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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
B.2946
Denomination
siliqua
, 1/2
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Draped, cuirassed bust of Zeno, right.
(obverse)
Turreted figure standing left, holding sceptre and cornucopiae, right foot on prow.
(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
Germanic
Production date
477-491
Production place
Minted in:
Ravenna (city)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Weight:
0.970 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
The obverse of this type shows the title PERF and the legend that ends in AV, with the use of the unbarred letter Λ.
Bibliographic references
Sabatier / Monnaies Byzantines Frappées sous les Empreurs d’Orient
(12)
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.
(1646)
RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491.
(3644)
Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum
(35.1)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
allegory/personification
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Zeno
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Count John Francis William de Salis
Acquisition date
1860
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
B.2946