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40 Nummi - Heraclius Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 610-641 |
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| Value | 40 Nummi = 1 Follis (1⁄288) |
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| Obverse description | Frontal bust of Emperor Heraclius, helmeted, draped, and cuirassed, facing the viewer in the Byzantine imperial tradition. The emperor is depicted holding a long cross in his right hand, a hallmark of Heraclian coinage asserting Christian imperial authority. The bust is rendered in a stylized, hieratic manner typical of early 7th-century Byzantine workshop production, with broad, flat features. The surrounding field is plain, and the flan is characteristically irregular in shape, as expected of hammered copper issues of this period. |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral M (denoting 40 nummi) dominates the reverse field, flanked by the inscription ANNO to the left indicating the regnal year formula. A cross surmounts the M above, serving as a Christian symbol central to Byzantine iconography. The regnal year numeral (I, II, or III) appears to the right of the M, while an officina letter (A or B) is placed below, identifying the workshop of production. The mintmark NIKO, referring to the Nicomedia mint, appears in the exergue, though this specimen is attributed to Constantinopolis. |
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| Reverse lettering | ANNO / M / NIKO |
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