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Justinian I, 527-565 Ad Ae Nummus (0.54g). 539-542 Ad Carthage.

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Like handling a Greek Fraction. Just an amazing coin and first I have seen of it so I post it here for internet history.

Ex Gorny & Mosch, 10/15/17, 10 mm, 0.54 g Nummus,
Lot 5152 from Past e-auction 251 - October 15, 2017 10:00 am
(I used Google Translate for this below as it is easy to find on the web.)
"Justinian I, 527-565 AD AE Nummus (0.54g). 539-542 AD Mzst. Carthage.
Obv .: Draped armored bust with pearl diadem nr. Rev .: In wreath retr.
VOT / XIII or XIIII. DOC 302-303; MIBE 205; Sear 278-279; Summer, MBR 4.139.
Condition: dark green patina ss"


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Very cool. Wonderful historical artifact.
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I agree very cool coin, one that I've not come across before.
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Nice!

I think the attribution is correct, but it's worth stating that I don't see any part of IVSTINIANVS, or the XIII that would seal the deal. The Vandals did produce pseudo-Imperial VOT coins in varying degrees of barbarity.

I found one in a CNG lot a while back - lots of extremely late Roman/ Early Byzantine nummi usually cough up some interesting stuff

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It seems to be an unofficial issue because of the retrograde VOT on reverse. I have an example with VOT MVLT X in retrograde


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for coins like this, I don't think you can say with certainty who struck them...I usually write them up something like "possibly an unofficial issue minted in Vandal territory"
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