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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2089954, member: 44210&quot;]... from its time as the capital of the Vandal Kingdom (sorry if I got your hopes up if you were hoping to see something Carthaginian).</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes boys and girls I knocked another type I was after off of my list! It looks like a normal siliqua of Honorius but this type with its distinctive style was struck by the Vandals during their domination of what were before the Roman provinces of Africa Proconsularis and Mauretania Caesariensis. This was struck from approximately 440-480 AD so after Emperor Honorius himself was dead. I have no idea why; my only guess is that the Vandals didn&#039;t want to honor the contemporary Roman emperors they were constantly at war with, so they chose one (Honorius) that they hated less and was not bothering them (the whole &quot;dead&quot; thing), but again that&#039;s only my speculation. I know Doug has one of these so maybe you would know why, Doug? Neither do I know why they imitated Ravenna&#039;s mintmark on it (RVPS).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyways, it also looks like a big coin but in actuality it not going to be big in hand; its close to the size of a U.S. dime. But word around the block is that it is thicker/chunkier than normal siliquae (but slightly smaller in width). This is actually in kind of better shape than typical examples, and the price for it wasn&#039;t bad either. Oh, and did I mention that this type is rare (or at least really, really scarce)?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/honoriusvandal_zpsnscmqwbj.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>In the name of <u>Honorius</u>, Vandal Kingdom</b></p><p>AR siliqua</p><p><u>Obv</u>: D N HONORI-VS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p><u>Rev</u>: VRBS [ROMA], Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory on globe and spear</p><p><u>Mint</u>: Carthage (RVPS in ex; struck 440-480 AD)</p><p><u>Ref</u>: MEC 1, 1-3; BMC Vandals 6-9</p><p><u>Size</u>: 16 mm wide</p><p><br /></p><p>And the obligatory map of Vandal country:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/KingdomVandals.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to post any Honorius, siliquae, or Vandal coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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