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10 Nummi - Justinian I Nicomedia, Type N I I
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-556 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Emperor Justinian I, depicted in a frontal, hieratic style characteristic of early Byzantine coinage. The emperor wears a diadem and imperial cuirass with paludamentum draped over the left shoulder, rendered in a stylized, slightly crude hammered relief. The bust occupies the central field, with the encircling Latin legend partially visible around the periphery. The portrait conveys imperial authority in the late antique tradition, with simplified facial features typical of the Nicomedia mint's workmanship during this period. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-ustus) `Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor`) |
| Reverse description | A large Greek numeral I (representing 10 nummi) dominates the central field within a linear border, flanked on the left by the mint mark NI for Nicomedia and a smaller I to the right, together forming the denomination indicator N I I. The design is stark and functional, characteristic of small-denomination Byzantine copper coinage, with the value mark rendered boldly to ensure legibility in commerce. The field is otherwise plain, and the overall style reflects the utilitarian approach of the Nicomedia mint workshop during the reign of Justinian I. |
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