Theodoric, Silver, Quarter Siliqua, Rome, 518-526
Obverse
Bust of Justin I facing right and wearing cuirass and diadem.
DNIVSTI-NIVSAVC
Reverse
Monogram of Theodoric (Arslan, Le monete di Ostrogoti, type no. 11 or 12) surrounded by garland. Cross above.
Obverse
Bust of Justin I facing right and wearing cuirass and diadem.
DNIVSTI-NIVSAVC
Reverse
Monogram of Theodoric (Arslan, Le monete di Ostrogoti, type no. 11 or 12) surrounded by garland. Cross above.
| Accession number | BZC.1947.2.22 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Theodoric |
| Metal | Silver |
| Denomination | Quarter Siliqua |
| Mint | Rome |
| Date | 518 – 526 |
| Diameter | 12.0 mm |
| Weight | 0.72 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
Presented by G. Howland Shaw, 1947
Commentary
A quarter siliqua of type AR 15 (see Arslan, “La monetazione dei Goti”) issued successively by Theodoric in the name of Justin I.
MIB 1:87, 130, no. 49e (Rome).
E. Arslan, “La monetazione dei Goti,” 32, 67, plate 2, type AR 15.
E. Arslan, Le monete di Ostrogoti longobardi e vandali: Catalogo delle civiche raccolte numismatiche di Milano, 38, nos. 39–49.
Corpus nummorum Italicorum: Primo tentativo di un catalago generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da italiani in altri paesi, 15:642, no. 1 (Ravenna).
P. Grierson and M. Blackburn, Medieval European Coinage, 1: no. 121 (Rome).
F. F. Kraus, Die Münzen Odovacars und des Ostgotenreiches in Italien, 94, nos. 65ff (Rome).
I. Mirnik and A. Šemrov, “Byzantine Coins in the Zagreb Archaeological Museum Numismatic Collection: Anastasius I (A.D. 497–518)-Anastasius II (A.D. 713–715),” 205 (518–526).
W. W. Wroth, Catalogue of the Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards: And of the Empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum, 50, no. 27 (Ravenna).