- Co 341 (Late Roman bronze coin from Vandal Carthage) [permalink] [show more links]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
- 523
- Not before (date)
- 496
- Comment
- JLR: Royal Vandal issue traditionally attributed to Thrasamund indicated by obverse text and thick blank; see e.g. Morrison1988, pp. 425-425 table 1 and Morrison2003, pp. 68-69.
- Logical part of
- Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
- Coin
- Comparanda
- AdelsonKustas1964, p. 198, nos. 411-414, pl. XXX (Zacha hoard)
- Comparanda
- BMCVandals Small Bronze Coins 32-36, p. 21, pl. iii:11-13
- Comparanda
- MECI Vandals 1.19, 20, p. 418, pl. 1 (Class 2 bronze)
- Comparanda
- MIBI Vandalen 16, pp. 94, 132, pl. 42
- Comparanda
- Metcalf1987, p. 69, no. 149 (Carthage)
- Comparanda
- Morrisson1980, p. 246, nos. 82-158 (Aïn Kelba)
- Preservation comment
- Wear: F. Rounded edge from wear has slightly reduced diameter; somewhat extensive, slight pitting and severe, deep gouging on both faces.
- Published as
- KenchreaiIII, p. 73, no. 1148 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “‘Vandalic‘ Coinage, Uncertain, Nummus ... trace of palm tree design”“)
- Axis (1-12)
- 3
- Has denomination
- Nummus
- Numismatic Authority
- Thrasamund (Vandal king, 496-523)
- Numismatic Authority
- Vandal Kingdom (435-534)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
- 8.5
- Numismatic Mint
- Carthage
- Numismatic Weight (g)
- 0.66
- Obverse Description
- Diademed and draped bust of king to right (schematic)
- Obverse Inscription
- D N R[C ] (linear arrangement and irregular spacing)
- Reverse Description
- Victory standing left, extending right hand with wreath (schematic); within dotted border
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
- Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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“Co 341 (Late Roman bronze coin from Vandal Carthage).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/co0341>
