The Emperor who never sleeps!

Hi guys,
I managed to get this coin reserved for a very nice price! It's a Siliqua of Justinian I that was struck at Carthage after the reconquest of the province of Africa. Judging by the heavy weight it would be safe to assume that this coin was struck early on and not in Justinian's later reign.
Amazingly they were still striking Siliquae into the "Byzantine" era. While there are some that were struck at Constantinople up until around the death of Emperor Maurice Tiberius in 602, they were used as ceremonial coins and most likely did not circulate very much. This was not the case for the Western provinces that were recovered by Emperor Justinian, silver coins were still the primary means of economic exchange and value. Gold had replaced silver in the east by the early 5th century, the last major emissions of Siliquae being under Emperor Valens and the last emissions for general Empire wide circulation being under Arcadius.
Official Imperial Siliquae, and it's fractions, would continue to be struck until the late 8th century! I've even seen a few super rare Siliquae fractions of Constantine V from a few Italian mints!

Here is a rare Siliqua of his minted shortly after the conclusion of the vandal war.

Justinian I AD 527-565, AR Siliqua (15mm, 1.23 g) Carthage
DN IVSTINIANVS PP AG; draped, cuir. and diademed bust r.
VOT/MVLT/HTI in wreath; CONOS in ex
Sear 253; very fine, toned
Please post your coins of Justinian I.
No barbarian coins allowed!
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Cool coin, Mag-Max (congrats)

Ummm, Vandals and Carthage, eh? ... yup, you guessed it

=> it's time for Vandal Horse!!

VANDALS IN CARTHAGE, Æ 21 NUMMI
Date: 523-533 AD
Size: 20.26 mm
Weight: 6.28 grams
Obverse: Soldier standing facing
Reverse: Head of horse left, XXI in exergue
Attribution: MEC 45



oh sorry ... and here is a Justinian-I as well

 

Nice, I have copper and gold, but no silver

 

Very cool siliquae@Magnus Maximus !!! Lovely posts all!!!

I still need to delve in this area, but something always seems to get in the way....

Justinian and Theodora -----I wonder if we should believe even a snippet of what Procopius says in the 'Secret Histories'

 

Its all true.

 

Great coin, MM. Congrats

 

@Mikey Zee
You mean the part were Justinian is a demon who caries his head while running through the palace at night? I think the worst we got from the Justinian Dynasty was Justin II, who reportedly ate two of his servants!

 

Yep, @Magnus Maximus, that's part of what I was referring to...but I never heard Justin II ate two of his servants....hope he didn't serve them for dinner

 

Why are you all talking about eating servants like its a bad thing?

 

Kentucky Fried Eunuch!

 

Yeah......peasants.

 

Come on folks! Don't be shy, post your Justinians!!

 

Sorry, no Justinians here. I was watching a nice semissis in a auction but had to be away from the computer when the auction ended.

 

Not part of my collecting strategy, but here are a couple I have:

JUSTINIAN I
AE Follis
OBVERSE: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: Large M, star to left, cross above, star right, officina letter below, mintmark CON
Struck at Constantinople, 527-65 AD
10g, 28mm
SB 160

JUSTINIAN I
AE Half Follis
OBVERSE: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield with horseman motif, cross to right
REVERSE: Large K, ANNO to left, chi-rho above, regnal year XVIIII to right, mintmark NI
Struck at Nicomedia 545-6 AD
10.2g, 25mm
SB 0203

JUSTINIAN I
AE Pentanummium
OBVERSE: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: Monogram of Cherson
Struck at Cherson, 527-65 AD
1.6g, 14mm
SB 197

 

Byzantine Empire
Justinian I 527-565 CE
AE Folles 30mm 17g
40 Nummi
M monogram

LOL, my portrait is a Ghost compared to @Bing 's

Heh-heh-heh, @Magnus Maximus ... me got one... How many RR's do you have?

 

I finally found a Byzantine remaining in my photo album---most have been deleted awaiting that re-shoot that never happened....

How about a Justin half follis???

Hmmm, all us RR guys have a Byzantine, as 'Al' suggests...and Mag-Max???

 

LOL... "Yes, Enquiring minds want to know!"

 

Careful now! I might do a Justin II on yah! YUM!!

 

I think you mean Justin II and Sophia.

 

that's a neat coin MM! CONOS is an interesting mint mark for carthage, i notice arnoldoe gold coin is CONOB...is that carthage as well?

here's of my favs..




my only byzantine from carthage is this maurice tib. decanummium....