20 Nummi - Justinian I Antioch; ANTX, Bust Right
Features
| Issuer |
Byzantine Empire
(Byzantine states)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Justinian I (527-565)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 527-528 |
| Value | 20 Nummi (1⁄360) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 7.7 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 299034 |
| References | BCV# 224A David R. Sear. Byzantine coins and their values. London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). 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
Diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.
Script: Latin
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, long cross to left dividing A-N above and T-X bellow, officina letter to right.
Scripts: Greek, Latin
Lettering: ANTX K Γ
Translation:
ANT(-io-)X(-eia) : "Antioch".
K : "20" nummi (= ½ follis).
Γ : "3rd" officina.
Mint
| ANTX | 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 (527-528) ANTX A | 1st officina | ||||||||||||||
| ND (527-528) ANTX B | 2nd officina | ||||||||||||||
| ND (527-528) ANTX Γ | 3rd officina | ||||||||||||||
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