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10 Nummi - Witigis Ravenna
| Issuer | Ostrogothic Kingdom |
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| Year | 536-540 |
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| Currency | Tremissis (490-553) |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted and draped bust of Roma in profile facing right, rendered in a debased late antique style characteristic of Ostrogothic coinage. The effigy displays a crested helmet and schematic drapery, with the portrait occupying the majority of the flan. A partially visible Latin legend encircles the bust, reading INVICTA ROMA. The overall relief is low and the die work is crude, consistent with provincial hammered bronze production of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | INVICT - A ROMA (Translation: Unconquered Rome) |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a stacked four-line Latin votive legend arranged across the field, reading D N VVIT IGES REX, identifying Witigis as king. The inscription is enclosed within a decorative wreath border, a common reverse type for Ostrogothic copper nummi struck at Ravenna. The lettering is irregular and somewhat crude, reflecting the hammered technique and the declining standards of die-cutting in the final years of Ostrogothic rule. |
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