[gothic-l] Re: Simleul Silvaniei hoard

[fericzobor]

Dear Dirk,

The hoard of Simleul Silvaniei (in Hungarian: Szilagysomlyo), that is
housed now at the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna, is assigned
rather to the Gepids than to the Goths. It is known also as
the "hoard of the king of the Gepids" (the king being probably
Ardaric).

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., "faltin2001" <dirk at s...> wrote:
> Here is a picture of one of the Valens gold medallions from the
> Simleul Silvaniei hoard. The piece is a 'barbaric' copy of an
> official Roman medaillion. It was likely made by Goths and would
> testified to extremely fine workmanship.
>
> http://www.ancient-coin-forum.com/Alex/val.jpg
>
> These medallions were given to barbaric chieftains in return for
> loyalty.
>
> cheers,
> Dirk


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