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<p>[QUOTE="arnoldoe, post: 6569532, member: 72712"]Coin that just arrived yesterday from a group lot off Ebay <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1263301[/ATTACH] </p><p>Valentinian III Solidus, Ravenna Mint, 4.4g, 21mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: DN PLA VALENTINIANVS PF AVG diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right </p><p>Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG emperor standing facing, with long cross and Victory on globe, foot on man-headed serpent; in fields: R V, in exergue: COMOB</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is probably a Germanic imitation? Based on some spelling errors in obverse legend (I instead of L / no lines across the A's and a backwards N) Snake on the reverse turned into a spiral, line at the bottom is shorter than other official examples + slightly unusual style, (not super far off though)</p><p><br /></p><p>- Imitations are variously attributed to.. Burgundians (Chilperich II / Gundobad) or Vandals (Gaiseric) or Visigoths (Theodoric I / II) or Uncertain Germanic / Frankish Tribe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="arnoldoe, post: 6569532, member: 72712"]Coin that just arrived yesterday from a group lot off Ebay :angelic: [ATTACH=full]1263301[/ATTACH] Valentinian III Solidus, Ravenna Mint, 4.4g, 21mm Obverse: DN PLA VALENTINIANVS PF AVG diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Reverse: VICTORIA AVGGG emperor standing facing, with long cross and Victory on globe, foot on man-headed serpent; in fields: R V, in exergue: COMOB I think it is probably a Germanic imitation? Based on some spelling errors in obverse legend (I instead of L / no lines across the A's and a backwards N) Snake on the reverse turned into a spiral, line at the bottom is shorter than other official examples + slightly unusual style, (not super far off though) - Imitations are variously attributed to.. Burgundians (Chilperich II / Gundobad) or Vandals (Gaiseric) or Visigoths (Theodoric I / II) or Uncertain Germanic / Frankish Tribe.[/QUOTE]
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