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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
R.361
Description
Gold coin.
(whole)
Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Zeno, right.
(obverse)
Cross within wreath.
(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:
Milan (city)
Materials
gold
Dimensions
Die-axis:
12 o'clock
Diameter:
15 millimetres
Weight:
1.490 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
This type shows an obverse broken legend, P-ERP; on the reverse, the wreath is well styled and end in a globe at the top; the lower part of the wreath is tied in the form of three letters X.
Bibliographic references
RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491.
(3608)
Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum
(13.1)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
emperor/empress
symbol
cross
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Zeno
Acquisition notes
Aquisition details unrecorded.
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
R.361