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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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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Justinian I facing right, wearing a pearl diadem and imperial paludamentum. The emperor's effigy is rendered in the characteristic late antique style, with finely striated hair visible beneath the diadem and layered drapery over the right shoulder. The bust occupies the central field, positioned in three-quarter view. A Latin legend runs along the outer border encircling the portrait. The flan is irregular and slightly scalloped at the rim, typical of hammered Byzantine copper coinage of this period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Large Greek numeral M (denoting 40 nummi) dominates the central field, flanked on either side by a cross pattée. Below the M, a horizontal bar separates the value mark from the mint signature NIKM (Nicomedia) inscribed in the exergue. The officina letter B, indicating the second workshop, appears above the crossbar beneath the M. The composition is bold and schematic, characteristic of the Anastasian monetary reform type continued under Justinian I, emphasizing legibility of denomination over decorative elaboration. |
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