Nummus - Justinian I Thessalonica; Type p A

Features

Issuer Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
Emperor Justinian I (527-565)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 527-565
Value 1 Nummus (1⁄7200)
Currency First Solidus Nomisma (498-720)
Composition Copper
Weight 0.5 g
Diameter 8 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
298551
References BCV# 196B,
David R. Sear, Simon Bendall, Michael Dennis O'Hara; 2006. Byzantine coins and their values (2nd edition). Seaby, London, United Kingdom.
MIB I# 178
Wolfgang Reinhard Otto Hahn; 1973. Moneta Imperii byzantini / Teil 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.

Obverse

Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.

Lettering: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG

Translation:
D(-ominus) N(-oster) IVSTINIANVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-vstvs)
"Our Lord Justinian, Perpetual Emperor"

Reverse

Large A surmounted by smaller p.

Lettering:
p
A

Translation: A : "1" nummus.

Mint

Thessalonica, Macedonia, modern-day Thessaloniki, Greece

Comments

Obverse legend can vary (usually incomplete).

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (527-565) 

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