This is the type of helmet (Germanic Spangenhelm) that Theodahat is wearing on his folles, only that the cheek guards have been removed to reveal...
Here are two of my Theodahat folles: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Will do later today after work. As I said I have 4 pieces, unfortunately two each from the same dies.
The one that CNG sold for USD 8050,- is of a very special and exceedingly rare portrait style, that is almost unobtainable. Usually these coins...
The weight of my follis is 11 grams. I don't think it is possible that the coin was struck under Theoderic or Athalaric. Theoderic and Athalaric...
Yes, that is right. I believe that the coin was made shortly after the fall of Rome, by the same celator who had produced some of the dies for the...
And to show two of Justinian's coin from my collection: This piece was minted after Rome had fallen to the East Romans in AD 536: [ATTACH] I...
To correct the impression that this was a war where a civilized Roman army fought a host of uncivilized Gothic barbarian warriors. At the time,...
Another piece, similar to those in Kleshchinov's book: [ATTACH]
Another, pretty "wild" piece from Ukraine: [ATTACH]
This one is also nice and very barbaric. The die sinker seemed to have had no concept of writing. The piece was found in Ukraine: [ATTACH] This...
Here are some of my denarius imitations from Eastern Europe: A die identical piece is on the website of O. Anokhin [ATTACH] This may be an...
The answer is "Fiat Money". We do exactly the same every day, most notably in countries were the currency unit is still named after weights....
Here is an interesting article on denarius imitations:...
This is a very interesting imitation. I don't think it is a Taman imitation though. I guess that this coin was made by casting.
These denarius imitiations are usually very worn and they are often found as parts of hoards together with official Roman coins. It looks like...
Thanks for that :-) I have 40 or so of these coins, which I bought (very cheaply) in the Ukraine some 20 years ago. At the time, these coins were...
The Chernyakhov culture was multi-ethnic and included various Sarmatians, such as Alans and Jazygians as well as Germanic tribes such as the...
I think the Roxolani are known only from one source. If I am not mistaken it is not even clear if this was a tribe or a royal clan/family....
True, I hadn't thought of that. Maybe the coin is even later than I thougth, i.e. first half 4th century. Thanks
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