One of the things I like most about Coin Talk Ancients is the deals between friends. One such opportunity presented itself to me and I was offered a wonderful specimen that is pretty high on the list. Many of us here would not sell of trade a coin if their life depended on it, but others feed the beast as their taste changes and the their focus becomes more refined. Here I acquired this lovely and very rare Decanummi of Ravenna issued by the Ostrogoths. A wonderful addition to my massive collection of rare Ostrogothic coinage (now 6 coins), this is a denomination and type I did not have represented and in a condition that was both typical and satisfying. I had a great time photographing this coin. There are so many ways to polish a turd. I am pretty happy with the photograph, although there is always room for improvement. Recently, I acquired Warwick W. Wroth's reprint text on the coins of Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards, the Empires of Thessalonika, Trebizond and Nicea in the British Museum. I was able to open of the book and find a nice match to the said coin. There it was Pl. XIV, 10...its just kind of satisfying. After nerding out on it for a while, I felt I needed to post the coin here for everyone's enjoyment. Ahhh. Italy, Ravenna Kingdom of the Ostrogoths Anonymous Municipal Coinage (AD 493-554) AE 10 Nummi 16 mm x 2.53 grams Obverse: Turreted Crown bust of Ravenna right. Latin Legend - FELIX RAVENNA Reverse: Ravenna Civic Monogram - RE within wreath circle above X below. (X= 10) Ref: Wroth Pl. XIV, 10; Metlich 78a; MEC 145; Ranieri 260 (Ravenna). Note: Rare. ex. VK Collection
i knew where that one came from right away! i'd like to hear from VK as to why he parted with it. cool pick up!
Cool new Nummi-coin, Noob ... congrats => ummm, these two babies are my only examples that even mention "Nummi" Khusro II, Sassanian occupation of Egypt, AE12 Nummi Vandals in Carthage, AE21 Nummi
