Nummus in the name of Marcian Carthage mint

The Vandal administration in North Africa issued bronze nummi bearing the names of reigning Eastern emperors — a pragmatic fiction that allowed commerce to function without forcing a direct confrontation over legitimacy. Marcian ruled Constantinople from 450 to 457, but coins in his name from Carthage continued circulating well beyond his death, the imperial label essentially becoming a denomination marker rather than a political statement.

Carthage had been the Vandals' primary mint since Gaiseric's capture of the city in 439 AD.