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<p>[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 7677929, member: 84905"]Hm ... Metlich, (The coinage of Ostrogothic Italy) writes "No solidi in the name of Zeno can be attributed to Theoderic's reign. Nevertheless the possibility that the above described 'Gamma" group was minted in the time of the new ruler cannot be totally disregarded." (p. 13)</p><p><br /></p><p>The second sentence refers to a group of distinctly western-style solidi with a Gamma officina letter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think that Metlich* is strictly correct. Besides his Gamma-group there are solidi in the name of Zeno, which seem to show something resembling a THE monogram in the place of the Officina letter. If this is THE, it should stand for Theoderic, who briefly used these letters as monogram on solidi in the name of Anastasius.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3109865" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3109865" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3109865</a></p><p><br /></p><p>However, I cannot see anything in the above solidus that suggests to me that the coin is not from Constantinople. Why do you think your coin is Ostrogothic or western? Or are you in fact referring to the first soldius as western and possibly Ostrogothic?</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess you meant the first solidus as being western, possibly Ostrogothic. I don't think it is Ostrogothic or Burgundian. Instead, I think that the most likely originators are the Franks. If you feel adventurous and it would certainly help with the resale price, you can tentatively attribute the coin to the reign of King Childeric. In his famous grave, Childeric was keen to be known as both a Germanic king and warlord and a bearer of Roman offices. It is possible that he ordered the minting of a few coins, if only to demonstrate his Roman credentials. Solidi in the name of Zeno were included in his rich grave goods material.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>*Metlich's book is the standard on Ostrogothic coins, but it contains several errors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 7677929, member: 84905"]Hm ... Metlich, (The coinage of Ostrogothic Italy) writes "No solidi in the name of Zeno can be attributed to Theoderic's reign. Nevertheless the possibility that the above described 'Gamma" group was minted in the time of the new ruler cannot be totally disregarded." (p. 13) The second sentence refers to a group of distinctly western-style solidi with a Gamma officina letter. I don't think that Metlich* is strictly correct. Besides his Gamma-group there are solidi in the name of Zeno, which seem to show something resembling a THE monogram in the place of the Officina letter. If this is THE, it should stand for Theoderic, who briefly used these letters as monogram on solidi in the name of Anastasius. [URL]https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3109865[/URL] However, I cannot see anything in the above solidus that suggests to me that the coin is not from Constantinople. Why do you think your coin is Ostrogothic or western? Or are you in fact referring to the first soldius as western and possibly Ostrogothic? I guess you meant the first solidus as being western, possibly Ostrogothic. I don't think it is Ostrogothic or Burgundian. Instead, I think that the most likely originators are the Franks. If you feel adventurous and it would certainly help with the resale price, you can tentatively attribute the coin to the reign of King Childeric. In his famous grave, Childeric was keen to be known as both a Germanic king and warlord and a bearer of Roman offices. It is possible that he ordered the minting of a few coins, if only to demonstrate his Roman credentials. Solidi in the name of Zeno were included in his rich grave goods material. *Metlich's book is the standard on Ostrogothic coins, but it contains several errors.[/QUOTE]
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