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10 nummi (decannummium) with bust of Roma, struck under Theodahad
Byzantine
Early Byzantine Period
A.D. 534–536
Mint: Kingdom of the Ostorgoths, Rome
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 17 mm. Weight: 3.67 gm. Die Axis: 5
Credit Line
Edward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession Number65.283
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
DescriptionObverse: draped bust of Roma, right in helmet
INVICT A [ROMA]
Reverse: wreath surrounding inscription
DN THOEDA HATHVS REX
INVICT A [ROMA]
Reverse: wreath surrounding inscription
DN THOEDA HATHVS REX
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "DN IVSTINIAN AVG".
Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "DN/THEODA/HATHVS/REX".
Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "DN/THEODA/HATHVS/REX".
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Jackson Holmes (1873-1950) Collection; 1932-1941 and 1949-1965: lent by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA; 1965: bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes to MFA, March 10, 1965