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1/4 Siliqua In the name of Anastasius I and Theoderic, Sirmium, regular S with bust in legend
| Issuer | Gepid Kingdom |
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| Year | 493-526 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Anastasius I facing right, rendered in the late antique style typical of early sixth-century barbarian imitative coinage. The effigy is encircled by a Latin legend reading D N INASTASVS PP AV, an abbreviated form of the imperial titulature 'Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus.' The portraiture, while derived from Byzantine prototypes, exhibits the somewhat stylized execution characteristic of Gepid workshop production. Letter forms are irregularly spaced within the surrounding legend field. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N INASTASVS PP AV (Translation: Dominus Noster Anastasius Perpetuus Augustus — Our Lord, Anastasius, Perpetual Augustus) |
| Reverse description | Central field occupied by the elaborate interlaced monogram of Theoderic, king of the Ostrogoths and Gepid overlord, with a cross pattée above. The monogram, incorporating the letters of THEODERICVS, is rendered in the characteristic late antique cipher style and is surrounded by a retrograde or garbled Latin legend reading MINVIT - LROMAD, a corrupted rendering of INVICTA ROMA ('Unconquered Rome'). The overall design reflects the political ideology of Theoderic's Italian regime as projected through coinage issued in his name alongside the Byzantine emperor. The reverse field is flat and slightly irregular, consistent with hammered barbarian silver production. |
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