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

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at y..., Tore Gannholm <tore.gannholm at s...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >Troels,
> >
> >the following link takes you to a map of the Byzantine/East Roman
> >mints.
> >
> >http://americanhistory.si.edu/csr/nnc/byzant/imapmint.htm
> >
> >The map states a timeframe from 498 to 1453. However, the main
mints
> >were the same in the period 450 to 500. Of course, Carthage was
ruled
> >by the Vandals at that time and the Italian mints were under
> >Ostrogothic control from 488 or so. Also, the mints of Sirmium in
> >Pannonia is omitted on the map. But it was a very minor mint and
> >operative only from about 504 after closing at the end of the 4th
> >century. Also, missing are most of the western mints of greater
> >significance, like Arles and Lyon, but especially Milan. Trier,
which
> >was a major mint in the 4th century seized operations in the early
> >5th century. Also missing are all the Frankish and Visigothic mints
> >like Toulouse, Bordeaux, Cologne, Marseille etc.
> >
> >I think it it fair to say that the vast majority of gold coins
minted
> >in the 5th century would have been produced by Constantinopel,
> >Ravenna, Rome and Milan. Of these Milan and Ravenna would have been
> >the northern-most.
> >
> >cheers,
> >Dirk
> >
>
>
> Dirk,
>
> I have no Fagerlies book and I have posted the conslusions on
>
http://w1.855.telia.com/~u85528681/Fagerlie/fagerlieconclus/default.ht
m
>
> 9 pages.
>
> I think these 9 pages can bring some order into our debate.
>
> Tore



Tore,

Fagerlie's book which appeared in the 1960s is unfortunately based on
outdated historical and archaeological sources, which not only
influenced, but even drove her interpretations. She linked sporadic
finds to contacts for which there is no evidence and which are not
likely. For example, seeking to link a Leontius coin of Antioch to
the Ostrogoths is highly contrived and not believable. If you read
modern literature on this field you will find that these
interpretations are no longer accepted. The leading expert on
Ostrogothic (and late Roman) coinage M. Metlich stated that
Fagerlie's interpretations are untenable. Her book should not be used
to bring order to this discussion, unfortunately.

Dirk






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