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ID:
04_10
Type:
Goths, Vandals
Region:
VANDALS
City:
Pseudo-Imperial Imitations
Issuer:
Honorius
Date Ruled:
AD 393-423
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Siliqua
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
AD c.440-c.490
Diameter:
14.65 mm
Weight:
1.63 g
Obverse Legend:
DN HONORIVS P F AVG
Obverse Description:
Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Reverse Legend:
VRBS ROIIA
Reverse Description:
Roma seated right on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear, in ex rvps (ravenna)
Mint Mark:
RVPS
Mint:
Carthage
Primary Reference:
RIC -
Reference2:
MEC 1, 2
Reference3:
BMC Vandals var.8
Reference4:
Morrisson and Schwartz ANSMN 27 pl.26, var. n.85-86
Photograph Credit:
Bruce Antonelli
Notes:
The attribution of these imitative issues to a specific Vandal monarch is speculative. However, some numismatists have attributed this or similar issues to the first and greatest Vandal King Gaiseric (428-477 AD), who was responsible for the second fifth century sack of Rome. If this thesis is correct, this coin may have been struck as early as 455-476 AD. It is interesting to compare the style of these fascinating imitative issues with their Imperial counterparts; some are quite close to the Imperial celators, while others are fairly crude copies.
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