Description
Justinian I (527 – 565 AD). AR Half Siliqua, Carthage mint 533-537 AD. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AC; diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT MV·LT HTI in three lines, all within wreath; CONOS in ex.
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Justinian I (527 – 565 AD). AR Half Siliqua, Carthage mint 533-537 AD. D N IVSTINIANVS P P AC; diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / VOT MV·LT HTI in three lines, all within wreath; CONOS in ex.
| Diameter [mm]: | AR14 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,04 |
| Grade: | gF/gF |
| Attribution: | MIBE 51; SB 253 (siliqua) |
| Commentary: | scarce; silver patina with lighter highlights, scratches |
On September the 15th 533 AD Belisarius with his army entered the city of Carthage and brought the city into the Roman empire after 98 years of Vandal rule.