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1 Denarius X and circle, XX
| Issuer | Taman, Goths from |
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| Year | 275-325 |
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| Currency | Denarius (late 3rd/early 4th centuries) |
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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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| Mintage | ND (275-325) |
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