Co 341 (Late Roman bronze coin from Vandal Carthage) [permalink] [show fewer 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

Reverse Photograph