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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     77001077 Type:     Goths, Vandals Region:     Uncertain Germanic Tribes City:     Gaul Issuer:     Julius Nepos Date Ruled:     AD 474-475 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Tremissis Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD late 5th Century Weight:     1.32 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     D N IVL NE-POS P F ΛVC Obverse Description:     Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse Description:     Cross within wreath, rosette at apex; COMOB Mint:     Ravenna Primary Reference:     CNG Triton XI, Lot 1077 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=115500 Notes:     Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 1077 The stylized bust, crude epigraphy, and rosette jewel on the reverse are distinctly different from Nepos’ issues at the official mints. Although this piece is clearly an issue of a Germanic tribe, these elements are also dissimilar to their known issues.

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