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33 Nummi - Justinian I Alexandria
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-565 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Emperor Justinian I, helmeted and cuirassed, depicted in imperial military attire. The emperor holds a globus cruciger in his right hand and a decorated shield in his left, with a cross visible to the right of the bust. The portrait is rendered in the frontal Byzantine style characteristic of sixth-century Alexandrian coinage. The obverse legend encircles the bust, proclaiming the emperor's full imperial titulature in Latin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the large Greek numeral ΛΓ (33), denoting the coin's value of 33 nummi, occupying the central field in bold, deeply struck characters. A cross potent surmounts the numeral, positioned prominently above in the upper field. The mint signature AΛΕΞ (Alexandria) is inscribed in the exergue below a horizontal dividing line, identifying the Alexandrian mint as the place of issue. The overall design is bold and functional, typical of Byzantine follis-related denominations struck at Alexandria during the reign of Justinian I. |
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