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20 Nummi - Tiberius II Constantine Constantinoplis

Issuer Byzantine Empire
Year 578-582
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Value 20 Nummi = 1/2 Follis (1⁄576)
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Obverse description Frontal facing bust of Emperor Tiberius II Constantine, helmeted and cuirassed, with a pearl diadem surmounting the crown. The emperor holds a globus cruciger in his right hand and supports a decorated shield with his left. The effigy is rendered in the formal, hieratic style characteristic of late antique Byzantine coinage, with the imperial regalia emphasizing divine authority. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Latin uncials.
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Obverse lettering DM TIB CONTANT PP AV
(Translation: Dominus Noster Tiberius Constantinus Perpetuus Augustus. Our Lord Tiberius Constantine Perpetual August.)
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