OSTROGOTHS. Theodahad. 534-536. Æ 40 Nummi – Follis (26mm, 12.53 g, 6h). Rome mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 408-430. D N THEOD ΛHΛTVS REX, helmeted and mantled bust right / VICTORIΛ PRIИCIPV, S C across field, Victory standing right on prow of galley, holding wreath in outstretched right and palm frond over shoulder in left. COI 89b, dies C1/L– (unlisted rev. die); Kraus 36-37; MIB 81; MEC 1, 141. Rough brown and green surfaces, area of pitting and corrosion on reverse, cleaning scratches, edge splits. VF. Rare.
From the Bernard Victory Collection. Ex Mendel Peterson Collection.
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