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Denarius dot, dot
| Issuer | Gothic tribes (Taman Peninsula) |
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| Year | 275-325 |
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| Composition | Billon |
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| Obverse description | Radiate or striated field with irregular, heavily worn surface exhibiting pronounced parallel ridges radiating outward from a central area, consistent with a heavily degraded imitative denarius type. No legible effigy or legend is discernible; the design has been reduced to abstract linear elements, reflecting the barbarous imitative tradition of Gothic coinage on the Taman Peninsula. The flan is irregular and slightly convex, with a patina of green corrosion overlying the billon fabric. |
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| Reverse description | A cross-like or anchor-shaped motif occupies the central field, formed by two intersecting raised bars meeting at approximately right angles, with a rounded element at the top that may represent a degraded imperial bust or globus. The lower field shows additional indistinct linear elements, possibly vestigial remnants of a standing figure or standard. The overall design is characteristic of a barbarous imitative reverse, derived from late Roman prototypes, executed with simplified, schematic engraving typical of Gothic tribal coinage of the Taman Peninsula region. |
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These small billon pieces, attributed to Gothic tribal groups active on the Taman Peninsula during the late third and early fourth centuries, emerge from one of the most turbulent transition zones in the ancient world — a region where Roman commercial networks, Bosporan Kingdom remnants, and Gothic migration routes intersected under sustained pressure. The dot-punctuation distinguishing this variety in Kleshchinov's classification likely reflects a die-cutter's workshop mark or batch identifier rather than any deliberate monetary symbolism.