Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust facing right and surrounded by mostly illegible legend // "D" in wreath. 9mm, 0.46 grams. Carthage mint. MEC I# 13-14, BMC Vandal# 150, MIB II# 40/N14

The Vandal Kingdom ruled North Africa after conquering Carthage in 439 CE and issued its own bronze coinage largely based on late Roman models. These Vandalic bronzes were typically small, low-value imitations of imperial AE issues, often featuring simplified portraits and corrupted inscriptions that copied earlier Roman emperors such as Honorius. While they maintained Roman monetary forms for practical use in trade and taxation, their crude style reflects both the decline of imperial minting standards in the region and the transitional nature of Vandal rule in the post-Roman western Mediterranean.