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10 Nummi - Justin II and Aelia Sophia Carthage
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 570-575 |
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| Diameter | 17 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing busts of the imperial couple in hierarchical composition: at left, Emperor Justin II helmeted and cuirassed in military dress; at right, Empress Aelia Sophia crowned and draped in imperial robes. A cross rises between their heads, emphasizing the divine sanction of joint rule. A fragmentary Latin legend runs in the exergue and along the periphery of the flan. The portraiture reflects the formal, frontal style characteristic of Carthaginian mint production under Justin II. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N IVSTINO ET SOFIA AG VITA (Translation: Our lords Justin and Sophia, augusts) |
| Reverse description | The decanummium value mark dominates the reverse field, rendered as the numeral I flanked by N to the left and M to the right, together forming the Greek abbreviation for ten nummi. Pellets appear beneath each of the three letters, a distinctive feature of the Carthage mint coinage of this period. The flan is irregular and slightly squared at the edges, typical of the hammered bronze coinage of the North African provincial mint. The design is bold and deeply struck, with the letters clearly legible despite surface wear and patination. |
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