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RIC X Odoacar 3502

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

AD 477

Issuing entity

Roman Empire

RIC X Odoacar 3502 is an AE4 coin associated with the Roman Empire. The obverse depicts a bareheaded, draped, and cuirassed bust of Odoacar facing right, accompanied by the legend "ODO-VAC". The reverse design features an Odoacar monogram enclosed within a wreath. data.

This piece is made of struck bronze and dates to AD 477. It was issued under the authority of Odoacar and struck at the mint of Ravenna. The coin is catalogued under the reference RIC X Odoacar 3502 and type corpus identifier ric.10.odo_w.3502 within Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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Historical context

Odoacer, also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was an officer of non-Roman heritage in the Roman army who led a troop revolt that deposed the Western Roman emperor Romulus Augustulus on 4 September 476. Backed by the Roman Senate, he governed Italy from 476 to 493 AD, formally recognising the Eastern emperor Zeno while using the title of king. This bronze piece was struck at Ravenna in AD 477, a period during which Odoacer faced soldier unrest before establishing a stable administration.

Physical characteristics

Material
Bronze
Manufacture
Struck
Denomination
AE4

Technical characteristics

Mint
Ravenna
Issuing authority
Odoacer

Design

Obverse type
Bust of Odoacar, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right
Reverse type
Odoacar monogram within a wreath
Obverse legend
ODO-VAC
Reverse legend
Not recorded in the source

Identification

How to identify
RIC separates types by mint and officina marks, obverse legend and bust form, and reverse legend and type; check the exergue and field marks against the RIC number before accepting a match.
Type corpus record
https://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.10.odo_w.3502
Catalogue reference
RIC X Odoacar 3502
Type corpus identifier
ric.10.odo_w.3502
Source note
The type record is Online Coins of the Roman Empire (OCRE), the American Numismatic Society's digital edition of Roman Imperial Coinage.

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Catalogue references

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