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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 7942326, member: 84905&quot;]Under Gothic king Theodahat, the mint of Rome produced the last bronze coin that can be said to be worthy of the Roman empire. Probably the last coin with a realistic portrait for many centuries. The eastern Roman mints, including at Constantinope produced nothing of this quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one of my Theodahat folles, which I think is the star of the entire Gothic series:</p><p><br /></p><p>Theodahad, 534-536, Follis of 40 Nummi,</p><p><br /></p><p>Mint: Rome,</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 9.08 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>D N THEOD - AHATVS REX&nbsp; //&nbsp; VICTVRAP RINCIPVM&nbsp; -- SC</p><p><br /></p><p>Bust: D2</p><p><br /></p><p>Great realistic style, fine brown tone and among the most attractive exemplars available.</p><p><br /></p><p>MEC 141, MIB 81</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374927[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Note the syncretism, i.e. the reverse shows Victoria on a prow, as a Roman image including even the SC letters referring to the Senate of Rome, which has long seized to be a real political factor. Yet, the obverse shows the king in Germanic gear. The king has long hair and a moustache. The helmet is a Germanic Spangenhelm (the cheek guards have been omitted). So he is not shown in a Roman helmet but a deliberate attempt was made to portray Theodahat has a Germanic king.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of a Spangenhelm from Krefeld, Germany:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1374938[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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