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1 Denarius X and circle, XX

Issuer Taman, Goths from
Year 275-325
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Weight 2.17 g
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Obverse description Highly stylized, barbaric effigy of a head facing right, rendered in a crude provincial style characteristic of Gothic imitative coinage. The head features an exaggerated radiate crown with boldly incised, splaying rays, and a heavily stylized facial treatment with schematic features. The hair is rendered as a mass of pellets or clustered beads below the crown, and the overall execution displays the degenerate imitation of late Roman imperial portraiture typical of the Taman Gothic series.
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Reverse description A winged figure, likely a stylized Victory or similar allegorical personification derived from late Roman imperial prototypes, standing facing. To the left of the figure appears an X symbol accompanied by a circle, while to the right are two X marks, likely representing debased or misunderstood imitations of Roman mint control marks or value indicators. The overall design is rendered in a crude, schematic barbarian style with little anatomical detail, consistent with the Gothic imitative coinage of the Taman region.
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