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20 Nummi - Justin II and Aelia Sophia Antioch, broken P type
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 574-575 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing busts of Emperor Justin II and Empress Aelia Sophia, both nimbate, enthroned side by side on a double throne. Justin II is depicted on the left holding a globus cruciger in his right hand, while Sophia appears on the right holding a sceptre surmounted by a cross. The imperial couple is rendered in the formal hieratic style characteristic of mid-Byzantine coinage, with stylized drapery and rigid frontal presentation. The encircling Latin legend identifies the emperor in the customary devotional formula. |
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| Obverse lettering | D N IVSTINVS P P AVG (Translation: Our Lord Justin, Father of the Fatherhood, August.) |
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| Reverse lettering | ANNO / K / X (Translation: Year ten, 20 nummi.) |
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