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Æ In the name of Theodosius II
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 445-500 |
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| Currency | Solidus (circa 301-750) |
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| Reverse lettering | VT XXX V CON (Translation: Votis Tricennalibus [Multis] Quinquennalibus Vows for the thirtieth anniversary and [more for the] fifth anniversary) |
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| Mintage | ND (445-500) CON - Imitating Constantinople mint |
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These small bronzes, struck by Germanic groups operating in the post-Roman West during the second half of the fifth century, belong to a numismatic grey zone where attribution remains genuinely contested. The issuing authority is unknown — candidates include Ostrogoths, Visigoths, and various smaller successor groups, all of whom had strong political incentives to invoke Theodosius II's name long after his death in 450, projecting a legitimacy they could not mint on their own terms.