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50 Denarii - Gelimer Carthage mint
| Issuer | Vandal Kingdom |
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| Year | 530-534 |
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| Currency | Denarius (440-534) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of King Gelimer rendered in a late antique barbaric style, depicted wearing a diadem with elaborate feathered or winged ornament rising above the head, and a cuirass or draped military garment. The figure is shown frontally with stylized facial features typical of Vandal coinage. The surrounding Latin legend reads D N REX GELIMIR, identifying the ruler as 'Our Lord and King Gelimer.' The overall execution reflects the transitional artistic conventions of post-Roman North African coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the value mark composed of a staurogram or cross above the letters D · N and, below, the numeral L (representing 50 in Roman notation), together denoting 50 Denarii. The entire device is enclosed within a wreath border formed of two laurel branches tied at the base, with a pellet or globule at the apex. The composition is neatly centred and clearly struck, following established Vandal denominational conventions for silver fractions. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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