Upgrading my Theodoric nummus

Hi guys

I recently acquired a lot of late antiquity coins, this time I want to show one of my collection upgradings, Theodoric the Great, who was the king of the Ostrogoths until his death in 526 AD.

This is the coin that I have until now in my collection, a humble one, but with recognocible monogram:



This coin has been replaced by the next with perfect monogram, even with inverted S, in place of the normal (not retrograde) S:



Dont sure, but I think that the moustache of Thodoric is visible in his bust!

 

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Oh man that is super duper awesome. That's one heck of an upgrade.

 

Cool catch!

 

Very nice upgrade! If you ever decide to part ways with the old one, you know who to call

 

A 100% upgrade IMHO.

 

The Goth-busters?

 

That sound like something @Magnus Maximus would be a part of lol

 

Señor Máximo, el Cazador de la Alemanni.

 

Thanks @ValiantKnight! I probably sell the old one with another coins upgraded from the same period.

Yes! Am very glad with It

 

That's a wonderful upgrade.....and I see a moustache too.

 

For you non Spanish speakers

"Mr. Maximus, the hunter of the germans!

 

Really nice for the type VK. In my experience these little bronze monogram issues are far scarcer than the Theodoric monograms found on AR issues in the name of Justinian. When it comes to Ostrogothic types the only "common" ae monograms are of Athalaric and Baduela. The rest ... good luck.

 

Pouring salt into the wound there Brian (it ain't mine! ).

 

Sorry VK. It was a long day yesterday. Up til 3am on Sunday night watching the NBA championship. Live in Orlando but I grew up in Cleveland.

 

That is a sweet upgrade, valentinianvs! Can´t wait to see the rest of that lot...

 

Soon I will post some surprises

 

If the rest are anything like that posted coin that would be one heck of a find. As I said before these are tough to find and normally not in very good condition. Here's a 9mm Theodoric ae example with the more typical monogram design:


Compare this with the far better AR quarter siliqua in the name of Anastasius (these are also found in the name of Justin I):

 

Impressive coins Brian! I have a quarter siliquae but near 1/3 broken, tonight post picture of them

 

I just started collecting coins from the Vandals and the Goths. In fact, the new "Barbarians Rising" series on the History Channel has made it even more enticing. What I found is that collecting good quality specimens is VERY DIFFICULT and if you do find one, it is VERY EXPENSIVE . All the posted coins are really nice! Wish I had better luck finding these coins. Here are a few coins I picked up recently:

Ostrogoths: Theoderic (493-518) AR Quarter-Siliqua, i.n.o Anastasius I, Ravenna (MEC-120; Metlich-44a)

Obv: D N ANASTASIVS P P AVC; pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust right
Rev: INVICTA ROMA; monogram






Ostrogoths: Theoderic (493-518) AR Half-siliqua, i.n.o Anastasius I, Ravenna (Metlich-43a; MIBE-V77; MEC-117)

Obv: D N ANASTASIVS P P AVC; pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Star within wreath

 

Very nice coins @Quant.Geek! Yes, as you said... rarity and beauty on this coins... Its an explosive combination (for our pocket )