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20 Nummi - Justin II and Aelia Sophia Thessalonica, θ+ϲ type
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 568-578 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Facing busts of Emperor Justin II and Empress Aelia Sophia seated side by side on a double throne, both nimbate. Justin II appears at left, holding a cross-on-globe in his right hand; Sophia appears at right, holding a sceptre. The imperial couple are depicted in full frontal hieratic style, characteristic of Justinianic-era Byzantine coinage, with elaborate imperial regalia and crossed nimbi framing the composition. The legend is arranged around the periphery in Latin capitals. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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