Odovacar
476-493
Æ Nummus (0.61g 10mm) Ravenna
[ODOVA] bust right / ODOVA monogram within wreath.
RIC 3502; MEC 64; BMC Vandals p. 45, 10-11.
Ostrogothic Kingdom A.D.
493- 553
Theodoric the Great A.D. 493- 526
Ravenna
Theoderic. Æ
Decanummium Converted to Weight (17mm 2.9 gm).
Municipal issue. Ravenna mint. Struck A.D. 493-518.
FELIX RAVENNA; Draped bust of Ravenna right, wearing
mural crown / [Ravenna monogram in wreath; X
(mark of value) at point of wreath ties]. COI 78a; MEC
145-9. converted to a two tremissis
weight with the reverse removed and blank surface
inscribed IS (16) in series of points to denote
weight.
Athalaric A.D. 526- 534
Rome
Athalaric.
A.D. 526- 534 Æ Decanummium (18mm 2.1gm)
Rome mint. INVICTA ROMA, helmeted and cuirassed bust of
Roma right. D N ATHALRICVS S-C, Athalaric in military
attire, standing right and holding spear, X (mark of
value) in field. COI 85; MIB 77; MEC 132.
From the WRG Collection. Ex Empire Coins FPL 26
(February 1985), no. F249; John W. Garrett Collection
(Part II, Numismatic Fine Arts & Leu, 16 October
1984), lot 506; purchased from W. Raymond, 19 September
1920 for $4.50.
Municipal Coinage
Rome
Ostrogoths, Municipal Coinage Æ 40 Nummi.
Rome, AD 526-534. INVICTA ROMA, draped bust of Roma to
right, wearing crested helmet, pendant earring and
necklace / She-wolf standing to left, head turned back
to watch the two infants Romulus and Remus suckling; XL
(mark of value) above, •||||• in exergue. MEC 1, 93-5.
13.39g, 25mm, 1h.
OSTROGOTHS.
Athalaric.Municipal Coinage.526-534.
Æ
20 Nummi – Half Follis (21mm, 4.31 g). Rome mint.
[Helmeted and draped bust of Roma right] / She-wolf
standing left, head right, suckling twins; above,
Christogram between two stars; · X · X · in exergue.
COI 84b; MIB 71c; MEC 1, 99.
Ostrogoths, Pseudo-Autonomous Æ Nummus
(23mm 10.4g). Struck during the reigns of
Theodoric and Athalaric in Rome, circa AD 493-553.
INVICTA ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma right / Eagle with
raised wings standing left, head right; XL upwards to
left; workshop in exergue. Metlich 76b; MEC 101; BMC
Vandals 14.
Ostrogoths, Pseudo-Autonomous Æ Nummus
(24mm 11.3g 12h). Struck during the
reigns of Theodoric and Athalaric in Rome, circa AD
493-553. INVICTA ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma right /
Eagle with raised wings standing left, head right; XL
upwards to left; •Δ• in exergue. COI 76b; MEC 101; BMC
Vandals 14; MIB I 74a; Demo 42.
CNG Inv. 824397 (November 2008); Gemini XIII (6 April
2017) lot 267; Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLII. 3
(Summer 2017), no. 460205; CNG 117 (May 2021) lot 737
OSTROGOTHS. A.D. 493- 553. 20 Nummi or
Half Follis (23x24mm 6.5gm) Municipal issue.
Rome mint. INVICTA ROMA, helmeted and draped bust of
Roma right. REV: Palm tree; to left and right, eagle
standing outward, heads facing inward; in ex. •XX•. COI
83 (Athalaric); MEC 110.
Ex Numismatik Naumann, Auktion 69 (2 September 2018) lot
453; Numismatica Ars Classica 93 (24 May 2016), lot
1119; Numismatica Ars Classica Autumn 1995, lot 711.
Theodahad A.D. 534-
536
Witiges A.D. 536- 540
Ravenna
Witigis
(536- 539)
Æ 10 Nummi (4.63g 15mm) Ravenna
INVICTA ROMA, helmeted bust of Roma right of fine
style
DN-VVIT-ICES-REX within wreath terminating in X.
Metlich 92; BMC Vandals 11-3
Ildibad
(Hildibad) A.D.
