½ Siliqua in the name of Zeno Milan mint; eagle

Features

Issuer Kingdom of Italy (Rome)
King Odovacar (476-493)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 476-493
Value ½ Siliqua (1⁄48)
Currency Solidus (476-493)
Composition Silver
Weight 0.78 g
Diameter 12 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
151797
References RIC X# 3623; 3648,
John P. C. Kent, Robert A. G. Carson, Andrew Burnett; 1994. The Roman Imperial Coinage / Volume 10. The Divided Empire and the Fall of the Western Parts (AD 395–491). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
MEC I# 61,
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ranieri# 230,
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.
Kraus# 56/23,
Andreas Kraus; 1992. Grundzüge der Geschichte Bayerns (2nd edition). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, Germany.
Ulrich-Ban# cf. 191,
Oscar Ulrich-Bansa; 1949. Moneta Mediolanensis (352-498). Ferrari , Venice, Italy.
DOCLR# cf. 684
Philip Grierson, Melinda Mays; 1992. Catalogue of Late Roman Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D. C., United States.

Obverse

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: D N ZENO PERPF AV

Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Zeno Perpetuus Augustus

Translation: Our Lord, Zeno, perpetual August.

Reverse

Eagle with wing raised and cross above.

Mint

Mediolanum, modern-day Milan, Italy

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (476-493) 

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