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1/4 Siliqua In the name of Anastasius I and Theoderic, Sirmium, regular S with flat bust
| Issuer | Gepid Kingdom |
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| Year | 493-526 |
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| Reference(s) | MEC I#p.26, Demo#122 |
| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Anastasius I facing right, rendered in a simplified, somewhat barbarous style characteristic of Gepid imitative coinage. The effigy is surrounded by a circular Latin legend reading D N ANASTASIVS P AV, denoting imperial authority. The portrait shows the flat, schematic treatment typical of this Sirmium issue, with the diadem visible along the crown of the head. The overall composition reflects the Gepid kingdom's adaptation of late Roman imperial iconography. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N ANASTASIVS P AV (Translation: Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus Our Lord, Anastasius, perpetual August) |
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Sirmium — modern Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia — was one of the most strategically contested cities in late antiquity, serving as a key administrative center in the Pannonian basin. After Theoderic's defeat of Odoacer in 493, the Gepids operated as nominal foederati under Ostrogothic overlordship, which explains the peculiar arrangement of striking coins invoking the Eastern emperor Anastasius alongside Theoderic — both authorities acknowledged simultaneously, neither fully trusted. The Gepids held Sirmium until 567, when the Avars and Lombards jointly destroyed the kingdom.