540- 541
Eraric A.D.
541
no coins struck
Totila (Baduila) A.D. 541- 552
Rome
Baduila
(541-552)
Decanummium (16mm 5.1g). Rome
DN BADVILA REX. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing.
FLOREAS SEMPER. King standing right with shield and
spear.
Metlich 98b; MEC 162.
Teia (Theia, Teja) A.D.
552- 553
Vandal Kingdom
Vandals Pseudo-Imperial
coinage
circa A.D. 450
9mm 0.7gm
OBV: laureate, draped and cuirassed bust
right. REV: Palm-tree with
dates. BMC Vandals 68-72
This coin is an anonymous nummi which is most likely
late Vandalic or contemporary with the reign of
Justinian I, so circa A.D. 450. This date is
corroborated by hoard evidence. It is probably best
classified as pseudo-imperial, as it is not certain if
it was officially issued and they usually have no legend
or are illegible.
Vandal Civic
Issue A.D. 480- 533
9x10mm 0.8gm
Obv: diademed and draped bust of Carthage left, holding
palm.
Rev: Bar over N over IIII in three
lines. Carthage mint
MIB I, 20 (Gelimer); BMC Vandals 12 (Huneric); MEC 1,
55.
VANDALS.
Municipal coinage of Carthage.
Circa 480-533
Æ 42 Nummi (27mm 12.7g ). Class 1. Carthago standing
facing, crowned with corn wreath and holding three grain
ears in each raised hand; N X LII, above; all within
laurel wreath with large central jewel. MEC 34-38; BMC
Vandals 3.
VANDALS.
Semi-autonomous coinage of Carthage. A.D. 480-533.
Æ 21 Nummi (21x23mm 7.7g ). OBV: KART HAGO
Soldier standing; REV: Horse’s head above mark
of value XXI. MEC 45 Ex. Pegasi 2001 (CICF)
Vandals
5th century A.D.
8x9mm 0.5gm
Obverse: diademed and draped bust right with dots for
legend.
Reverse: eight-pointed star within wreath. Carthage
mint BMC Vandals 165 - 172
Pseudo-Imperial
Circa A.D. 500
10mm 0.75gm
Obv: pearl-diademed and draped bust with legend
consisting of I’s
Rev: wreath surrounding TOV TLVM X (VOT MVLT X in
retrograde)
possibly an unofficial issue minted in Vandal
territory...Wroth lists similar examples in the British
Museum collection
Pseudo-Imperial
Circa A.D. 500
10mm 0.6gm
Obv: pearl-diademed and draped bust with legend
consisting of I’s
Rev: wreath surrounding TOV TLVM X X [retrograde]
Pseudo-Imperial
Circa A.D. 500
11mm 0.9g
Obv: pearl-diademed and draped bust with legend
consisting of I’s
Rev: wreath surrounding TOV TVM X X [retrograde]
Pseudo-Imperial
Circa A.D. 500
11x12mm 1.2g
Obv: pearl-diademed and draped bust with legend
consisting of I’s
Rev: Victory walking left holding wreath[?], legend
consisting of I’s
Pseudo-Imperial
Circa A.D. 500
10mm 0.6g
Obv: pearl-diademed and draped bust with legend
consisting of I’s
Rev: wreath surrounding a crude VOT XX reverse
Bibliography
Warwick WrothCatalogue of the Coins of the Vandals,
Ostrogoths and Lombards and of the Empires of Thessalonica,
Nicaea and Trebizond in the British Museum(1911)
Wroth is perhaps the most
quoted reference for these coins, though dated (and often
wrong), as it was written in 1911. Reprints are cheap and
downloads online are available. Often abbreviated as BMC
Wolfgang Hahn Moneta Imperii Byzantini volume I (1973)
Abbreviated as MIB.
Philip Grierson Medieval European Coinage vol I (1986)
A large paperback covering 5-10th centuries. It has good
historical data on the Ostrogoth and Vandal Empires and each
ruler. Abbreviated as MEC.
Michael Metlich The Coinage of Ostrogothic Italy
(2004)
Abbreviated as COI or Metlich
Željko Demo Ostrogothic Coinage from Collections in Croatia,
Slovenia and Bosnia & Herzegovina (1994)