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Ostrogothic
Kingdom of Italy
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The standard reference for this material is "Western & Provincial
Byzantine Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the Empires of
Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum" by Warwick Wroth,
published by Argonaut Inc., 1966. It is 344 pages and 42 plates.
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Athalaric, AE Minimus (2-1/2 Nummi), 526-534, Ostrogothic Kingdom, Rome Mint
IVSTI_NIANI
Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust of Justinian I right
(No legend)
Monogram of Athalaric within wreath terminating in large jewel
10mm x 11mm, 1.13g
Wroth, 54 (Ravenna); Hahn MIB I, 80; Metlich 88; BMC 47-56; Ratto 2360; Tolstoj 562-563
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Athalaric, AE Minimus (2-1/2 Nummi), 526-534, Group III, Ostrogothic Kingdom,
Ravenna Mint
IVSTI_NI^N
Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust of Justinian I right
(No legend)
Monogram of Athalaric within wreath terminating in large jewel
10mm x 11mm, 0.85g
Wroth, Type 47-56 variant, pp. 66-67
Note: S in obverse legend and in reverse monogram both retrograde.
Normally all of the characters are engraved in usual Latin form on this
series, however, Wroth cites an AR Half Siliqua with same retrograde S on
reverse (although obverse S on that example is not retrograde).
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