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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 20799755, member: 42034"]I was curious about one aspect of this. Since the coins state "Zeno" on them and also carry portraits of Zeno, how do you know that they were made by Odoacer?</p><p><br /></p><p>Zeno ruled from 474 to 491 and Odooacer from 476 to 491. Why are coins from Odoacer extremely rare? After all he ruled for 16 years. Are all coins which have Zeno's titles on them and depict Zeno made by Odoacer? Is it due to the mint? Are all types with this Eagle reverse attributed to Odoacer?</p><p><br /></p><p>--from worldhistory.org</p><p>"After all, Zeno had never officially recognized Odoacer, the conqueror of Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman emperor. Theodoric marched into Italy in 488 CE, fought with Odoacer's forces until 493 CE, and agreed on co-rulership of Italy only to kill Odoacer at a dinner shortly thereafter. Theodoric then claimed Italy as a representative of the Byzantine Empire, at least originally. In time these conquests, potentially initiated on the orders of Zeno, developed into the powerful Ostrogoth Kingdom and Theodoric is remembered by history as Theodoric the Great, one of the greatest barbarian kings."</p><p><br /></p><p>A very confusing time in Roman history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 20799755, member: 42034"]I was curious about one aspect of this. Since the coins state "Zeno" on them and also carry portraits of Zeno, how do you know that they were made by Odoacer? Zeno ruled from 474 to 491 and Odooacer from 476 to 491. Why are coins from Odoacer extremely rare? After all he ruled for 16 years. Are all coins which have Zeno's titles on them and depict Zeno made by Odoacer? Is it due to the mint? Are all types with this Eagle reverse attributed to Odoacer? --from worldhistory.org "After all, Zeno had never officially recognized Odoacer, the conqueror of Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman emperor. Theodoric marched into Italy in 488 CE, fought with Odoacer's forces until 493 CE, and agreed on co-rulership of Italy only to kill Odoacer at a dinner shortly thereafter. Theodoric then claimed Italy as a representative of the Byzantine Empire, at least originally. In time these conquests, potentially initiated on the orders of Zeno, developed into the powerful Ostrogoth Kingdom and Theodoric is remembered by history as Theodoric the Great, one of the greatest barbarian kings." A very confusing time in Roman history.[/QUOTE]
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