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40 Nummi - Justinian I Constantine in Numidia, Bust Facing
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 540-541 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Facing helmeted and cuirassed bust of Emperor Justinian I in three-quarter view, rendered in the late antique imperial style. The emperor holds a globus cruciger in his right hand and bears a decorated shield in his left, the latter typically adorned with a horseman motif. A cross appears to the right of the bust within the field. The surrounding legend, executed in Latin characters, reads D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, identifying the ruler as 'Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor.' |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-ustus) `Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor`) |
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