Thrasamund ruled the Vandal Kingdom for nearly three decades, a reign marked by careful diplomacy with Constantinople and a determined — if ultimately unsuccessful — campaign to suppress Nicene Christianity in favor of Arian doctrine. The Carthage mint under his administration produced some of the most refined silver coinage the Vandals issued, a reflection of the kingdom's continued exploitation of North Africa's established monetary infrastructure rather than any new monetary invention of their own.
At under 0.6 grams, these pieces circulated alongside a broader denominational system that the Vandals inherited almost wholesale from the late Roman administration they displaced in 439.
Thrasamund ruled the Vandal Kingdom for nearly three decades, a reign marked by careful diplomacy with Constantinople and a determined — if ultimately unsuccessful — campaign to suppress Nicene Christianity in favor of Arian doctrine. The Carthage mint under his administration produced some of the most refined silver coinage the Vandals issued, a reflection of the kingdom's continued exploitation of North Africa's established monetary infrastructure rather than any new monetary invention of their own.
At under 0.6 grams, these pieces circulated alongside a broader denominational system that the Vandals inherited almost wholesale from the late Roman administration they displaced in 439.