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Æ10 - Bonifacius Cross within a wreath, Carthage
| Issuer | Usurpations of Carthage (Roman Imperial usurpations) |
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| Year | 422-431 |
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| Weight | 0.92 g |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of an emperor facing right, rendered in a provincial style characteristic of the Carthaginian usurpation coinage of the early fifth century. The portrait is relatively crude, with a pearl diadem visible along the crown of the head. A partial Latin legend surrounds the bust, reading DOMINIS NO[S TRIS], the surviving portion arcing across the upper field. The flan is irregular and the strike uneven, consistent with the emergency or quasi-official nature of this issue. |
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| Reverse description | A Constantinian chi-rho or cross motif enclosed within a laurel wreath, the wreath rendered with closely spaced leaves tied at the base. The central device, a small cross or christogram, occupies the field within the wreath. The reverse is uniface in design, with no exergual inscription or mint mark visible, though the Carthage mint attribution is established by type. The overall execution is rough, in keeping with the small module and irregular flan of this late Roman provincial issue. |
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| Mint | Carthage |
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