Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Solidus - Theodosius II Germanic States imitation of Theodosius II
| Issuer | Germanic Tribes |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | VOT XXXXZ NVLT XXXX Δ CONOB |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Pseudo-imperial solidi imitating Theodosius II were struck by several Germanic groups — most likely Visigoths or Burgundians — during the 5th century as a means of participating in the Roman monetary economy without issuing coins under their own authority. The Roman gold standard carried a credibility that no barbarian ruler could yet claim independently, so copying it wholesale was the pragmatic solution. RIC X 321 cf. signals the attribution is approximate; the "cf." acknowledges divergence from the official type without pinning the piece to a specific tribal workshop, a problem that continues to frustrate precise attribution in this series.