8 Nummi - Justinian I Thessalonica; Type • A •

Features

Issuer Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
Emperor Justinian I (527-565)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 527-565
Value 8 Nummi (1⁄900)
Currency First Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
Composition Copper
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
298088

Obverse

Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust 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 H between smaller A and P, A between pellets above, sometimes with exergual line beneath.

Lettering:
• A •
A H P

Translation: H : "8" nummi.

Mint

Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (527-565) 

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