16 Nummi - Justinian I Thessalonica, Type I • W

€297,378.00
IssuerByzantine Empire
Year527-565
TypeStandard circulation coins
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#186A
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, PI to right, I • W above, TЄS in exergue.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringI • W A IS PI TЄS
(Translation: IS : `16` nummi. TЄS(salonika) : Thessalonica.)
Edge
MintTЄS
Thessalonica, Macedonia,modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece
MintageND (527-565)  - -
Catalog ID7031650740
Comments