20 Nummi - Justin II and Aelia Sophia Thessalonica, θκϲ type

Issuer Byzantine Empire
Year 569-571
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1/2 Follis = 20 Nummi (1⁄576)
Currency First Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
Composition Copper
Weight 6 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BCV#366
Obverse description Justin on left, Sophia on right, seared faced on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding sceptre.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering D N IVSTINVS P P AVG
(Translation: “Dominus Noster Iustinus Perpetuus Augustus” (Our Lord Justin perpetual august))
Reverse description Large face value between the minting year from left to right, the Nomen Sacrum θκϲ (Théotokos) above and the mintmark below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering θκϲ K ANNO E TES
(Translation: 20 Nummi Year 5 Mother of God Thessalonica)
Edge Rough
Mint TES
Thessalonica, Macedonia,modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece
Mintage ND (569-570) Τες - ANNO ε (Year 5) -
ND (570-571) Τες - ANNO S (Year 6) -
Numisquare ID 7805592560
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