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20 Nummi - Anastasius I Dicorus Nicomedia, Type ⁑, Large Module
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 498-518 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Anastasius I facing right, rendered in the late antique imperial style typical of early Byzantine coinage. The emperor wears a pearl diadem and military cuirass, with drapery visible over the left shoulder. The effigy is presented in profile with stylized facial features characteristic of the Anastasian period. The encircling legend runs along the periphery of the flan, partially visible on this irregularly shaped hammered flan. The portrait conveys imperial authority in the established Roman tradition continued by the early Byzantine court. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ✶ N✝I K B ✶ (Translation: NI : `Nicomedia`. K : `20` nummi (= 1/2 follis). B : `2nd` officina.) |
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