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Pseudo-Imperial, uncertain AV Solidus. In the name of Zeno. Uncertain mint, AD 476-489. D N ZENO PERP AVG, pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif / VICTORIA AVGGG A, Victory standing facing, head to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. For prototype, cf. RIC X 910 and 929, Depeyrot 108/1. 4.37g, 19mm, 7h.
Extremely Fine.
Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XXVIII 5-6 Jul 2023, lot 699
According to accompanying note, the coin was found at " south of Grambzow", which appears to be Gramzow north east of Berlin. In that region a large hoard of Solidi was found in the late 19th century (Schatz von Biesenbrow). The hoard was melted down, but in modern times a second search revealed a 8 more solidi, including pieces in the names of Leo I, Zeno, Justinian and the Frankish king Theodebert. The interpretation is that the coins were part of a hoard of Thuringians who fled the Frankish onslaught in 534. The present coin is an imitation, which may well have been produced by the Thuringians.
Source : https://www.welt.de/kultur/history/artic...
Collection : Merovingians - Gold