Ostrogoths - Ae Nummus Of Athalaric

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/21/2018 10:20 am Sat down and sorted through my nummus lot last night to take some images... Lots of fun stuff! Italy, Ostrogoths Athalaric, 526-534 AE Nummus Roman-style bust right, garbled titles of Justinian IVCT-NIA- (note the retrograde N) Monogram of Athalaric within wreath VisigothKing has already beaten me to the punch on posting these, but Athalaric was the 10 year old king of the Ostrogoths, succeeding his grandfather Theoderic. Theoderic was an educated and wise ruler, and ushered in peace and stability for war-ravaged Italy in the early 6th century. Athalaric's mother wanted the same for her son, but the Ostrogothic nobility interceded and gave him a good Barbarian upbringing of heavy underage drinking and philandering, leading the king to die at the ripe old age of 18. Report this Post to the Staff

travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1122 Posts	Posted 02/21/2018 10:30 am Great coin Congrats! I love the history behind the coin. A great podcast on iTunes is "The Fall of Rome Podcast" by. Patrick Wyman. He hits on the empire and how it looked after the fall of the west. Good stuff if you're into it. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/21/2018 10:51 am Outstanding find. I have never found any of these in all the lots I've bought. Congrats. Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3495 Posts	Posted 02/21/2018 12:50 pm Cool ! I need to find me a few of these ....... I have been paying more attention to the bronze monogram coinage lately but they almost always seem to translate as MARCIAN ! Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/21/2018 4:42 pm Thanks all! In truth, I had this one in a pile with all the Marcians until I realized that the style of the bust wasn't right. The shape, slight corrosion, and the S threw me off at first! Report this Post to the Staff
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