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