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1/2 Siliqua in the name of Honorius Carthage mint
| Issuer | Vandal Kingdom |
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| Year | 440-490 |
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| Value | 1/2 Siliqua = 50 Denarii |
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| Obverse description | Pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Honorius facing right, rendered in the late antique imperial tradition. The effigy is set within a beaded border and surrounded by a retrograde or irregular Latin legend. The portrait, while imitating contemporary Roman imperial coinage, displays the characteristically crude, provincial workmanship typical of Vandal imitative silver issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N HONORI VS PP AVG (Translation: Our Lord, Honorius, perpetual August.) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of winged Victory facing left, holding a long wreath in the extended right hand, rendered in a simplified and somewhat stylized manner consistent with Vandal imitative coinage. The figure occupies the central field with a Latin legend surrounding. The reverse type closely follows Roman imperial prototypes, though the execution reflects the provincial die-cutting style of the Carthage mint under Vandal administration. |
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