Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Nummi - Justinian I Cyzicus, Dated Reverse
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
|---|---|
| Year | 547-565 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Central field dominated by a large upright Greek numeral I (denoting 10 nummi), surmounted by a cross potent, the whole flanked symmetrically by decorative leaf or star ornaments arranged on either side. The regnal year legend ANNO with the Roman numeral year designation appears to the left and right of the central mark of value. The mint signature KYZ appears in the exergue, identifying the Cyzicus mint. The overall composition follows the standard Byzantine decanummium reverse format established under Justinian I's coinage reform. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | ☩ I ANNO XXXIII KYZ (Translation: I : `10` nummi (= 1 decanummium). ANNO XXXIII : `year 33`. KYZ : `Cyzicus`.) |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |