¼ Siliqua In the name of Anastasius I; Ravenna
Features
| Issuer |
Ostrogothic Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Theoderic the Great (490-526)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 493-518 |
| Value | ¼ Siliqua = 1⁄32 Tremissis |
| Currency | Tremissis (490-553) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.71 g |
| Diameter | 11 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 119673 |
| References | MEC I# 118 Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage / Volume 1: The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries): With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Warwick William Wroth; 1911. Catalogue of the Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the Empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1973. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Band 1. Von Anastasius I. bis Justinianus I (491-565) : einschliesslich der ostgotischen und vandalischen Prägungen: Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.Michael Andreas Metlich, Ermanno Alessio Arslan; 2004. The Ostrogothic Coinage in Italy from AD 476: A Die Study of Theodahad Folles. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Ranieri# 249 Egidio Ranieri; 2006. La monetazione di Ravenna antica dal V all'VIII secolo: impero romano e bizantino, regno ostrogoto e longobardo. Numismatica Ranieri, Bologna, Italy. |
Obverse
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N ANASTASIVS AVC
Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Anastasius Augustus
Translation: Our Lord, Anastasius, (perpetual) August
Reverse
Monogram of Theoderic with cross above and surrounded by wreath.
Script: Latin
Edge
Plain
Mint
Ravenna, ItalyComments
Some sources say this coin was minted at Rome.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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