1 Nummus Imitating Vandal Kingdom Nummus

Features

Issuer Uncertain Germanic tribes
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 501-534
Value 1 Nummus
Currency Possibly Mauri - Nummus (circa 501-534)
Composition Bronze
Weight 0.43 g
Diameter 8 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
182441

Obverse

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

Reverse

Crude Chi Rho.

Edge

Smooth.

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).

The exact date-range for these imitations are unknown, but it is suggested they were struck from the early-6th century, probably to around the end of the Vandal Kingdom (534).

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (501-534) 

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