Co 349 (Late Roman bronze coin of Hilderic from Carthage) [permalink] [show fewer 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

CorinthVI 765, p. 120 (K. M. Edwards)

Comparanda

MECI Vandals 1.24, 25, pp. 418-419, pl. I

Comparanda

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

Description

Obverse struck ca. 30% off bottom of flan

Preservation comment

Wear: P/VG. Slightly nicked edge; extensively, slight pitted and rare gouging.

Published as

Hohlfelder1973, p. 92, no. 4 (Theodosius II)

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 52, no. 618 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Theodosius II or Valentinian III, A.D. 425-450, Uncertain, AE4“)

Axis (1-12)

7

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Hilderic (Vandal King of Africa, 523-530)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

9.5

Numismatic Mint

Carthage

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.62

Obverse Description

Diademed and draped bust of ruler to right (schematic); within dotted border (traces)

Obverse Inscription

[ HILD] – REX

Reverse Description

Compact cross potent inside thick wreath adorned with large jewel above and fastened below with vertical bar; within dotted border

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Christian Cross (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph