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Object Type: coin
Museum number: B.2933
Denomination: siliqua, 1/2
Description: Silver coin. (whole); Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Zeno, right. (obverse); Eagle with spread wings standing right on branch, with head 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: Die-axis: 12 o'clock; Diameter: 14 millimetres; Weight: 12.400 grammes
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Curator's comments: This type bears the broken P-ERP legend on the obverse, with a P above the head of the king. On the reverse, the bird has his wings raised and stands on a prow or branch that is fairly stylised; the cross over the eagle looks like a Latin cross, with longer vertical arm.
Bibliographic references: RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491. (3621); Sabatier / Monnaies Byzantines Frappées sous les Empreurs d’Orient (13); Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum (21.2)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: emperor/empress; bird
Associated names: Named in inscription & portrayed: Zeno
Acquisition notes: Aquisition details unrecorded.
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: B.2933

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