Kingdom Of The Ostrogoths-Theodoric

Nice pickup Anoob


Wildwinds's Byzantine Imitatives page has a number of them listed. Also Coinproject.com has a few pages devoted to Ostrogoth, Vandal, and other Germanic coinage, with pictures and references. And Helveticas has a Byzantine excel spreadsheet that includes some Germanic as well.

Thanks jango, off to do some reading

Now I have to go do some reading on this one. I'm definitely getting a history lesson hanging around you guys. Great coin.

that's very cool, looks pretty similar to some of those small aracdius or theodosius coins...very nice!

So does anyone have any ideas on further attribution, reference maybe?

I have seen coins offered as Barbaric issues. Which I suppose is correct. As the invaders of the Roman empire where just that. A couple of times I have seen these coins sold that say, for example, " struck for Anastasius" or something to that effect. Knowing next to nothing in the great scheme of numismatics, I would assume that the coin was minted by one authority under another authority. From what I have read and what is generally known about the 5th - 6th century living in the former Roman Empire, if it looked like a coin and it looked Roman it was a coin good in the Roman empire. Right? With silver in short supply and rising cost of living, copper need hit an all time high. Producing these very nice works of art of late antiquity. I doubt they would look any better if they were official Roman issues or unofficial Romans struck by Goths, needing to use them, with Romans willing to accept them. An interesting turn of events?

Interestingly enough- the Salvs Reipvblicae link gives Arcadius to Valentinian. Unless these are cataloged by the ruling Roman at the time of minting. This will require further investigation. This example is very similar to the Half siliqua, except this is bronze. Hum.Interesting.