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40 Nummi - Justin II and Aelia Sophia Nicomedia
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 566-578 |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Facing busts of Justin II and Empress Aelia Sophia, both enthroned and shown in full imperial regalia, seated side by side on a double throne. Justin II, on the left, wears a crown and loros and holds a globus cruciger in his right hand; Sophia, on the right, likewise crowned and draped in imperial garments, holds a sceptre. A cross on steps or similar device may appear between the figures. The peripheral legend reads D N IVSTINVS PP AVG in Latin characters. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Nicomedia |
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