Justinian I Æ 20 Nummi. Carthage, dated RY 13 = AD 539/40. D N IVSTINIANI P P AG, helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right / Large K, cross above; ANNO XIII (date) across fields, SO below, KAR in exergue. DOC 294 var.( obv. inscription); Sear 264 var.(same). 11.76g, 30mm, 1h.
Very Fine.
From a private Scandinavian collection.
This truncated inscription on the obverse of this coin has not previously been recorded on bronzes of this size, cf. CNG 172, lot 327 for an example of it on a 40 Nummi coin.