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Æ In the name of Constantine I, Sketched legend
| Uitgever | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 325-425 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
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| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Techniek | Hammered |
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| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Crude, barbarous imitation of a Roman imperial bust facing right, depicting a helmeted or laureate-draped effigy imitating Constantine I, struck in an irregular hammered flan. The portrait, rendered in a naive provincial style characteristic of Germanic imitations, shows a right-facing bust with rudimentary facial features and schematic drapery. Surrounding the bust is a garbled, pseudo-Latin legend composed of meaningless letter-forms imitating the Constantinian imperial titulature, arranged in an approximate circle around the field. The overall style reflects the hand of a non-Roman craftsman copying Roman prototypes at several removes. The flan is slightly irregular and the strike uneven, consistent with unofficial barbarian production. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | OVTHT HLXXS LLOAS (Translation: [Votis Vicennalibus Multis Tricennalibus] [Vows for the twentieth anniversary and more for the thirtieth anniversary]) |
| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Barbarian imitations of Constantinian bronzes circulated widely across the Rhine and Danube frontiers during the fourth and early fifth centuries, produced by Germanic groups who lacked formal minting infrastructure but not the demand for small exchange media. The legends on these pieces were copied by die-cutters with no Latin literacy, degrading through successive generations of imitation into meaningless scratches — what catalogers call "sketched" or "blundered" legends.
The Arslan corpus leaves this specific type unassigned, which places it among the more poorly documented frontier issues.