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10 Nummi - Constantine IV Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 668-685 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Emperor Constantine IV, crowned and clad in cuirass, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand. The portrait is rendered in the late antique Byzantine style typical of seventh-century imperial coinage, with a frontal, hieratic presentation. The flan is irregular and the strike characteristically uneven, as is common for hammered Byzantine copper issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field dominated by a large numeral I, representing the denomination of 10 Nummi (Decanummium), surmounted by a cross above and flanked by a star to the left and the letter K to the right. A horizontal bar beneath the I rests above a circular element in the lower field. The abbreviated mint signature CON, preceded by a cross, appears in the field, denoting the Constantinople mint. The design is boldly rendered with minimal ornamentation, consistent with the utilitarian character of late Byzantine base-metal coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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