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ANCIENT CENTRAL ASIA: Late Roman Style, AV burial piece (1.71g), ca. late 5th-6th century, Choice AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ancient Coins - Central Asia Start Price:240.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
ANCIENT CENTRAL ASIA: Late Roman Style, AV burial piece (1.71g), ca. late 5th-6th century, Choice AU
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ANCIENT CENTRAL ASIA: Late Roman Style, AV burial piece (1.71g), ca. late 5th-6th century, 16mm, imitating solidus of Theodosius II (Votis XXX Multis XXXX type, cf. RIC-257) but with roughly the weight of a tremissis, helmeted bust facing, holding spear behind head and carrying shield // Constantinopolis seated left, holding globus cruciger and scepter, star to right, a rather faithful imitation with largely correct inscriptions (though without mintmark) and designs on both sides, attached with loop for suspension, attractive light luster, lightly wavy flan, Choice AU. Gold burial pieces come almost exclusively from Central Asia and adjacent areas south and east centered around the Silk Road. They are either bracteate or two-sided, and we now believe that they first appeared in about the 4th or 5th century with the design derived from Roman solidi, then became relatively common during the 6th-8th century based on Byzantine solidi, with the Byzantine style likely continuing to be copied into the 10th century or even later. Another group are based on Sogdian or Hunnic models and likely dated from the 7th to 9th or 10th century. We have also seen examples derived from Samanid, Seljuq, Khwarizmshah, Chaghatayid, and generic Arabic dinars, presumably from the 10th to at least the 14th century. These were normally used as burial pieces, placed upon the deceased.