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<p>[QUOTE="The Trachy Enjoyer, post: 7545849, member: 118358"]We have medieval Monday...why not migration period Monday? I saw an old thread today on this topic which inspired me to make this.</p><p>Left to right:</p><p>Unique Gepid Siliqua in the name of Anastasius - Thrasamund Siliqua - Gunthamund Siliqua</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1302026[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1302027[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Gepids: </b></p><p>The Gepids were a Germanic tribe related to Ostrogoths and Visigoths. Coming from around the area of modern-day Germany, they often raided the Roman empire with other Gothic groups during the crisis of the third century. Later on, the Gepids joined the Hunnic confederation of the 5th century. After the Hunnic confederation broke up, the Gepids migrated south into former Roman holdings. To their west, the Ostrogoths ruled Italy. To their east, Byzantium ruled out of Constantinople. Because of this prime positioning, the Gepids controlled many trading towns, chief among them Sirmium.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sirmium was an ancient city, dating back to Roman times and before. It once was home to the Roman governor of Illyricum, acting as the administrative capital of the region. Lying in the middle of the old Roman empire, Sirmium was considered a crossroads where East and West met. In that tradition, Sirmium functioned similarly under the Gepids in the 6th century. Located near where the Ostrogothic kingdom, Gepid kingdom, and the Byzantine empire met, Sirmium was the most important town in the Gepid kingdom, serving as their capital and trade hub. It was desired by all powers in the vicinity and subsequently changed hands many times in the 6th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Gepids had an independent kingdom from the late 5th century until 504 CE when Theodoric the Great and the Ostrogoths conquered the Gepid kingdom. The aptly named Sirmium War was named after the main reason it was fought over, the town of Sirmium. Recognized by all political entities in the area as important, the Gepids had help from Byzantine allies to thwart Ostrogothic aggression. This united Gepid-Byzantine coalition failed, however, and Theodoric annexed the area. The Gepids remained unhappy vassals of the Ostrogoths, with multiple attempts of rebellion. The Gepids were finally freed in the mid-530’s with Byzantine aid and Justinian’s timely reconquest of Italy. In an attempt to reconcile their holdings and fight off the Byzantine invaders in Italy, the Ostrogoths abandoned Gepid lands. The Gepids resumed independent rule of their lands for the next five decades until the Avars conquered most Gepid territory in 567 CE. Sirmium held out, isolated and alone, until it too succumbed to the Avars in 582.</p><p><br /></p><p>The left most coin in my pictures is a siliqua of the Gepids/Ostrogoths minted in the name of Anastasius. The obverse features the right facing bust of Anastasius and a crude rendition of the legend DN ANASTASIUS PP AVG. The reverse features a stand/wreath in the center and a cross on top with a kneeling figure whose hands are raised in the air on the right, perhaps some sort of Christian imagery? The legend is OV. There is one other coin like this known to a professor on Gepid coinage who said that example was in the name of Justin. That coin had a die break on the reverse so this example helped clear up the design which shows a symmetrical figure to the left of the center wreath.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Vandals:</b></p><p>The Vandals first enter the historical record with the Marcomannic Wars of Marcus Aurelius. They were minor players in the war and are next seen battling Aurelian, with whom they signed a peace treaty. The Vandals moved into the Balkans at some point and occupied the lands which would become those of the Gepid kingdom. Facing hostility on all sides, however, they asked Constantine the Great for asylum and were settled in Roman Pannonia in 330 AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shortly after 405 AD, the Vandals decided to migrate south, possibly/probably due to the increasing Hunnic threat. The Vandals plundered their way through Gaul and settled in the south west. In the year 409, the Vandals again decided to move and entered Hispania. In exchange for service as military allies, the Vandals were given land through out Spain. The Vandals proceeded to spend the next 25 years looting their way across the west. They crushed major roman armies while sacking cities and islands. In 428, the accession of Genseric to the Vandal throne changed the fate of the Vandal people and western Europe forever, elevating the disparate tribes from roaming gangs of thieves to the Germanic people who crushed and destroyed West Rome forever.</p><p><br /></p><p>In one of the biggest foreign diplomacy blunders of all time, Count Bonifacius, representative of Valentinian III and West Rome, invited Genseric to move his 20,000-80,000 strong army from the rugged land of Hispania to the fertile coast of North Africa. Genseric, only too happy to be given unharrassed travel, complied. The Vandals quickly swept east across North Africa, conquering everything with ease. Bonifacius tried to stop the Vandals but was defeated in battle. During this time, St Augustine was inside the city of Hippo when it was sieged, dieing of stress in the process. Bonifaius escaped to Carthage and raised another army which was also defeated by the Vandals. The Romans and Vandals signed a treaty in 435 which split the province but Genseric soon broke this and seized the rest of Roman Africa including the city of Carthage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Genseric's most famous accomplishment and coup de grace was yet to come...in 455, Genseric led his Vandal army on Rome and sacked it. Looting any and all valuables, the Vandals spend days sacking the city. Among the stolen was Valentinian III's wife, the Empress Licinia Eudoxia, and their two daughters. Taking back the treasures of the ancient world, the Vandals settled in Africa to rule for another eight decades of relative prosperity.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two siliqua shown are of Thrasamund (center) and Gunthamund (right). Gunthamund ruled for a period of peace and tranquility. He lessened the Vandal policy of persecuting Catholics (they were Arians) and oversaw economic recovery and growth. Thrasamund, Guthamund's successor, finally stopped Catholic persecutions. Thrasamund is rather unnoteworthy but is described by Procopius as "a very special friend of the Emperor Anastasius".