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16 Nummi - Justinian I Thessalonica, Type ☩
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-565 |
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| Reference(s) | BCV#175 |
| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing right, rendered in the late Roman imperial tradition. The emperor's effigy occupies the central field, with visible drapery folds and cuirass detailing characteristic of Byzantine hammered coinage. The encircling Latin legend runs along the periphery of the flan, partially visible due to the irregular striking. The coin exhibits a patinated copper surface with areas of green oxidation typical of long-circulated Byzantine bronzes. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large numeral I (denoting 16 nummi) at center, flanked by a smaller S to the right, forming the value mark IS (= 16). The letter A appears to the left of the central mark and P to the right, serving as officina indicators. A cross is positioned above the value mark. In the exergue, the mint signature TЄS identifies the Thessalonica mint. The design is typical of the reduced-module bronze coinage struck under Justinian I at provincial mints. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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