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10 Nummi - Justinian I Constantinopolis, no Regnal Year
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-538 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central device consists of a large Greek numeral I (denoting 10 nummi) surmounted by a cross, with a six-pointed star placed in the left field and another in the right field, all within a dotted border. The exergue below a horizontal line bears the mint mark CON, identifying the Constantinople mint. The composition is bold and formulaic, typical of the early Justinianic reform coinage. The flan is irregular and the strike slightly off-center, consistent with the hammered technique of the period. No regnal year appears on this issue, distinguishing it from later dated decanummia. |
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Justinian I came to power in 527 already embroiled in the fiscal and military reorganization that would define his reign. The small copper nummus denominations were the backbone of everyday petty exchange throughout the eastern Mediterranean, and the 10-nummi piece occupied a critical slot in that hierarchy. Constantinople's mint during these early years experimented considerably with fabric and module before Justinian introduced his regnal year system — a reform that allows modern scholars to precisely date later issues. This piece predates that reform, placing it in the murky first decade before bureaucratic standardization took hold.