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Nummus - Anastasius I Dicorus Nicomedia
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 491-498 |
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| Currency | First Solidus Nomisma (498-720) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust of Emperor Anastasius I facing right, depicted in the late Roman imperial tradition. The emperor wears a pearl diadem and military paludamentum over armor. Portions of the surrounding Latin legend, reading D N ANASTASIVS PP AVG or a variant thereof, are partially visible around the bust, though heavily worn. The style is characteristic of small late antique hammered copper coinage, with a somewhat crude and irregular strike. The field surrounding the effigy is flat and unadorned. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large monogram of Anastasius centrally placed within a plain linear border. The monogram, rendered in the Byzantine imperial style, incorporates the letters of the emperor's name in an interlaced cruciform arrangement. The mint mark 'NI', denoting the Nicomedia mint, appears to the right of the monogram. The design is bold but crudely struck, consistent with the small module and low-denomination character of this issue. The field is otherwise plain and undecorated. |
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| Mint | NI Nicomedia, Bithynia, modern-day İzmit, Turkey |
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