[gothic-l] Re: Trailing the Eruli in the North

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., Tore Gannholm <tore.gannholm at s...> wrote:
> >
> >  > Dirk,
> >>
> >>  The Odoaker-coin was my mistake reading "from Odoakers reign"
as a
> >>  coin of Odoaker. However if we only know 4 coins from Odoaker,
who
> >>  ruled Italy for 18 years, and we know a lot of solidi from his
> >>  superior Byzantine emperor, there is no reason to expect a
majority
> >>  of Italian solidi among the Heruls in that period - and neither
in
> >>  the first period of Theodoric as the Heruls had supported
Odoaker.
> >
> >
> >Hi Troels,
> >
> >there are only about 3 to 4 coins in existence with the portrait of
> >Odoaker (half/quarter siliquae, i.e. small silver coins). There are
> >some more copper nummi with his monogramme. However, these coins
were
> >small change and of no particular interest to mercenaries etc. The
> >main coinage of Odoaker was a gold coinage (solidi and tremisses)
in
> >the name of the emperor Zeno, but minted at Rome, Milan, Ravenna
and
> >some more Italian mints. His Herulic mercenaries would have
received
> >payment in this West Roman coinage not in East Roman
(Constantinopel)
> >issues. All solidi in Scandinavia, including the Basiliscus coin in
> >the Ottar-mound, are from the mint of Constantinopel.
> >
> >
> >cheers,
> >Dirk
>
>
> Dirk,
> The solidis found in Hungary where the Heruls stayed and were
kicked
> out by the Langobards are they also minted in Constantinopel?
>
> Tore
> --


Tore,

I have an article summarising all Migration-Age coin finds in
Hungary/Slovakia. There are only very few (if any) solidi from
Hungary/Slovakia (i.e. Moravia). But I shall check this and let you
know later. One type of coin from this broader region are the
Ostrogothic coins from the mints of Sirmium and Siscia.

cheers,
Dirk








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