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40 Nummi - Justinian I Rome, ✶M✶ A
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 539-565 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| 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`) |
| Reverse description | Large denomination mark M, denoting 40 nummi, prominently centered in the field and flanked on each side by a six-pointed star. A cross above the M serves as a Christian symbol of imperial authority, while the officina letter A appears below the M, indicating the first workshop of the Rome mint. The word ROMA is inscribed in the exergue, and the entire design is enclosed within a laurel wreath, a classical motif retained from earlier Roman coinage tradition. |
| Reverse script | Greek, Latin |
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