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<p>[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 2414070, member: 44210"]<b><u>Athalaric</u>, Ostrogothic Kingdom</b></p><p>AE decanummium</p><p><b>Obv</b>: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right</p><p><b>Rev</b>: D N / ATHAL / ARICVS / REX, legend within wreath, X (10) below</p><p><b>Mint</b>: Rome; struck 526-534 AD</p><p><b>Ref</b>: COI 86; MIB 78; MEC 1, 133-4</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/athalaric_zpse0efhurt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just received a second Athalaric coin for my collection (I recently sold a nummus of him so I've had three altogether). I really like these legend-in-wreath Ostrogoth types with the king's name in them, and would buy more of these (along with many other coin types, goes without saying) if money was no object. I also have this type for Theodahad (almost had a Witiges as well <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shifty:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, so I'm still looking for a coin of him).</p><p><br /></p><p>Athalaric was the son of Eutharic and Amalasuntha, the latter being the daughter of the great King Theodoric of the Ostrogoths, making Athalaric his grandson. He was born in 516 AD, and he had a sister, Matasuntha. Theodoric had no male heir, so when he died in 526 AD, the ten year-old Athalaric was proclaimed king, but with his mother ruling in his name until he would become an adult. Amalasuntha, however, quickly found herself at odds against members of the Ostrogothic nobility. She wanted Athalaric to be educated and grow up like a Roman, while the nobles thought a tough and "Gothic" kind of upbringing was more suited for the young king. The nobles' influence won out, and Athalaric soon began to engage in heavy drinking and other indulgences. His health sharply declined and in 534 AD he died, at the age of 18.</p><p><br /></p><p>(the Ostrogothic Kingdom is in red)</p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Europe526AD.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValiantKnight, post: 2414070, member: 44210"][B][U]Athalaric[/U], Ostrogothic Kingdom[/B] AE decanummium [B]Obv[/B]: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, facing right [B]Rev[/B]: D N / ATHAL / ARICVS / REX, legend within wreath, X (10) below [B]Mint[/B]: Rome; struck 526-534 AD [B]Ref[/B]: COI 86; MIB 78; MEC 1, 133-4 [IMG]http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/athalaric_zpse0efhurt.jpg[/IMG] Just received a second Athalaric coin for my collection (I recently sold a nummus of him so I've had three altogether). I really like these legend-in-wreath Ostrogoth types with the king's name in them, and would buy more of these (along with many other coin types, goes without saying) if money was no object. I also have this type for Theodahad (almost had a Witiges as well :shifty:, so I'm still looking for a coin of him). Athalaric was the son of Eutharic and Amalasuntha, the latter being the daughter of the great King Theodoric of the Ostrogoths, making Athalaric his grandson. He was born in 516 AD, and he had a sister, Matasuntha. Theodoric had no male heir, so when he died in 526 AD, the ten year-old Athalaric was proclaimed king, but with his mother ruling in his name until he would become an adult. Amalasuntha, however, quickly found herself at odds against members of the Ostrogothic nobility. She wanted Athalaric to be educated and grow up like a Roman, while the nobles thought a tough and "Gothic" kind of upbringing was more suited for the young king. The nobles' influence won out, and Athalaric soon began to engage in heavy drinking and other indulgences. His health sharply declined and in 534 AD he died, at the age of 18. (the Ostrogothic Kingdom is in red) [IMG]http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Europe526AD.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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