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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 8074411, member: 84905&quot;]I agree, there are no coins of Ildebad (Hildebad) and Eraric. Coins attributed to these two kings are either modern fakes or misattributed Langobardic coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>You forgot to mention Baduila (Totila). He was the other most notable Gothic king next to Theoderic. Baduila led the second phase of the Gothic war and won many victories against the Romans. His coins are, of course very rare, but obtainable.</p><p><br /></p><p>NB, when we talk about &quot;the Romans&quot; in the context of the Gothic war, we typically mean other Germanic tribes. Rome employed Langobards, Heruls and Gepids, while Alamanni and Franks (sort of) fought (at times) on the Gothic side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lastly, according to Metlich, coins of the last Gothic king Teia/Theia/Tejas are &quot;surprisingly plentiful&quot;. I think this view is distorted by a relatively &quot;common&quot; (meaning a couple of coins) occurance in important public collections.&nbsp; However, I totally agree with your observation. They are excessively rare. I have one Half-Siliqua of Theia (which I will show later) and which is the only one I have ever seen for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for rarity in general, Metlich correctly notes that all Gothic coins are very rare. The surviving coins have probably escaped deliberate efforts to melt down and recoin Gothic coins after the final demise of the Gothic kingdom in AD 554.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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