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1 Nummus Imitating Vandal Kingdom Nummus
| Issuer | Uncertain Germanic tribes |
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| Year | 501-534 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Crude, pearl-diademed and draped imperial bust rendered in a barbarous style, facing right. The surrounding legend is reduced to a series of repeated I-strokes, reflecting the illiterate imitation of a Late Roman or Vandal prototype. The flan is irregular and the relief is low, consistent with unofficial Germanic coinage of the early sixth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | IIIIII |
| Reverse description | A wreath encircling a retrograde inscription reading TOV TLVM X X, itself a barbarous degeneration of a Vandal or Late Roman reverse legend. The wreath is crudely rendered with irregular beading or pellets, and the overall execution betrays an imitative rather than official mint origin. The flan edges are uneven, and the die is poorly centered. |
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