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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2314627, member: 44210&quot;]6th century countermarked early imperial bronzes are very scarce. There are an estimated 150-200 known. A cache or caches of 1st century bronzes were rediscovered around four and a half centuries later and thrown back into circulation in 6th century AD Ostrogothic Italy (and/or North Africa), but not before being revalued, the Asses to 42 nummi (XLII). Got it for a portion of what these usually go for.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Domitian</u>, Roman Empire</b> (revalued under the <b>Ostrogothic Kingdom</b>)</p><p>AE as/42 nummi</p><p><b>Obv</b>: CAESAR AVG F DOMITIAN COS II, laureate head left, countermark XLII (42) in left field</p><p><b>Rev</b>: VICTORIA AVGVST, Victory advancing right, standing on prow, holding wreath and palm branch, S-C across fields</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Rome (struck 73-74 AD; revalued 498-526 AD)</p><p><b>Ref</b>: RIC 677</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fi1197.photobucket.com%25252525252Falbums%25252525252Faa429%25252525252FLurkingNinja%25252525252Fdomitostrogoths_zpstupjmob8.jpg%2525252526hash%252525253D0eaad0cbc633e10cd893d0b0d9eefdd9%25252526hash%2525253D6ea2d8ea1af547bda1047005dab6d32e%252526hash%25253Dcf315a381f73cdd6d1684917db75995d%2526hash%253Dce6ed66bb807915c3de55bc87420c9b3%26hash%3D609daf162b441ba5593d8c4a5f5650df&amp;hash=c789cc33c375d4a4c895309167a80309" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This reverse type was probably the inspiration for the similar reverse type under King Theodahad for his folles:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/NiceTheodahad.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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