20 Nummi - Justinian I Carthage; PΛ, Bust Facing

Features

Issuer Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
Emperor Justinian I (527-565)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 548-549
Value ½ Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄360)
Currency First Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
Composition Copper
Weight 10 g
Diameter 28 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
300182
References BCV# 267,
David R. Sear, Simon Bendall, Michael Dennis O'Hara; 2006. Byzantine coins and their values (2nd edition). Seaby, London, United Kingdom.
MIB I# 198
Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1973. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Teil 1. Von Anastasius I. bis Justinianus I (491-565) : einschliesslich der ostgotischen und vandalischen Prägungen : Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria.

Obverse

Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG

Translation:
D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-ustus)
"Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor"

Reverse

Large K between A/N/N/O and numerals representing the regnal year, cross above, PΛ beneath, KART in exergue.

Scripts: Greek, Latin

Lettering:

K
ANNO XXII

KART

Translation:
K : "20" nummi (= ½ follis).
ANNO XXII : "year 22".
KART : "Carthage".

Mint

KART Carthage, Tunisia

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (548-549) KART Anno XXII (year 22)

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