Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 125 23-24 Jun 2021
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The Vandals.
Pseudo-imperial coinage. In the name of Honorius, 393-423. Siliqua, Carthage circa 440-490, AR 1.50 g. [D N HONORI] – VSPF AV[C] Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VRBS [ROIIA] Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory on globe in r. hand and spear in l.; in exergue, [RVPS]. BMC Vandals 6-9 (Gaiseric). MIB –. MEC I, 2.
Very fine / about very fine
This coin imitates issues of Honorius from Ravenna and was probably struck by Gaiseric (428-477). He was an incredible king: he soon defeated the Suevi in 429, conquered Africa and the important city of Carthage, but Gaiseric was above all famous for his sacking of Rome in 455. During his reign, the Vandals maintained themselves as a Germanic aristocracy above the local population and with separate laws, but their Arianism made them unpopular. After the death of Gaiseric, the Vandals controlled much of Africa and all the islands in the western Mediterranean.
Pseudo-imperial coinage. In the name of Honorius, 393-423. Siliqua, Carthage circa 440-490, AR 1.50 g. [D N HONORI] – VSPF AV[C] Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust r. Rev. VRBS [ROIIA] Roma seated l. on cuirass, holding Victory on globe in r. hand and spear in l.; in exergue, [RVPS]. BMC Vandals 6-9 (Gaiseric). MIB –. MEC I, 2.
Very fine / about very fine
This coin imitates issues of Honorius from Ravenna and was probably struck by Gaiseric (428-477). He was an incredible king: he soon defeated the Suevi in 429, conquered Africa and the important city of Carthage, but Gaiseric was above all famous for his sacking of Rome in 455. During his reign, the Vandals maintained themselves as a Germanic aristocracy above the local population and with separate laws, but their Arianism made them unpopular. After the death of Gaiseric, the Vandals controlled much of Africa and all the islands in the western Mediterranean.