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• The vandals were a Germanic people who came from the Eastern European regions that are now Poland. During the later Roman Empire they played a significant role in the collapse of the western part of the empire and are best known for their sack of Rome in 455 AD. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Vandals under Genseric took large portions of North Africa where they established their own kingdom. In the 6th century, they were defeated by the forces of Justinian's Byzantine Empire under the command of General Belisarius.
• Nummis or Nummus coinage is a type of currency that was used in the Roman Empire. The word "nummus" means "coin" in Latin, and the coins were made of bronze or copper, particularly from the 3rd century onwards. Nummis coins were used for everyday transactions, such as buying food or paying for services. The word Nummus is often used interchangeably with "Follis" and "AE". The Nummus was an important element of smaller coinage during the Byzantine Empire.