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40 Nummi - Justinian I Carthage, Bust Right
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-565 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Justinian I facing right, rendered in the late Roman imperial tradition with a beaded diadem and paludamentum visible at the shoulder. The emperor's effigy is shown in profile within a beaded inner border, with an occasional cross motif on the breast. The surrounding field carries the Latin imperial legend partially visible around the periphery. The style is characteristic of the Carthage mint, notably more provincial and less refined than Constantinople issues, with a somewhat elongated facial profile. The bust is set against a flat, unadorned field typical of early Byzantine copper coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large Greek numeral M (denoting 40 nummi) dominates the reverse field, flanked to the left by a six-pointed star and to the right by a Latin cross, both serving as decorative and denominational markers. A cross surmounts the M above, and a horizontal line or exergual bar divides the field from the exergue below. The mint signature KART appears in the exergue, identifying the Carthage mint. The overall composition is bold and symmetrical, consistent with the standard follis reverse design established under Anastasius I and continued through the reign of Justinian I. The lettering and devices show the characteristic broad, somewhat irregular strike typical of the North African provincial mint. |
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