1/2 Siliqua - Justinian I VOT MVLT HTI, Carthage

Justinian I's North African silver was a direct consequence of the Vandalic War — Belisarius took Carthage in 533, and the restored imperial mint there began striking almost immediately, reasserting fiscal control over a province that had been outside Roman administration for a century. These half siliquae were never abundant; the Carthage mint operated on a modest scale compared to Constantinople, and the votive reverse inscription reflects court ceremonial formulae carried west wholesale rather than anything specific to African conditions.

The flan preparation at Carthage tends toward irregular edges and slight thickness variation, a consistent characteristic of the mint across this reign.