Nummus - Imitation of Gunthamund

Features

Issuer Vandal Kingdom
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 530-550
Value 1 Nummus = ⅒ Denarius (0.1)
Currency Denarius (440-534)
Composition Bronze
Weight 0.36 g
Diameter 8 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
145927
References BMC Vandal# 161-162,
Warwick William Wroth; 1911. Catalogue of the Coins of the Vandals, Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the Empires of Thessalonica, Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
MIB I# 42/15,
Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1973. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Teil 1. Von Anastasius I. bis Justinianus I (491-565) : einschliesslich der ostgotischen und vandalischen Prägungen : Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.
MEC I# 33,
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Lulliri# 185
Giuseppe Lulliri, Maria Bonaria Urban; 1996. Le Monete della Sardegna vandalica : storia e numismatica. C. Delfino, Sassari, Italy.

Obverse

Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by illegible legend.

Script: Latin

Reverse

Chi Rho with sharp petals in each quadrant, all surrounded by wreath.

Comments

Coins similar to those of the Vandal Kingdom but with much cruder styles and with dots or lozenges rather than actual legends are probably not official issues of the Vandal Kingdom, but rather imitations of a neighbouring barbarous tribe (possibly the Mauri).

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (530-550)  25% Chi Rho with dots in quarters.
ND (530-550)  25% Chi Rho with petals in quarters.
ND (530-550)  Photo 13% Inversed Chi Rho.
ND (530-550)  50% Star with 8 arms.

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Nummus - Imitation of GunthamundPicture 1 of a sold Nummus - Imitation of Gunthamund
Roma Numismatics
Auction XI
Lot 925
Internet Archive
7 Apr 2016 ND (530-550) – Inversed Chi Rho. VF USD 328.51
(GBP 260.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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