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250 Nummi - Justinian I Ravenna, Symbol
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-565 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped bust of Emperor Justinian I facing right, the diadem adorned with pendilia descending beside the neck. The imperial robe is ornamented along the neckline by a prominent row of pellets, rendered in the late antique stylized manner characteristic of early Byzantine silver coinage. The portrait is executed in high relief with individualized facial features, the hair rendered in careful parallel strands beneath the diadem. The encircling Latin legend runs along the periphery of the flan. |
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| Reverse description | Large denomination mark CN (representing 250 nummi) occupies the central field, with the C partially encircling the N in a bold, deeply struck monogram format. The entire central device is enclosed within a prominent wreath border, visible in the image as a stylized laurel or olive wreath framing the field. Beneath the CN monogram, a variable secondary symbol appears — on this specimen identifiable as a star — serving as a mint or workshop control mark. The overall composition is typical of the Ravenna mint's silver issues under Justinian I, with the wreath border lending a formal, classical character to the design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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