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10 Nummi - Justin I Constantinople
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 518-527 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the large Greek numeral I (representing ten nummi) prominently centered in the field, surmounted by a cross potent, the standard denominational type introduced by Anastasius I and continued under Justin I. Two six-pointed stars or asterisks flank the central I, one to the left and one to the right of the vertical stroke. The mint signature CON appears in the exergue below, identifying Constantinople as the place of issue. The design is bold and schematic, consistent with the functional aesthetic of early Byzantine fractional bronze coinage. |
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Justin I came to power in 518 as an illiterate Macedonian soldier who relied heavily on his nephew Justinian to manage administrative affairs — the 10 Nummi fraction being among the smallest bronze denominations struck under his name. The Constantinople mint was the dominant production center throughout his reign, with provincial mints at Nicomedia and Thessalonica playing secondary roles.
BCV 71 covers considerable die variation within the type, and attributing individual pieces precisely within the 518–527 span remains difficult without strong officina marks.