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Fernando López Sánchez
A Hoard of Seventh-century Byzantine Solidi found in Arbela (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Recently a Kurdish source has informed us of a great hoard of 64 Byzantine solidi, dated to the reigns of Phocas, Heraclius and Constans II. Unfortunately the coins have been sold out and their whereabouts cannot be traced. Also, and as the coins were sold quickly we have only obverses for some of them, the ones numbered from 41 to 60. The exact archaeological context of the hoard is unknown, but it was found in, or nearby, the modern city of Erbil, ancient Arbela, in Iraqi Kurdistan, Nothern Iraq. According to the information we received, the hoard is complete and it seems that this is the only important hoard of 7th century Byzantine solidi found in Northern Iraq. The bulk of the coins - …
Une nouvelle variété de solidus au nom de Constance II avec le chrisme à l’intérieur du bouclier
Un solidus au nom de Constance II a été trouvé récemment à 3 km de la ville romaine de Cáparra (province moderne de Cáceres, ancienne province de Lusitanie, Espagne. Le graveur a fait figurer sur le bouclier de l'avers un chrisme, le rho étant inversé, vers la gauche. La présence du chrisme au solidus espagnol fait de cette monnaie une nouvelle variété inconnue jusqu’à présent.
An Assemblage of Siliquae, Mostly Clipped, from Southern Spain
This assemblage consisting of 38 siliquae, most of them clipped, is one of the more interesting Late Roman silver assemblages ever reunited in Spain. Only a few of these coins have been published to date (in erudite, lesser known, printed articles or webpages).2 The majority have never been exposed to the specialised public and they deserve publication and comment. The increasing number of clipped siliquae discovered in recent times in Southern Spain is a poorly known phenomenon, and the relatively large size of this assemblage - by non-British standards - offers a virtually unparalleled opportunity for the study of clipped siliquae on the Continent. A detailed examination of the stray find…
New nummi of Aelia Flaccilla with symbols from Antiochia and Nicomedia (c. 383 AD)
A medium sized bronze coin has recently come to our attention, which we think is worthy of publication. It is a Late Roman Æ 2 (maiorina, pecunia or, just, a nummus; 21.5 mm, 5.63 g, 11) in the name of Aelia Flaccilla Augusta, the wife of Theodosius I (383–386) and the mother of Arcadius and Honorius. The obverse shows a bust of the empress wearing an elaborate headdress, a pearl necklace, and drapery; surrounding her is the legend AEL FLAC-CILLA AVG. The reverse legend is SALVS REI-PVBLICAE, with ANTЄ in the exergue. The type is the empress, standing, facing, with her arms crossed before her breast and her head to right. Ostensibly, this is a normal issue of Antioch, as RIC IX, p. 291, 62.