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1/4 Siliqua In the name of Justinian I and Theoderic, Sirmium, without stars
| Issuer | Gepid Kingdom |
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| Year | 527-565 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Crude, bold monogram of Theoderic rendered in retrograde, centrally placed within a beaded or dotted border imitating a wreath. The monogram is composed of interlocking letters in a cross-like arrangement, characteristic of late antique royal monogram types adopted by Germanic rulers from Byzantine administrative tradition. The fields are plain, and the overall execution reflects the barbarous die-cutting style of Gepid workshop production at Sirmium. |
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The Gepids occupied Sirmium — a former imperial administrative capital on the Sava River — after the collapse of Attila's empire, and for decades exploited the city's residual prestige by issuing coinage in the name of the reigning Eastern emperor. This piece, struck under Theoderic's successors in the name of Justinian I, is a product of that careful political performance: a barbarian kingdom minting Roman-style silver to signal legitimacy it could not otherwise claim. Sirmium would fall to the Avars in 582, ending the city's role as a mint entirely.