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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7166293, member: 44316"]Later, yes. Here is a coin of Diocletian minted at Carthage. The legend ends "FEL KART"</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274661[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Much later when Justinian recovered Carthage from the Vandals, he minted coins with the mintmark "KAR":</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274666[/ATTACH]</p><p>Justinian, 527-565, years 13 (the first year of the reformed coinage at Carthage)</p><p>41-38 mm. 20.17 grams.</p><p>Mintmark KAR (The K is very weak, but other examples show it clearly)</p><p>Sear 260</p><p><br /></p><p>However, they were not consistent. Here is a lousy small 5-numia piece of Justinian with it spelled "CAR":</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274677[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>14 mm. 1.67 grams.</p><p>Sear 276.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7166293, member: 44316"]Later, yes. Here is a coin of Diocletian minted at Carthage. The legend ends "FEL KART" [ATTACH=full]1274661[/ATTACH] Much later when Justinian recovered Carthage from the Vandals, he minted coins with the mintmark "KAR": [ATTACH=full]1274666[/ATTACH] Justinian, 527-565, years 13 (the first year of the reformed coinage at Carthage) 41-38 mm. 20.17 grams. Mintmark KAR (The K is very weak, but other examples show it clearly) Sear 260 However, they were not consistent. Here is a lousy small 5-numia piece of Justinian with it spelled "CAR": [ATTACH=full]1274677[/ATTACH] 14 mm. 1.67 grams. Sear 276.[/QUOTE]
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