- Co 302 (Late Roman bronze coin of Hilderic from Carthage) [permalink] [show more links]
- 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
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 302 (Late Roman bronze coin of Hilderic from Carthage).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0302>
