Co 362 (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 the obverse text and style of Victory, though the flan blank is somewhat undersized; 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. ii:11-13

Comparanda

MECI 19–20, pp. 418-419, pl. 1 (Class 2 bronze)

Comparanda

MIBI Vandalen 16, p. 141, pl. 42

Comparanda

Metcalf1987, p. 69, no. 149 (Carthage)

Comparanda

Morrisson1980, p. 246, nos. 82-158 (Aïn Kelba)

Comparanda

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Description

Undersized flan.

Preservation comment

Wear: F/VF. Extensive, slight marginal nicking; somewhat sparse, slight pitting and minor gouging.

Published as

Hohlfelder1973, p. 97, no. 50, pl. 28

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 72, no. 1108 (R. Hohlfelder identified as “Uncertain, Sixth Century, Nummus”)

Axis (1-12)

6

Has denomination

Nummus

Numismatic Authority

Thrasamund (Vandal king, 496-523)

Numismatic Authority

Vandal Kingdom (435-534)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

8.0

Numismatic Mint

Carthage

Numismatic Weight (g)

0.48

Obverse Description

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

Obverse Inscription

D N [R - ]ASI[?] (linear arrangement)

Reverse Description

Victoria standing to left, extending right hand with large wreath in dotted lines (schematic)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Nike/Victoria (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph