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1 Quinarius - Imitating Aurelian, 270-275
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 270-325 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Crude barbarous imitation of a Roman imperial bust, facing left, with laureate and draped effigy rendered in a simplified, provincial style characteristic of Germanic die-cutting. The portrait displays a stylized arrangement of curled hair and drapery folds reduced to schematic linear elements. The surrounding legend reads IMP AVRELIANVS in retrograde or irregular Latin lettering, partially garbled, distributed around the circumference of the flan. The overall execution reflects an imitative workshop unfamiliar with classical engraving conventions, producing a debased but recognizable rendering of the Aurelian portrait type. The flan is irregular and slightly buckled, consistent with primitive hammered production. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized eagle stands facing, wings spread, rendered in a bold but schematic barbarous manner derived from Roman quinarius reverse types. The bird's plumage is indicated by broad incised strokes, and the head is turned to one side in a simplified approximation of the Roman prototype. Beneath the eagle, two globules or pellets are visible, likely a degraded rendering of a mintmark or exergual element. The surrounding field carries the garbled legend AIIS IMP IX, representing a barbarous corruption of a Roman titulature formula, distributed irregularly around the flan edge. The entire composition reflects the hand of a Germanic craftsman imitating Roman iconography without full comprehension of the original die design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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