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5 Nummi - Justinian I Constantinopolis, Large Module
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 527-565 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Justinian I facing right, rendered in the late antique imperial tradition. The emperor's effigy displays a pearl diadem, a draped paludamentum fastened at the shoulder, and segmented cuirass visible at the chest. The portrait is executed in a somewhat schematic style characteristic of early Byzantine coinage from the Constantinople mint. The encircling Latin imperial legend runs along the outer border of the coin's broad, flat field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large, bold Greek numeral Є (epsilon) dominates the central field, denoting the denomination of 5 nummi (pentanummium). To the right of the Є stands the Greek letter Gamma (Γ), identifying the third officina of the Constantinople mint. The design is stark and utilitarian, with the oversized denomination mark rendered in high relief against a plain field. A double border, consisting of an inner dotted ring and an outer plain ring, frames the design on this large-module issue. |
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