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40 Nummi - Justinian I Nicomedia, Type ✶M♰
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-538 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| Reverse description | Large denomination mark M (Greek numeral for 40) dominates the central field, denoting the coin's value of 40 nummi. A star appears to the upper left of the M and a cross potent to the upper right and above, serving as decorative and religious symbols. The officina letter A is positioned beneath the M, identifying this as the product of the first workshop at Nicomedia. The mint signature NIKM appears in the exergue below, referencing the Nicomedia mint in Bithynia. |
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| Reverse lettering | ☩ ✶M♰ A NIKM (Translation: M : `40` nummi (= 1 follis). A : `1st` officina. NIKM : `Nicomedia`.) |
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| Mint | NIKM Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, Turkey |
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