50 Denarii - Gelimer Carthage mint

Features

Issuer Vandal Kingdom
King Gelimer (530-534)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 530-534
Value 50 Denarii
Currency Denarius (440-534)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.23 g
Diameter 16 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
145837
References MEC I# 26,
Philip Grierson, Mark Blackburn; 2007. Medieval European Coinage 1 / The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
BMC Vandal# 2,
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# 42/12
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.

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering: D N REX G EILAMIR

Unabridged legend: Dominus Noster Rex Gelimer

Translation: Our Lord and King, Gelimer.

Reverse

Legend under cross and surrounded by wreath.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
D · N
L

Translation: 50 Denarii.

Mint

Carthage, Tunisia

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Denarii - Gelimer (Carthage mint)Picture 1 of a sold 50 Denarii - Gelimer (Carthage mint)
Roma Numismatics
Auction XI
Lot 932
Internet Archive
7 Apr 2016 XF USD 1136.25
(GBP 900.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 50 Denarii - Gelimer (Carthage mint)Picture 1 of a sold 50 Denarii - Gelimer (Carthage mint)
Roma Numismatics
Auction XI
Lot 931
Internet Archive
7 Apr 2016 VF USD 353.50
(GBP 280.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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