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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     711615 Type:     Goths, Vandals Region:     OSTROGOTHS City:     Royal Issues Issuer:     Theodahad Date Ruled:     AD 534-536 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE Follis Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 534-536 Weight:     11.95 g Die Axis:     1 h Obverse Legend:     D N THEO DAHATVS REX Obverse Description:     Moustached and mantled bust right, wearing ornate Spangenhelm; pectoral cross with expanding arms Reverse Legend:     VICTORIA P RINCIPVM / S-C Reverse Description:     Victory standing right on prow of galley, holding palm across left shoulder and wreath in extended right hand Mint:     Rome Primary Reference:     COI 89b (O-B2/R-M5) Reference2:     MIB I 81 Reference3:     MEC 141-143 Reference4:     BMC Vandals 23 (same obv. die); Arslan 159-61; Demo - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76843 Grade:     EF, dark green patina Notes:     Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 1615 Extraordinary state of preservation, from the finest style dies in the series Other ref: L. Cuppo Csaki, "The Copper Coinage of Theodahad: A Reappraisal," Proceedings of the 11th International Numismatic Congress (Brussels, 1997), P. 33

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