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- Co 349 (Late Roman bronze coin of Hilderic from Carthage) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Coin
- Not after (date)
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530
- Not before (date)
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523
- Logical part of
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Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins
- Typological identification
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Coin
- Comparanda
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BMCVandals Vandals: Hilderic 9, 10, p. 14, pl. ii:17, 18
- Comparanda
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CorinthVI 765, p. 120 (K. M. Edwards)
- Comparanda
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MECI Vandals 1.24, 25, pp. 418-419, pl. I
- Comparanda
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MIBI Vandalen 21, pp. 94, 141, pl. 42
- Description
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Obverse struck ca. 30% off bottom of flan
- Preservation comment
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Wear: P/VG. Slightly nicked edge; extensively, slight pitted and rare gouging.
- Published as
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Hohlfelder1973, p. 92, no. 4 (Theodosius II)
- Published as
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KenchreaiIII, p. 52, no. 618 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Theodosius II or Valentinian III, A.D. 425-450, Uncertain, AE4“)
- Axis (1-12)
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7
- Has denomination
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Nummus
- Numismatic Authority
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Hilderic (Vandal King of Africa, 523-530)
- Numismatic Diameter (mm)
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9.5
- Numismatic Mint
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Carthage
- Numismatic Weight (g)
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0.62
- Obverse Description
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Diademed and draped bust of ruler to right (schematic); within dotted border (traces)
- Obverse Inscription
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[ HILD] – REX
- Reverse Description
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Compact cross potent inside thick wreath adorned with large jewel above and fastened below with vertical bar; within dotted border
- Belongs to Historical Period
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Late Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
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Bronze (Material)
- Has visual motif (depicts)
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Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
- Obverse Photograph
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- Reverse Photograph
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