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| Issuer | Gepid Kingdom |
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| Year | 493-526 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by the elaborate interlaced monogram of Theoderic, king of the Ostrogoths and Gepid overlord, with a cross pattée above. The monogram, incorporating the letters of THEODERICVS, is rendered in the characteristic late antique cipher style and is surrounded by a retrograde or garbled Latin legend reading MINVIT - LROMAD, a corrupted rendering of INVICTA ROMA ('Unconquered Rome'). The overall design reflects the political ideology of Theoderic's Italian regime as projected through coinage issued in his name alongside the Byzantine emperor. The reverse field is flat and slightly irregular, consistent with hammered barbarian silver production. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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