40 Nummi - Justinian I Antioch; ✶M✶, ☩THЄЧP☩, Enthroned
Features
| Issuer |
Byzantine Empire
(Byzantine states)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Justinian I (527-565)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 529-538 |
| Value | 40 Nummi (1⁄180) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 18.1 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 298741 |
| References | BCV# 215 David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). 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 (2nd Edition). Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 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. |
Obverse
Justinian enthroned facing, holding long sceptre and globus cruciger.
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 M between two stars, cross above, officina letter beneath, ☩THЄЧP☩ in exergue.
Lettering:
☩
✶M✶
A
☩THЄЧP☩
Translation:
M : "40" nummi (= 1 follis).
A : "1st" officina.
THЄЧP(-olis) : "Theopolis" (Antioch).
Mint
| THЄЧP | Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
Comments
Obverse legend can vary.
Antioch was almost destroyed by a great earthquake on 29 November 528, after which it was renamed Theopolis.
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 (529-538) THЄЧP A | 1st officina | ||||||||||||||
| ND (529-538) THЄЧP B | 2nd officina | ||||||||||||||
| ND (529-538) THЄЧP Γ | 3rd officina | ||||||||||||||
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