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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 7555420, member: 84905&quot;][QUOTE=&quot;</p><p>And my Odoacer:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Odoacer</u>, Kingdom of Italy</b></p><p>AE nummus</p><p><b>Obv</b>: OD[O-VAC], bare-headed, draped bust right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: Odoacer&#039;s monogram (letters ODOVA: “Odovacar”) within wreath</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Ravenna</p><p><b>Date</b>: 476-493 AD</p><p><b>Ref</b>: RIC X 3502</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/odoacervk-jpg.821967/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I like your Odovacer Nummus above. Odovacer is of course a pivotal figure in late antique history. From the Byzantine Suda Lexicon, we know a bit about his family. His brother was Hunwulf, who served as officer in East Roman services. Hunwulf&#039;s father (i.e. Odovacer&#039;s father) was Edeka,&nbsp; a Thuringian and their mother was a Scirian. Odovacer let a group of diverse Germanic warriors, including Heruls, Scirians and Torcilingi (which is likely a later misspelling for Thuringians). (Thuringia is in central Germany).</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is my Odovacer Nummus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Odovacar (476 - 493)</p><p><br /></p><p>Avers: head without diadem. Legend&nbsp; (O D -) OVAC</p><p>Revers: Monogramm of Odovacar</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought the coin 2 years ago. The estimate was EUR 50,-, but I paid 800!, which shows just how sought after this ruler is. At least, I believe that this is one of the best preserved examples on record</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1303155[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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