Co 302 (Late Roman bronze coin of Hilderic from Carthage) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Not after (date)

530

Not before (date)

523

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Typological identification

Coin

Comparanda

BMCVandals Vandals: Hilderic 9-10, p. 14, pl. II:17-18

Comparanda

MECI 24-25, pp. 418-419, pl. I

Comparanda

MIBI Vandalen 21, pp. 94, 141, pl. 42

Description

Undersized flan.

Preservation comment

Wear: G/F. Extensive, slight to moderate pitting and slight gouging. Widespread, thin white bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

Hohlfelder1973, p. 96, no. 35 (misread reverse)

Published as

KenchreaiIII, pp. 68, 90, no. 1060 (R. Hohlfelder identified as Justinian but misread reverse)

Axis (1-12)

12

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Hilderic (Vandal King of Africa, 523-530)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

6.5

Numismatic Mint

Carthage

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.39

Obverse Description

Diademed and draped bust of beardless king to right (schematic); within (dotted?) border

Obverse Inscription

H[ILD – REX] (large, uneven letters)

Reverse Description

Bold and compact cross potent within thick wreath

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph