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ID: |
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04_10 |
| Type: |
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Goths, Vandals |
| Region: |
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VANDALS |
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City:
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Pseudo-Imperial Imitations |
| Issuer: |
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Honorius |
| Date Ruled: |
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AD 393-423
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| Metal: |
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Silver |
| Denomination: |
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Siliqua |
| Struck / Cast: |
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struck |
| Date Struck: |
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AD c.440-c.490 |
| Diameter: |
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14.65 mm |
| Weight: |
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1.63 g |
| Obverse Legend: |
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DN HONORIVS P F AVG |
| Obverse Description: |
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Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right |
| Reverse Legend: |
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VRBS ROIIA |
| Reverse Description: |
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Roma seated right on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear, in ex rvps (ravenna) |
| Mint Mark: |
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RVPS |
| Mint: |
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Carthage |
| Primary Reference: |
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RIC - |
| Reference2: |
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MEC 1, 2 |
| Reference3: |
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BMC Vandals var.8 |
| Reference4: |
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Morrisson and Schwartz ANSMN 27 pl.26, var. n.85-86 |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Bruce Antonelli |
| Notes: |
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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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