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20 Nummi - Phocas Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states) |
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| Year | 602-610 |
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| Value | 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
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| Obverse description | Two imperial figures standing facing in full length: Emperor Phocas on the left, holding a globus cruciger in his right hand, and Empress Leontia on the right, nimbate and holding a cruciform scepter. Both figures are rendered in the hieratic frontal style characteristic of early Byzantine coinage, with schematic drapery. A horizontal legend runs along the upper field, identifying the imperial pair. The design reflects the dynastic propaganda of Phocas's reign, presenting joint imperial authority. |
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| Reverse description | Large denomination mark XX (twenty nummi) rendered in two bold upright characters occupying the central field, with a patriarchal cross above. A horizontal exergual line separates the denomination from the mint signature below, which reads CON followed by the officina letter, identifying the Constantinople mint. The reverse follows the standard Byzantine follis-series format established by Anastasius I, adapted here for the half-follis denomination. The struck surfaces show typical irregular flan characteristics of hammered Byzantine copper coinage. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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