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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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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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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. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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