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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Time and time again I hear calls for Siliqua. A type I did not own until now. Siliqua, a small late Roman silver coin. Yes. In most cases but not in this case. I scored (most of ) a fraction of one of a Siliqua. Looking around the internet appears that a hoard of these has come to the market. I can find several "gem" examples coming up for sale later this month and next month I am sure the "Sharks" smell blood in the water. I have a feeling once these are gone, they will be gone forever, limited edition, never to made again collector coins. Your going to want to buy one of these in order to avoid feelings of future regret. Sirmium,Serbia Ostrogoths (Gepids) Theodoric in the name of Anastasius (AD 491-518) AR Fractional Siliqua 16 mm x 0.64 grams Obverse: Diademed draped bust right. - DNANASTASIVSPAV Reverse: Monogram of Theodoric #9840; ROMANI*VINVICTA Ref: Wroth 74 Note: Full legend, sharp details, clipped (common for type), Uber Rare!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2624 Posts |
Interesting coin, and I find gem examples of these very attractive, hard to come by and all the money.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
very nice coin , very well conserved and not to much clipped.
on the reverse I read :ROMANI*VINVICTA+A.I suppose the cross is the beginning : + A ROMANI * VINVICTA or VIN VICTA? Do you have a translation ? albert
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice example even after being clipped it still retains it's legend undamaged.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5155 Posts |
Good question. What your seeing is a blundered legend. The true intent was INVICTA ROMA(NI) " The unconquerable Rome (Romans).
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
I think this translation is impossible,even blundered ;
1:the legend begins with A :translation : by,from + ablative : Romano or Romanis
2;Romani :the star indicates the word is ending there,so Roma is impossible , in your second translation it has to be Romanorum (substantive)or Romana (adjective)
3:Vinvicta : no Latin , maybe a name ? I think it is the only possibility , but I don t know much about the Gepids.
Because the obverse legend is correct , I think the reverse is also correct.
I will be back end of next week ,albert
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
VERY hard to get one of those!
The first I have seen in nearly 50 years of my numismatic experience.
Helps fill in the historical gap in early Dark Ages.
This makes it a numismatically historic and significant coin.
Museum piece.
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
1194 Posts |
i liked so much your coin that I tried to buy one with success . As usual , I made some research , but now I have more questions than before beginning . You are right for the legend : invicta roma , but I don t think it is a blundered legend on our coins , because the obverse is correct , there are more dies with the same legend and with the blundered legends it is really clear .As this coins are made after a Byzantine example , maybe the first A (after the cross) is indicating a mint or an officina ? For the NI*V : I have no explanation. Another problem is the mint Sirmium .As reference is used the work of Wroth , but he has no mint in Sirmium and assigns this coins to the mint of Rome.albert   |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
ROMANI V(RBS) INVICTA
The city of the romans not defeated
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
And yes, itīs sounds like a joke when Roma had been plundered in two attacks (in 410 and in 455) but...
Itīs marketing!
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