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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herberto, post: 6408552, member: 74222&quot;]When the western part of Roman Empire fell some various Germanian &quot;Barbarian Kingdoms&quot; were created. Those kingdoms issued gold coins in the name of the byzantine emperor and so did some tribes in Balkan.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, The Ostrogothic Italy minted gold coins in the name of Zeno, Anastasius or Justinian. So did also Vesigothic Spain. The Lombards also minted in the name of emperor Leon III in the beginning of eighth century. Some Gepidian tribes in Balkan also did that. In contrary the byzantines never ever minted gold coins in the name of a &quot;Barbarian&quot;/Germanian king if I am not mistaken.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can one explain me why the so-called &quot;Barbarian Kingdoms&quot; issued gold coins in the name of the byzantine emperor(s)? What was the point? Why not struck in the name of their own king?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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