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10 Nummi - Anastasius I Dicorus Constantinopolis, First Large Module Emission
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 512-517 |
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| Weight | 4.54 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing diademed bust of Emperor Anastasius I, draped and cuirassed, rendered in the late antique Imperial portrait style characteristic of early Byzantine coinage. The emperor's effigy is depicted with a pearl diadem and military paludamentum over scale armor, conveying both imperial and martial authority. The circumferential Latin legend runs around the bust within a beaded border. The portrait displays the stylized, frontal-tending treatment typical of the transitional period between late Roman and early Byzantine numismatic art. |
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| Reverse description | Central field dominated by a large Greek numeral I (denoting 10 nummi) surmounted by a small cross, serving as the denomination mark introduced by Anastasius I's currency reform of 498 AD. An officina letter appears to the left of the numeral, identifying the workshop of production. The Latin mint abbreviation CON appears in the exergue, denoting the Constantinople mint. The surrounding field carries the legend CONCORD, referencing imperial concord, within a beaded border. The bold, utilitarian design is emblematic of the Anastasian monetary reform coinage. |
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| Mint | CON Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923) |
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