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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 7656048, member: 115171&quot;]That is a beautiful Ostrogothic solidus.&nbsp; I suspect they were struck over a long enough period that the style varies to some degree.&nbsp; Here is another in my collection which is remarkable for the careless use of A and V punches in crafting the inscriptions.&nbsp; Some of the A’s are inverted V’s, and vice versa.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1316225[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1316226[/ATTACH] </p><p>From Dorotheum 15 credited to an Austrian specialist’s collection.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>One similarity in the Ostrogothic coins is the harpoon-like lance head&nbsp;&nbsp; My Constantinopolitan solidi of Anastasius mostly have a more leaf-shaped blade.&nbsp; I will have to study that a bit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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