Teia, Silver, Half Siliqua, Ticinum, 552-553
Obverse
Bust of Anastasios facing right and wearing cuirass, mantle, and diadem. Pearl border.
DNANAST - ASIVSAVC
Reverse
Inscription of three lines surrounded by garland.
DN
THEI
AREX
Obverse
Bust of Anastasios facing right and wearing cuirass, mantle, and diadem. Pearl border.
DNANAST - ASIVSAVC
Reverse
Inscription of three lines surrounded by garland.
DN
THEI
AREX
| Accession number | BZC.1948.17.3854 |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Teia |
| Metal | Silver |
| Denomination | Half Siliqua |
| Mint | Ticinum |
| Date | 552 – 553 |
| Diameter | 14.0 mm |
| Weight | 0.99 g |
| Relation of Dies | 6:00 |
| Shape | Flat |
Acquisition History
Acquired from estate of Hayford Peirce, 1948
Commentary
A half siliqua of type AR 32 (see Arslan, “La monetazione dei Goti”) issued by Teia in the name of Anastasios I.
MIB 1:88, 130, no. 68c (Ticinum).
E. Arslan, “La monetazione dei Goti,” 40, 67, plate 2, type AR 32.
Corpus nummorum Italicorum: Primo tentativo di un catalago generale delle monete medievali e moderne coniate in Italia o da italiani in altri paesi, 15.1:24, nos. 2ff (Rome).
F. F. Kraus, Die Münzen Odovacars und des Ostgotenreiches in Italien, 207, no. 16 (Ticinum).
G. Sambon, Repertorio generale delle monete coniate in Italia e da Italiani all’estero dal secolo vo al xxo, no. 99.
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, 96, no. 16 (Ticinum).