{"product_id":"981387-zenon","title":"Zeno, Æ Unit, 476-491, Rome, Bronze, F(12-15), RIC:3667","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eBust of Zeno, laureate, draped, cuirassed, right\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eVictory, winged, draped, advancing right, holding wreath in right hand and trophy over left shoulder; prow beneath feet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eA remarkable and extremely rare coin. There are very few known examples of this type, with only two seen in recent sales and five in public collections. Completely different from the types and blank modules of the late 5th century, this coin bearing the name of the Byzantine emperor Zeno is reminiscent of the tetrarchic coinage (284-306) and the Constantinian period, with its characteristic features of the emperor's laureate bust and a Victory on a prow on the reverse. \nThis coin is one of the last to be minted by the Roman Empire, as the split and end of the Eastern and Western Roman Empires was almost sealed with the deposition of Emperor Romulus Augustulus by Odoacer (Odovacar) in 476, heralding the end of the Western Roman Empire and the birth of the Byzantine Empire and the introduction of the ‘folles’, a very different type of coin. \nThese coins were probably minted by Odoacer, who was a supporter of Zeno, ruling over this part of the empire as Patrician of Italy. \nRIC X Zeno (West) 3667.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"headCaption\"\u003eIMP ZENO SEMPER AVG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverseCaption\"\u003eIMVICT-A - ROMA \/ S C \/\/ •XL•\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e11.88 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53312979534156,"sku":"981387","price":400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/files\/981387A.jpg?v=1757433480","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/981387-zenon","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}