Al Kowsky Posted June 3, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 3, 2022 I hope to see a new category on this website for barbarian & migration coinage because it's very interesting & historically important. This topic ranges from the Roman Republican period through the Byzantine era. I'll post the few examples in my collection & hope to see examples from other members ☺️. This is the oldest example in my collection. It has traveled through a number of auction houses & ended up in my collection. This is a very controversial coin. It was originally auctioned by Numismatic Fine Arts (NFA) 35 years ago as an Ostrogothic coin. It was later auctioned by CNG with the same attribution. It was auctioned again by CNG, casting doubts on the NFA attribution. That attribution has been dismissed today by experts in the field. So who minted this coin 😏? Most experts today believe it's an unusual product from the Constantinople Mint. There is still much to be learned in this field 😉. 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValiantKnight Posted June 4, 2022 · Member Share Posted June 4, 2022 In the name of Honorius, Visigoths in Gaul AR siliquaObv: D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust rightRev: VICTOR-IA ACGG, Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spearMint: Narbonne (or another mint in Gaul) Mintmark: PSRVDate: 415/418 to 423 ADRef: RIC X 3703 var. 1.1 grams, 11 mm wide Sisebut, Visigothic Kingdom AV tremissisObv: + SISEBVTVS REX, bust facingRev: + TOLETO PIVS, bust facingMint: ToledoDate: 612-621 ADRef: Miles 183a Odoacer, Kingdom of Italy AE nummusObv: OD[O-VAC], bare-headed, draped, cuirassed bust rightRev: Odoacer's monogram (letters ODOVA) within wreathMint: RavennaDate: 476-493 ADRef: RIC X 3502Rome under Theodoric, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE follisObv: IMVIC-TA ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing rightRev: She-wolf standing left, suckling Romulus and Remus, XL (40) above, dot V dot in exMint: Rome (struck 498-526 AD)Ref: BMC 24Thrasamund, Vandal Kingdom AE nummusObv: D N RG TRSA, pearl-diademed, draped bust rightRev: Victory advancing right, holding wreath, cross to right(?)Mint: (North Africa, probably Carthage)Date: 496-523 ADRef: MIB Vandals 16Athalaric, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE decanummiumObv: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing rightRev: D N / ATHAL / ARICVS / REX, legend within wreath, X (10) belowMint: RomeDate: 526-534 ADRef: COI 86; MIB 78; MEC 1, 133-4Theodahad, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE decanummiumObv: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing rightRev: D N / THEODA / HATHVS / REX within wreath, X belowMint: RomeDate: 534-536 ADRef: COI 90Hilderic, Vandal Kingdom AE nummusObv: HILD [REX], pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust rightRev: Cross potent within wreath, ring aboveMint: Carthage Date: 523-530 AD)Ref: BMC Vandals 9Gelimer, Vandal Kingdom AE NummusObv: GEIL-AMIR, pearl-diademed, draped bust rightRev: Monogram of Gelimer within wreathMint: Carthage Date: 530-533 ADRef: MEC 1, 28-30; BMC Vandals 4-6 Theodahad, Ostrogothic Kingdom AR half-siliquaObv: D N IVSTI-NIAN AC, diademed, draped, cuirassed bust rightRev: Monogram THEODAHATVS within wreathMint: RavennaDate: 534-536 ADRef: Metlich 61; MIB 55b; Ranieri 287 Witiges, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE decanummiumObv: IN[VIC-TA ROMA], Roma helmeted, facing rightRev: D N / VVIT / ICES / REX, legend within wreath, X belowMint: RavennaDate: 536-540 ADRef: MIB 84/3, BMC 13 Baduila, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE decanummiumObv: D N BAD[V-ELA REX], helmeted, draped, bust facingRev: D N B / ADV / ELA / REX in four lines within wreathMint: RomeDate: 550-552 ADRef: MIB 89a Domitian, Roman Empire (later revalued in the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy) AE As / 42 nummiObv: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head left, countermark XLII (42) in left fieldRev: VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory advancing right, standing on prow, holding wreath and palm branch, S-C across fieldsMint: RomeDate: 73-74 AD (struck); 498-526 AD (revalued)Ref: RIC 677 As for a separate forum for Germanic kingdom coinage, I’m personally fine with posting them in the Medieval sub forum, or in the Roman Empire or Byzantine subforums if they depict a Roman/Byzantine emperor and/or if the history behind the coin ties it strongly to those empires. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted June 4, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 Great selection 😊! I love the Odoacer tremissis & the revalued Nero bronze. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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