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10 Nummi - Anastasius I Dicorus CONCORDI, Constantinopolis, Small Module
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 498-518 |
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| Value | Decanummium = 10 Nummi (1⁄720) |
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| Obverse lettering | D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG (Translation: D(-ominus) N(-oster) ANASTASIVS P(-er-)P(-etuus) AVG(-vstvs) `Our Lord Anastasius, Perpetual Emperor`) |
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| Mintage | ND (498-518) A - 1st officina - ND (498-518) B - 2nd officina - ND (498-518) Δ - 4th officina - ND (498-518) Є - 5th officina - |
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Anastasius I's currency reform of 498 AD overhauled a coinage system that had deteriorated so badly that small copper denominations had lost any meaningful relationship to their stated value. The reform reintroduced clearly marked bronze denominations — the follis, half-follis, decanummium, and pentanummium — for the first time in generations, with the mark of value stamped explicitly on the face. This piece, the decanummium, is the second-smallest denomination that reform produced.
Constantinople mint output during the early reform years shows considerable variation in module and weight, reflecting the logistical difficulty of standardizing production across a system that had been effectively improvised for decades.