20 Nummi - Justinian I Antioch; ϱ; Bust Facing

Features

Issuer	Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
Emperor	Justinian I (527-565)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	554-562
Value	20 Nummi (1⁄360)
Currency	First Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
Composition	Copper
Weight	8.8 g
Diameter	28 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 90257
References	BCV# 231 David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , DOC I# 245 Alfred Raymond Bellinger; 1992. Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection / Volume 1. Anastasius I to Maurice 491-602 (2^nd Edition). Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. , MIB I# 155 Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1973. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Band 1. Von Anastasius I. bis Justinianus I (491-565) : einschliesslich der ostgotischen und vandalischen Prägungen: Rekonstruktion des Prägeaufbaues auf synoptisch-tabellarischer Grundlage. Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna, Austria. , BMC Byz# 323 Warwick William Wroth; 1908. Catalogue of the Imperial Byzantine Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes).

Obverse

Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield, cross to right.

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

Large K, cross above, A/N/N/O to left, numerals representing the regnal year to right, ϱ beneath.

Lettering:
☩
K
ANNO XXXII
ϱ

Translation:
K : "20" nummi (= half follis).
ANNO XXXII : "year 32".
(τHεЧ-)ϱ(-olis) : "Theopolis" (Antioch).

Edge

Rough

Mint

ϱ	Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey

Comments

There are several slight variations in the form of that mint-mark.
Antioch was almost destroyed by a great earthquake on 29 November 528, after which it was renamed Theopolis.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (554-555) ϱ												Anno XXↅII (year 28)
ND (555-556) ϱ												Anno XXↅIII (year 29)
ND (556-557) ϱ												Anno XXX (year 30)
ND (557-558) ϱ												Anno XXXI (year 31)
ND (558-559) ϱ												Anno XXXII (year 32)
ND (559-560) ϱ												Anno XXXIII (year 33)
ND (560-561) ϱ												Anno XXXIIII (year 34)
ND (561-562) ϱ												Anno XXXЧ (year 35)

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