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5 Nummi - Justinian I VICTORIA AG, Carthage
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-565 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | VICTORIA AG Є CAR (Translation: VICTORIA A(-u-)G(-usta) : `Victory of Emperor`. Є : `5` nummi (= pentanummium). CAR : `Carthage`.) |
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Carthage returned to Roman hands in 533–534 when Belisarius dismantled the Vandal kingdom in a campaign of startling speed, and the mint there reopened almost immediately under Justinian. The Carthage mint's output throughout Justinian's reign was small and technically uneven compared to Constantinople — these 5-nummi pieces in particular were struck on irregular flans with inconsistent die alignment, a pattern consistent across the series rather than indicative of individual wear.
The VICTORIA AVG reverse type used at Carthage was deliberately archaic, echoing late Roman imperial coinage to assert continuity of legitimate Roman authority over the newly recovered African province.