Ancients => coins with "wreaths" on 'em (Sunday's pile-on thread)

Is this directed to Arturo's inquiry? Because these are my coins.

@Arturo These three decanummi are from the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy during the early 6th century AD, after the fall of Rome in the west. First two depict the monogram of Ravenna and the last is a coin of the Ostrogothic king Theodahad (534-536 AD). All three were struck at Rome.

 

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I thought Arturo was asking for assistance. My mistake. First one I've made - this hour.

 

Thanks, Val. What language did the ostrogoths write in?

 

was still "cool" to Roman and a great effort was made to keep Latin as the language of the day and that matured regional from that point on.

 

As Anoob already mentioned Latin was kept, but among the Romans. The Goths continued to speak Gothic. The Ostrogoths were very civilized and Romanized by the time they took control of Italy. Theodoric, their greatest king, knew his Goths were not capable of running a state themselves, plus he needed to keep his Roman subjects happy, so he maintained the Roman government in Italy. The Gothic army was in charge of defense. Preservation of Roman civilization was helped by Theodoric's fondness for Roman culture.

 

Here is my new coin during your theme wreaths. by the way
What is this coin? On the other side shows the male profel:

 

Who will tell that it for a coin? I will be very glad if you define it!!!!

 

IONIA. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Ae (2nd-1st centuries BC). Eukles and Kratinos, magistrates.

 

CILICIA, Tarsus Hadrian AE 25 Demos of Tarsus

 

Since this thread has started back up, I'll share one with a wreath I recently picked up that didn't warrant it's own post:

C. Serveilius M.f. C.n.. 136 B.C. AR denarius (21.2 mm, 3.86 g, 7 h). Rome. ROMA, Helmeted head of Roma right, wreath and monogram behind head / C·SERVEILI·M·F, the Dioscuri galloping in opposite directions. Crawford 239/1; Sydenham 525; RSC Servilia I

 

paschka, it's probably something like this lydian coin...

http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/hoo...t_cent_bc__herculesapollo/554969/Default.aspx

 

Glad this thread picked back up, gives me a great excuse to post my coins. Here are a few more Roman Republican coins with wreaths, minted by a dad and his son:


restoration issue under Lucius Cornelius Sulla, ca. 82-80 BC (restored issue of Q. Fabius Maximus, moneyer in 127 BC)
AR denarius 3.5gm - 15 mm
Obv: Laureate head of Apollo right; ROMA behind; * (XVI monogram) below chin; Q MAX (MA in monogram) or Q MX below; before, lyre
Rx: Cornucopiae over thunderbolt, all within wreath.
Ref: Crawford 371/1, Syd 718, SR295, Fabia 6


Faustus Cornelius Sulla (son of dictator Sulla), 56 BC
AR denarius 3.8 gm - 20 mm
Obv: Diad. Head of young right, clad in lion's skin, S C behind, sometimes accompanied by FAVSTVS monogram Rx: Globe surrounded by four wreaths, aplustre and ear of corn in lower field
Ref: Crawford 426/4b, Syd 883, SR385