16 Nummi - Justinian I Thessalonica, Type I W K

€297,371.00
IssuerByzantine Empire
Year527-565
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value16 Nummi (1⁄450)
CurrencyFirst Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
CompositionCopper
Weight5 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#182
Obverse descriptionDiademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Obverse script
Obverse letteringD N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
(Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-vstvs) `Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor`)
Reverse descriptionLarge I and smaller S, A to left, P to right, I W K above, TЄS in exergue.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringI W K A IS P TЄS
(Translation: IS : `16` nummi. TЄS(salonika) : Thessalonica.)
Edge
MintTЄS
Thessalonica, Macedonia,modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece
MintageND (527-565)  - -
Catalog ID6509105130
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