Æ In the name of Gratian
Features
| Issuer |
Uncertain Germanic tribes
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 378-425 |
| Currency | Solidus (circa 301-750) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.12 g |
| Diameter | 23 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 153945 |
| References | B/Imit# cf. 27 Pierre Bastien; 1985. “Imitations of Roman Bronze Coins, AD 318-363”, Museum Notes, Volume 30, pages 143-177. |
Obverse
Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by nonsensical legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering: D N GRAT - IS PF AVC
Translation:
Dominus Noster Gratian Perpetuus Augustus
Our Lord, Gratian, perpetual August
Reverse
Two people on a boat surrounded by legend.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
OAINO - NANO
ALEA
Translation:
[Gloria Romanorum]
[Glory of Rome]
Edge
Plain
Comments
This coin is said to be struck from the mid-4th to early-5th centuries. With the prototype for these coins struck in Alexandria mint, and with those types being first struck in 578, that is the most-likely beginning date for this entire type of AE struck by an Uncertain Germanic Tribe.
The denominations of bronze coins that are unknown to numismatists are referred to as Æ (AE), followed by the coin's diameter. The Æ part simply means the coin is made of a base alloy, and because the diameter of these coins is never exactly as intended, different numbers can appear after the Æ for the same type.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
The denominations of bronze coins that are unknown to numismatists are referred to as Æ (AE), followed by the coin's diameter. The Æ part simply means the coin is made of a base alloy, and because the diameter of these coins is never exactly as intended, different numbers can appear after the Æ for the same type.
The exact lettering of the surrounding legend may vary.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (378-425) ALEA | Imitating Alexandria mint | ||||||||||||||
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