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https://doi.org/10.52064/vamz.54.1.4
A gold coin of the Roman emperor Anthemius (467 – 472 AD) from Črnomelj
Alenka Miškec
orcid.org/0000-0002-7395-9154
Sažetak
During construction work in the centre of Črnomelj in 2019, archaeologists
discovered a gold coin from the period of Late
Antiquity. This tremissis of the Roman emperor Anthemius was
minted in Rome 467–472. It has two special features: a lower
weight than the average for tremisses, and grafitti on the reverse
of the coin. The great variety of the types and quantities of
the minted solidi of Anthemius is partially reflected in the hoard
finds discovered in Italy and northern Europe. In terms of the
published coins, it can be established that there are few single
finds of the coins of Anthemius, and among them tremisses are
especially rare.
Investigation of the distribution of single-coin finds outside and
inside the Empire has shown that tremisses of Anthemius are
very rare. The monetary circulation on the territory of presentday
Slovenia in the second half of the 5th century almost ceased,
and the small number of coins could well indicate a transition
to a barter system. Gold coins otherwise predominate in the circulation;
they must be connected, most probably, either to the
military or to the work of the provincial administration.
Ključne riječi
numismatics, Slovenia, Roman coins, gold coins, 5th century, coin hoards, coin finds
Hrčak ID:
266413
URI
Datum izdavanja:
6.12.2021.
Posjeta: 751 *