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16 Nummi - Justinian I Thessalonica, Type A • W
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-565 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | A • W A IS PI TЄS (Translation: IS : `16` nummi. TЄS(salonika) : Thessalonica.) |
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Justinian I's fractional copper coinage was reorganized as part of the broader currency reform of 538 AD, which overhauled the Byzantine nummus system and introduced explicit denomination marks to aid a largely illiterate market population. The 16-nummi piece — marked with its value — was among the smaller fractions produced at Thessalonica, a mint that served the Balkan provinces throughout Justinian's long reign and remained active during the devastating Justinianic Plague of 541–549, which killed perhaps a third of the eastern Mediterranean population and severely disrupted coin circulation patterns.