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Hoard of coins
5th-6th century AD
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
Group of eight coins linked to the Byzantine emperors Leo I, Zeno Isauricus and Anastasius I, who ruled in the 5th and 6th centuries AD. The obverse of the coins features a bust of the emperor and the reverse shows a Nike holding a cross. The hoard originally comprised 32 units, some of which were given to the landowner, as required by the laws of the time.
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Details
- Title: Hoard of coins
- Date Created: 5th-6th century AD
- Location Created: Taranto, corner of via Nitti with via Pitagora, from the estate of D’Ayala Valva, 1915
- Physical Dimensions: 2.13 cm (diameter)
- Medium: Gold
- Room: Room XXV, showcase 70, 1.1
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