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Object Type: coin
Museum number: R.363
Denomination: tremissis
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: 6 o'clock; Diameter: 14 millimetres; Weight: 1.420 grammes
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: This type has the obverse legend with PEPR AVG, with final ligatured AV in this coin. On the reverse, the branches of the wreath end in a globe and the bottom part is tied by two letters X.
Bibliographic references: RIC10 / The Roman imperial coinage, vol. 10: The divided empire and the fall of the western parts, AD 395-491. (3613); Baldi 2014 / Ostrogothic Coins in the British Museum (15.2)
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.363

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