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Was pretty excited when I bought these, since I've wanted coins of any of the post-Roman Germanic kingdoms for a long while now. The first is a 4 Nummi of King Huneric, who ruled from 477-484 AD. But the coin itself was minted between 523-533 AD. The second is not attributed to any particular king or ruler, but these types are found in North Africa and is usually attributed to the Vandals. Minted somewhere between 440-490 AD. Both are tiny, around 9-10 mm wide each Huneric Obv: Bust diademed, draped, facing left and holding palm branch Rev: Bar over N, IIII below, Carthage mint  Here's a better example of my coin, from Wildwinds  Obv: Bust right Rev: Palm tree  After attacks from the Visigoths and Romans, and taking advantage of a rebellion in Roman Africa, King Geiseric took his people and settled them in North Africa, taking Hippo Regius. A few years later, in 439 AD, the Vandals took Carthage, quickly making the Vandal Kingdom a formidable power. The Mediterranean Sea was no longer a "Roman lake". The Vandals would then go on to sack Rome itself in 455 AD.  (From Wikipedia) Edited by VisigothKing
11/25/2012 2:04 pm
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The image of your coin is too dark to comment, but I'm looking forward to seeing better pics. I don't really know much about the Vandals, so this will spur me on to see what information I can find.  |
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Interesting coins--and new to me! The Migration Period--is both fascinating and confusing!  I can only imagine it was chaotic. |
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I love carthage coins! I have none of the Vandal kingdom and zero for the Romans. It is a city with one of the most interesting histories there is. Now I have to add more coins to my collection... Thanks. I look forward to the better pics. Kudos, and great background information, I enjoyed the map. I love maps.
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Two interesting coins, I don't have any of this type but would love to get some. Where they expensive?
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Here's another map of the period, showing migrations. It's easy to wonder how much of these migrations were set into motion due to Roman expansion?   |
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oh that is very cool... can you get some better pics though? and  ...maps are good. |
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I have wondered what was going on in Scandinavia at this time?
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Interesting post and coins |
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That coin definitely needs to be better lighted, I think. Hopefully doing that will expose more details.
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Glad you all liked the coins and the history lesson Quote:
Where they expensive? Not really. Both together were around $40 shipped (you may think this is a lot to pay for two tiny bronzes but coins of the Germanic kingdoms don't pop up for sale too often, and when they do, higher prices are usually asked for them, and their condition is most times no better than how these two are). Quote:
That coin definitely needs to be better lighted, I think. Hopefully doing that will expose more details. Yes I realize that. They were taken in haste with my camera phone and I will of course post the usual, better photos soon. |
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I am a rather obtuse collector.
OFEC One From Every Century (not country). Also, OFEC One From Every Culture. That is my way of making a numismatic statement, illustrated with the coins. My collection is about 80% complete, to my requirements.
Needless to say, it is the coins of Europe, post Roman Empire, that are hardest to find.
Indian, Chinese Byzantine and Islamic coins of this period are easier to locate.
DVCollector: Thanks for the map. There are a lot of numismatic writers that tell of the invasions during and after the fall of the Roman Empire, but this is the best map I have found that illustrates this movement.
One question: what was the name of the "Hun Capital"?
ValiantKnight: Thanks for the pictures.
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Sel, I noticed the "Hun Capital" too--and my brief amount of reading didn't find mention of this capital.
Perhaps artifacts show they were centered there, but the name is outside recorded history--as is much of these tribes across Eurasia. We're lucky the Romans wrote things down, but many cultures did not.
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These coins are not that easy to find especially in the condition of the second coin. IMO you did well what you paid for them.
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VK, interesting coins and great info...between you, Anoob, and Chris i'll never be able keep up you guys...  |
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