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539-540 RY 13 Justinian I AE Nummus Carthage Mint 0.59g 10.2mm Byzantine Coin
539-540 RY 13 Justinian I AE Nummus Carthage Mint 0.59g 10.2mm Byzantine Coin
539-540 RY 13 Justinian I AE Nummus Carthage Mint 0.59g 10.2mm Byzantine Coin

539-540 RY 13 Justinian I AE Nummus Carthage Mint 0.59g 10.2mm Byzantine Coin

$ 79.2

Availability: 77 in stock
  • Era: Ancient
  • Year: 539-540
  • Certification: Uncertified
  • Historical Period: Byzantine (300-1400 AD)
  • Denomination: AE Nummus
  • KM Number: DOC I 302; SB 278
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Tunisia
  • Cleaned/Uncleaned: Cleaned
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    Justinian I.
    527-565. Æ Nummus (10.2mm, 0.59 g). Carthage mint. Dated RY 13 (539/40). IVSTI, diademed and draped bust right / VOT XIII within wreath. DOC I 302; SB 278.
    It is extremely rare to encounter any readable legend on these Carthage nummi. It appears that by this point the Byzantines had forgotten the original meaning of the
    vota
    , and simply used it as a regnal year designator. Regnal years 13, 14, and 16 are known