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| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 498-518 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Enthroned frontal figure of Constantinopolis, personification of the imperial capital, seated facing with head turned to the left. She holds a globus cruciger in her right hand and a shield rests at her side to the right. The numeral I appears in the left field, denoting the denomination of 10 nummi (decanummium), while a star occupies the right field. The mint signature CON, abbreviating Constantinopolis, is placed in the exergue, confirming production at the Constantinople mint. A beaded border frames the reverse design. |
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| Reverse lettering | I ✶ CON (Translation: I : `10` nummi (= decanummium). CON(-stantinopolis) : `Constantinopolis`.) |
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