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10 Nummi - Justin II Theupolis/Antioch
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 565-567 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| Obverse description | Facing helmeted and cuirassed bust of Emperor Justin II, depicted in imperial military attire in the late antique Byzantine tradition. The emperor holds in his left hand a globus cruciger surmounted by a Victory figure, and in his right hand an ornate cross. The facial treatment is frontal and hieratic, characteristic of sixth-century Byzantine coinage. The surrounding legend, frequently blundered in execution, reads D N IVSTIN P P AV, identifying the emperor as Our Lord Justin, Perpetual Augustus. |
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| Reverse description | Central field dominated by a large numeral I (denoting 10 nummi) surmounted by a cross, serving as the denomination mark of the decanummium. To the left of the central mark, the inscription ANNO is arranged vertically in a cruciform pattern, while the regnal year numeral appears to the right. The mint signature THEUP, identifying the Antiochene mint of Theupolis, is inscribed in the exergue below. The overall composition follows the standard Byzantine follis-series reverse design established under Anastasius I. |
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| Mint | THEUP Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
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