VANDALS. Gunthamund. 484-496. AR 500 Nummi – 50 Denarii (13mm, 1.04 g, 3h). Carthage mint.

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Lot: 9. Estimated: $ 300

The Richard A. Jourdan Collection – Early Medieval & Islamic, Silver

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VANDALS. Gunthamund. 484-496. AR 500 Nummi – 50 Denarii (13mm, 1.04 g, 3h). Carthage mint. D N RX G[V]NTHA, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / D · N; macron above; all within wreath with large central jewel. Cf. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe 17 (1000 nummi – 100 denarii); BMC Vandals 3-7; MEC 1, 8. Lightly toned, some porosity, minor flan crack. Good VF. Rare.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 93 (24 May 2016), lot 1089; K.W. Güstrow Collection (New York Sale XI, 11 January 2006), lot 406.

The transition from an imitative coinage to a national coinage can be seen on this issue of Gunthamund, the first Vandal king to place his name on a coin.

Closing Date and Time: 25 March 2020 at 10:02:40 ET.

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