10 Nummi - Justinian I Antioch; τHЄЧP, Bust Facing
Features
| Issuer |
Byzantine Empire
(Byzantine states)  |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Justinian I (527-565)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 561-565 |
| Value | 10 Nummi (Decanummium) (1⁄720) |
| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5.5 g |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 299112 |
| References | BCV# 239 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.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 I surmounted by cross, A/N/N/O to left, numerals representing the regnal year to right, τHЄЧP in exergue.
Lettering:
☩
I
ANNO XXXЧIII
τHЄЧP
Translation:
I : "10" nummi (= 1 decanummium).
ANNO XXXЧIII : "year 38".
τHЄЧP(-olis) : "Theopolis" (Antioch).
Mint
| τHЄЧP | Antioch on the Orontes, Syria, modern-day Antakya, Turkey |
Comments
Legend usually badly blundered.
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 | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (561-562) τHЄЧP | Anno XXXЧ (year 35) | 43% | |||||||||||||
| ND (562-563) τHЄЧP | Anno XXXЧI or XXXↅ (year 36) | 29% | |||||||||||||
| ND (563-564) τHЄЧP | Anno XXXЧII (year 37) | 36% | |||||||||||||
| ND (564-565) τHЄЧP | Anno XXXЧIII or XXXↅII (year 38) | 14% | |||||||||||||
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