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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1675208, member: 44210&quot;]Bought it some time ago, and it finally arrived! :jumping-jack: My second Ostrogothic coin in my collection! This type commemorates the city of Ravenna, which was then the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy, and was minted between 518-526 AD during the later part of the reign of Theodoric the Great. The monogram of Ravenna on the reverse contains the letters R, V, E, and N. Interestingly enough, it was minted in Rome rather than Ravenna itself (I think it was because Ravenna was authorized to only mint silver; please correct me if I&#039;m wrong).</p><p><br /></p><p>AE Decanummium</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">Obv: FELIX R-AVENNA, turreted head of Ravenna right</span></font></font></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">Rev: Monogram of Ravenna within wreath, cross above, X below</span></font></font></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><span style="color: black">Rome mint<font size="2">, </font>COI 78b </span></font></font></span></font></font></p><p>15 mm wide</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]249666.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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