¼ Siliqua In the name of Anastasius I and Theoderic; Sirmium; regular S with angled bust

Features

Issuer	Gepid Kingdom
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	493-526
Value	¼ Siliqua
Currency	Siliqua (491-567)
Composition	Silver
Weight	0.81 g
Diameter	14.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 144414
References	MEC I# – Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage / Volume 1: The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries): With a Catalogue of the Coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom. , MIB I# 46 Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1973. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Band 1. Von Anastasius I. bis Justinianus I (491-565) : einschliesslich der ostgotischen und vandalischen Prägungen: Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , Demo# 71 Željko Demo, Barbara Smith-Demo; 1994. Ostrogothic Coinage from Collections in Croatia, Slovenia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Narodni muzej Slovenije (National Museum of Slovenia), Ljubljana, Slovenia. , Metlich# p. 43 Michael Andreas Metlich, Ermanno Alessio Arslan; 2004. The Ostrogothic Coinage in Italy from AD 476: A Die Study of Theodahad Folles. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Kraus# 63 Andreas Kraus; 1992. Grundzüge der Geschichte Bayerns (2^nd Edition). Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany.

Obverse

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: D II ANASTASIVS PP AVG

Translation:
Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus
Our Lord, Anastasius, perpetual August

Reverse

Monogram of Theoderic with cross above and surrounded by legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering: AINVIVT - A ROMAD

Translation:
Invicta Roma
Unconquered Rome

Edge

Plain

Comments

While the types struck in the name of Anastasius I (491-518) and Theoderic (475-526) were originally attributed to the Gepids, they were later proposed to be issues of the Ostrogoths, which became a widely-accepted theory. Even so, with the weights of these issues not matching the Ostrogothic weight standard set by Theoderic, and with the stylistic depictions matching Gepid issues struck in the name of other rulers, Metlich concluded that all these types are, in fact, issues of the Gepids, which many auction houses are in agreement with.

The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.

No date:
1) D I ANASTASIIS P AV / VINPICT - G VAOMANV
2) D II ANASTASIVS PP AVG / AINVIVT - A ROMAD
3) D II ANASTASIVS PP AVG / AIIVIVIT - A NIIADM
4) D II ANASTASIVS PP AVC / INVICT - A RVMANA
5) D N ANASTASIVS PR P AVC / AIMVIC - A ROMAP
6) D N ANASTASIVS PR P AVC / AIMVIC - A RVMAN
7) D N ANASTASIVS PP AVC / MINVIA - A ROMAD
8) D N ANASTASIVS PP AVC / NINVIT - A ROMA
9) D N ANASTASIVS PP AV / VINVICT - A ROMANI
10) D N ANASTASIVS P AVC / VINVICT - A ROMAN
11) D N ANVSIATS PP AVC / VINVITA - ROMAN
12) D N INASTASVS PP AV / VINVICT – A ROMANI

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (493-526)

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