Copper alloy weight of King Theoderic of the Ostrogoths
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Title
Copper alloy weight of King Theoderic of the Ostrogoths
Subject
493-526 (early Byzantine), made in Rome, copper alloy and silver, 25.7x25.4 mm, Harvard Art Museums
Description
Copper alloy weight of Theoderic, square with convex profile; inscribed on the face and sides; inlaid with silver, some missing; on the base a herring-bone wreath enclosing denominational mark; four-lobed motif in each corner.
Inscriptions
Inscription type: denominational mark
Inscription position: base
Inscription language: Greek
Inscription script: Greek
Inscription note: 1 oz
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: face
Inscription language: Latin
Inscription content: DN Theoderici
Inscription transliteration: Dominus Noster Theoderici
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: side
Inscription language: Latin
Inscription content: CATV| LINVS | VC.ET | INL.PFV
Inscription transliteration: Catulinus vir clarrisimus et inlustris praefectus urbi
Inscriptions
Inscription type: denominational mark
Inscription position: base
Inscription language: Greek
Inscription script: Greek
Inscription note: 1 oz
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: face
Inscription language: Latin
Inscription content: DN Theoderici
Inscription transliteration: Dominus Noster Theoderici
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription position: side
Inscription language: Latin
Inscription content: CATV| LINVS | VC.ET | INL.PFV
Inscription transliteration: Catulinus vir clarrisimus et inlustris praefectus urbi
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“Copper alloy weight of King Theoderic of the Ostrogoths,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 17, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1447.
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