10 Nummi - Justin II and Aelia Sophia Theoupolis

€458,090.00
IssuerByzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
Year569-578
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Nummi (Decanummium) (1⁄720)
CurrencyFirst Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
CompositionBronze
Weight2.5 g
Dimensions17 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#383 , DOC I#182
Obverse descriptionJustin II (left) and Sophia (right) enthroned, holding scepters and globus cruciger.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIVSTIN AVSS (often blundered)
(Translation: Justin Augustus)
Reverse descriptionDenomination splitting ANNO (year) and digits for regnal year, mint in exergue.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringA N I Ч N II O τHЄЧP
(Translation: 10 nummi Year 8 Theoupolis (Antioch))
Edge
Mint
MintageND (569-570)  - RY 5 = II/III -
ND (570-571)  - RY 6 = Ч/I -
ND (571-572)  - RY 7 = Ч/II or ςΙ -
ND (572-573)  - RY 8 = Ч/III or ς/ΙI or ςΙI -
ND (573-574)  - RY 9 = ς/ΙII -
ND (574-575)  - RY 10 = X -
ND (575-576)  - RY 11 = X/I -
ND (576-577)  - RY 12 = X/II -
ND (577-578)  - RY 13 = X/III -
Catalog ID4669286190
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