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Object Type
Museum number: 1986,0421.2
Denomination: siliqua, 1/2
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Zeno, right. (obverse); Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. (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
Production date: 476-491
Production place: Minted in: Milan (city)
Materials
Dimensions: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Diameter: 13 millimetres; Weight: 0.64 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: This coin shows an undivided legend on the obverse with ligatured AV and a Victoria advancing holding a wreath. The style of the issue is crude, particularly on the obverse.
Bibliographic references: RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491. (3615); Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum (18.1)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; allegory/personification
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Zeno; Representation of: Nike/Victoria/Victory
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1986
Acquisition notes: Goodacre sale lot 55.
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1986,0421.2

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