</p><p><br /></p><p>The Migration Period is one of tumult and change. The shockwaves sent then still reverberate in our world today...show me your coins from this era<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Trachy Enjoyer, post: 7545849, member: 118358"]We have medieval Monday...why not migration period Monday? I saw an old thread today on this topic which inspired me to make this. Left to right: Unique Gepid Siliqua in the name of Anastasius - Thrasamund Siliqua - Gunthamund Siliqua [ATTACH=full]1302026[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1302027[/ATTACH] [B]The Gepids: [/B] The Gepids were a Germanic tribe related to Ostrogoths and Visigoths. Coming from around the area of modern-day Germany, they often raided the Roman empire with other Gothic groups during the crisis of the third century. Later on, the Gepids joined the Hunnic confederation of the 5th century. After the Hunnic confederation broke up, the Gepids migrated south into former Roman holdings. To their west, the Ostrogoths ruled Italy. To their east, Byzantium ruled out of Constantinople. Because of this prime positioning, the Gepids controlled many trading towns, chief among them Sirmium. Sirmium was an ancient city, dating back to Roman times and before. It once was home to the Roman governor of Illyricum, acting as the administrative capital of the region. Lying in the middle of the old Roman empire, Sirmium was considered a crossroads where East and West met. In that tradition, Sirmium functioned similarly under the Gepids in the 6th century. Located near where the Ostrogothic kingdom, Gepid kingdom, and the Byzantine empire met, Sirmium was the most important town in the Gepid kingdom, serving as their capital and trade hub. It was desired by all powers in the vicinity and subsequently changed hands many times in the 6th century. The Gepids had an independent kingdom from the late 5th century until 504 CE when Theodoric the Great and the Ostrogoths conquered the Gepid kingdom. The aptly named Sirmium War was named after the main reason it was fought over, the town of Sirmium. Recognized by all political entities in the area as important, the Gepids had help from Byzantine allies to thwart Ostrogothic aggression. This united Gepid-Byzantine coalition failed, however, and Theodoric annexed the area. The Gepids remained unhappy vassals of the Ostrogoths, with multiple attempts of rebellion. The Gepids were finally freed in the mid-530’s with Byzantine aid and Justinian’s timely reconquest of Italy. In an attempt to reconcile their holdings and fight off the Byzantine invaders in Italy, the Ostrogoths abandoned Gepid lands. The Gepids resumed independent rule of their lands for the next five decades until the Avars conquered most Gepid territory in 567 CE. Sirmium held out, isolated and alone, until it too succumbed to the Avars in 582. The left most coin in my pictures is a siliqua of the Gepids/Ostrogoths minted in the name of Anastasius. The obverse features the right facing bust of Anastasius and a crude rendition of the legend DN ANASTASIUS PP AVG. The reverse features a stand/wreath in the center and a cross on top with a kneeling figure whose hands are raised in the air on the right, perhaps some sort of Christian imagery? The legend is OV. There is one other coin like this known to a professor on Gepid coinage who said that example was in the name of Justin. That coin had a die break on the reverse so this example helped clear up the design which shows a symmetrical figure to the left of the center wreath. [B]The Vandals:[/B] The Vandals first enter the historical record with the Marcomannic Wars of Marcus Aurelius. They were minor players in the war and are next seen battling Aurelian, with whom they signed a peace treaty. The Vandals moved into the Balkans at some point and occupied the lands which would become those of the Gepid kingdom. Facing hostility on all sides, however, they asked Constantine the Great for asylum and were settled in Roman Pannonia in 330 AD. Shortly after 405 AD, the Vandals decided to migrate south, possibly/probably due to the increasing Hunnic threat. The Vandals plundered their way through Gaul and settled in the south west. In the year 409, the Vandals again decided to move and entered Hispania. In exchange for service as military allies, the Vandals were given land through out Spain. The Vandals proceeded to spend the next 25 years looting their way across the west. They crushed major roman armies while sacking cities and islands. In 428, the accession of Genseric to the Vandal throne changed the fate of the Vandal people and western Europe forever, elevating the disparate tribes from roaming gangs of thieves to the Germanic people who crushed and destroyed West Rome forever. In one of the biggest foreign diplomacy blunders of all time, Count Bonifacius, representative of Valentinian III and West Rome, invited Genseric to move his 20,000-80,000 strong army from the rugged land of Hispania to the fertile coast of North Africa. Genseric, only too happy to be given unharrassed travel, complied. The Vandals quickly swept east across North Africa, conquering everything with ease. Bonifacius tried to stop the Vandals but was defeated in battle. During this time, St Augustine was inside the city of Hippo when it was sieged, dieing of stress in the process. Bonifaius escaped to Carthage and raised another army which was also defeated by the Vandals. The Romans and Vandals signed a treaty in 435 which split the province but Genseric soon broke this and seized the rest of Roman Africa including the city of Carthage. Genseric's most famous accomplishment and coup de grace was yet to come...in 455, Genseric led his Vandal army on Rome and sacked it. Looting any and all valuables, the Vandals spend days sacking the city. Among the stolen was Valentinian III's wife, the Empress Licinia Eudoxia, and their two daughters. Taking back the treasures of the ancient world, the Vandals settled in Africa to rule for another eight decades of relative prosperity. The two siliqua shown are of Thrasamund (center) and Gunthamund (right). Gunthamund ruled for a period of peace and tranquility. He lessened the Vandal policy of persecuting Catholics (they were Arians) and oversaw economic recovery and growth. Thrasamund, Guthamund's successor, finally stopped Catholic persecutions. Thrasamund is rather unnoteworthy but is described by Procopius as "a very special friend of the Emperor Anastasius". The Migration Period is one of tumult and change. The shockwaves sent then still reverberate in our world today...show me your coins from this era:joyful:[/QUOTE]
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