Ostrogoths (?)
Cultures/periods: Germanic
Production date: 474-491
Production place: Minted in: Milan (city)
Materials: silver
Dimensions: Weight: 0.890 grammes
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Curator's comments: In this coin the obverse legend is broken in P-ERP, with a ligatured AV. One peculiar characteristic is the equal armed cross with the prow or branch beneath the feet that is well defined in this coin.
Bibliographic references: RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491. (3623); Sabatier / Monnaies Byzantines Frappées sous les Empreurs d’Orient (13); PCR / Principal coins of the Romans: Volume I: The Republic c. 290 - 31 BC; Volume II: The Principate 31 BC - AD 296; Volume III: The Dominate AD 294 - 498. (1650); Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum (22.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; bird
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Zeno
Acquisition name: Donated by: Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
Acquisition date: 1906
Acquisition notes: ex Sim sale, 26 june 1890, lot 694
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: 1906,1103.2

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