| Vandals, Goths and Other Barbarian Invaders |  |
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| Vandals, Valentinian III AE3, 425 - 455 A.D. |   | |
| RL05757. Bronze AE3, Wroth 12 - 14, Plate III, 3, VF, weight 1.77 g, maximum diameter 15.2 mm, die axis 0o, N. Africa mint, obverse Valentinian III, laureate and draped bust right; reverse blundered version of SALVS PVBLICE, Victory walking left holding wreath; SOLD |
| Non-Imperial Coinages in Africa, "Domino Nostro," c. 5th Century A.D. |  | This type has been attributed to the time of Johannes and Boniface in Carthage 423 - 425 A.D., but strong evidence is lacking. We may more safely assume the series is later and copying official issues. The star is probably a crude Christogram or degenerated cross. |
| ME26375. Bronze AE 4, RIC X 3815, F, weight 0.511 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, Carthage? mint, obverse [DOMINIS NOSTRIS], diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; reverse star in wreath; very rare; SOLD |
|  | Belisarius first took Ravenna in 539 but after his recall the Goths reconquered Italy. The Byzantines practically annihilated the Ostrogoths in a battle near Mount Vesuvius in 553 and the last fortress fell in 555. Survivors mingled with other peoples and nations; some were Romanized in Italy and others wandered north among the Germanic tribes. Italy became a Byzantine province. The Ostrogoths disappeared. |
| SH11311. Bronze decanummium, MIB I 72b; MEC 1, 150, VF, weight 2.008 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 180o, Ravenna mint, 536 - 554 AD.; obverse FELIX R-AVENNA, Crowned and draped bust of Ravenna; reverse monogram of Ravenna within wreath, cross above, X below; rare; SOLD |
| Ostrogoths, Baduila, 541 - 552 A.D. |  | Baduila introduced coins with his own bust in 549 A.D. |
| BZ81205. Copper nummus, Wroth BMCV p. 89, 24 and pl. xi, 14, VF, weight 0.745 g, maximum diameter 9.67 mm, die axis 135o, Italian mint, c. 541 - 549 A.D.; obverse blundered partial legend, Anastasius' diademed and draped bust right; reverse Baduila's monogram, cross above, within wreath; rare; SOLD |
| Ostrogoths, Baduila, 541 - 552 A.D. |  | Baduila introduced coins with his own bust in 549 A.D. The fabric of this coin suggests that for this coin the dies were reversed (the bust, "heads," was on the reverse die). |
| ME81206. Copper nummus, Wroth BMCV p. 89, 25 ff. and pl. xi, 15, F, weight 0.586 g, maximum diameter 9.3 mm, die axis 225o, Italian mint, c. 541 - 549 A.D.; obverse [...]-NSLSL... (blundered partial legend), Anastasius' diademed and draped bust right; reverse Baduila's monogram, cross above, within wreath; rare; SOLD |
| Vandals, c. 430 - c. 490 A.D. |  | |
| ME51666. Bronze nummus, Wroth 68 - 72, plate III, 35 - 36, F, weight 0.550 g, maximum diameter 10.4 mm, die axis 270o, N. Africa mint, c. 430 - c. 490 A.D.; obverse bust right or horse head left; reverse palm tree with fruit; SOLD |
| Ostrogothic Italy, Totila Baduila, 541 - 552 A.D., in the Name of Anastasius |  | |
| BZ81941. Bronze 2 ½ Nummi, Metlich COI 95; Wroth BMCV p. 90, 28 ff.; Hahn MIB 88, aF, weight 0.906 g, maximum diameter 11.3 mm, die axis 90o, Ticinum mint, obverse D N ANA-STASIVS, diademed and draped bust right; reverse D N REX / B, all in wreath; large flan for the issue; rare; SOLD |
| Ostrogothic Italy, Totila Baduila, 541 - 552 A.D., in the Name of Anastasius |  | |
| BZ81940. Bronze 2 ½ Nummi, Metlich COI 95; Wroth BMCV p. 90, 28 ff.; Hahn MIB 88, F, weight 0.735 g, maximum diameter 8.1 mm, die axis 0o, Ticinum mint, obverse D N ANA-STASIVS, diademed and draped bust right; reverse D N REX / B, all in wreath; rare; SOLD |
| Vandal Kingdom, North Africa, Thrasamund, 496 - 523 A.D. |  | Under Thrasamund the Vandal kingdom declined and lost control of nearly all of modern Algeria to the Berbers. In his last year, the important port city of Leptis Magna was sacked. On the other hand, he maintained a firm grip on the heartland of the kingdom (modern Tunisia and eastern Algeria). He also ended many years of Christian persecution, which improved relations with the Byzantine Empire. |
| ME35900. Bronze nummus, MEC I p. 418, 20, aF, weight 0.970 g, maximum diameter 10.9 mm, die axis 315o, Carthage mint, obverse [DNRC], diademed bust right; reverse Victory standing left, wreath in right; SOLD |
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