Artemide Aste s.r.l.
Auction 53E 5 Dec 2020
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Justinian I (527-565). AE Half Follis. Sicilian mint? Dated RY 14. DN IVSTINIANVS PP AG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield. / Large K; to left, A/N/N/O; to right, XIIII; in exergue, CON. D.O. 313 (Constantine in Numidia); MIB 243; Sear 285 (Constantine in Numidia). AE. 8.47 g. 23.00 mm. Emerald green patina. Good VF.
Constantine in Numidia has been suggested as a mint, as well as a location in Sicily. It may in fact be a mobile military mint, staffed by mint workers from Constantinople and Carthage, and setting up wherever the need for coinage was greatest.
Constantine in Numidia has been suggested as a mint, as well as a location in Sicily. It may in fact be a mobile military mint, staffed by mint workers from Constantinople and Carthage, and setting up wherever the need for coinage was greatest.