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Unknown Vandals Coin 6th Century

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 Posted 03/14/2017  10:18 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add vince1977 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello all,

I have this very small coin in my collection. I can't find an match yet. On the obverse you see a standing figure with a flower next to it? Reverse some barbaric style head...

Is this vandallic period maybe?



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 Posted 03/14/2017  11:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Finn235 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Art style looks Celtic to me, not Vandal or any of the post-Roman Germanic kingdoms.

Here is a nice page of Germanic coins for comparison:

http://www.romancoins.info/GermanicKingdoms.html

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It looks like a barbarous Fallen Horseman to me.
The flower you are seeing is most likely a stylised shield.
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Hi Vince. I doesn't look Vandal to me either. I also think the reverse looks like a fallen horseman imitation.
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Don't know if this will help much but I enhanced the image a bit.



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It does look a bit like the Fallen Horseman type.
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