Byzantine VOTA coins

There are no vota coins between the issues of Theodosius II and Valentinian III (c. 435-440) and Justinian's reconquest of Carthage in 533. Under the entire Byzantine empire, the only vota coins are these tiny AE4's and some silver struck at Carthage from 533 to 540. 

Justinian, 527-565
9 mm. 0.73 grams.
VOT/XIII in wreath 
Struck year 13 = 539/540, at Carthage.
Sear 278. DO 302. MIBE 205, year 13.
Hahn, in MIBE, says there are dates of years 13, 14, 16, and 22.

The next one is of year 14.

Justinian, 527-565
9 mm. 0.82 grams
VOT/XIIII in wreath
Struck year 14 = 540/541 at Carthage.
Sear 279. DO 303. MIBE 205, year 14.

The other Byzantine vota types are silver siliqua-fractions, also under Justinian and also from Carthage.

Justinian, 527-565
Silver. 15 mm. 1.13 grams.
VOT
MVLT
HTI in wreath
CONOS in exergue

Sear Byzantine 253. MIBE 51.
Struck 533/4 at Carthage, upon its reconquest in 533 by Belasarius from the Vandals.
A "heavy half-siliqua." 

 Justinian, 527-565
Silver. 11 mm. 0.60 grams.

V  O
T   M   in the arms of a cross, all in a wreath
CONOB below.
Sear Byzantine 256. MIBE 52 "letters can be arranged differently"
and the next coin shows that.

Justinian, 527-565
Silver. 11 mm. 0.59 grams.

V  O
M  T    in the arms of a cross, all in a wreath
CONOB below.
Sear Byzantine 256. MIBE 52 "letters can be arranged differently"

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