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Byzantine Nicomedia, Bithynia (498 - 627)

The Nicomedia mint reopenned after Anastasius' reform of 498 to assist in issuing the new denominations of copper coinage and closed in 627. Situated on the roads leading to the capital, Nicomedia was a major military base, important in the Byzantine campaigns against the Caliphate. By the 9th century much of the city, except for a hilltop citadel, was abandoned and in ruins. Nicomedia was twice blockaded by the Ottomans (in 1304 and 1330) before finally succumbing in 1337.

Byzantine Empire, Justinian I, 4 April 527 - 14 November 565 A.D.

|Justinian| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justinian| |I,| |4| |April| |527| |-| |14| |November| |565| |A.D.||follis|NEW
In 545, Justinian I sent General Narses to the rulers of the Heruli, to recruit troops for the campaigns in Italy and Syria.
BZ112944. Bronze follis, DOC I 125b, Wroth BMC 206, Tolstoi 184, Ratto 595, Hahn MIB I 113b, Morrisson BnF I 4/Ni/AE/33, SBCV 201, Sommer -, F, well centered, uneven strike with unstruck/weak areas, weight 15.912 g, maximum diameter 30.9 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, 545 - 546 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, holding globus cruciger (cross on orb) in right, shield with horseman device on left shoulder, cross in right field; reverse large M (40 nummi) between A/N/N/O left and X/U/II/II right (regnal year 9), staurogram (rho-cross) above, B (second officina) below, NIKO (Nicomedia) in exergue; $70.00 (€65.80)
 


Byzantine Empire, Justin II, 15 November 565 - 5 October 578 A.D.

|Justin| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justin| |II,| |15| |November| |565| |-| |5| |October| |578| |A.D.||follis|NEW
Under Justinian Nicomedia was extended with new public buildings. Situated on the roads leading to the capital, the city remained a major military center, playing an important role in the Byzantine campaigns against the Caliphate.
MA112945. Bronze follis, DOC I 103b, Wroth BMC 159, Tolstoi 133, Ratto 865, Hahn MIB 46b, Morrisson BnF 5/Ni/AE/33, SBCV 369, Sommer 5.27 , F/VF, rev. double strike, weight 14.264 g, maximum diameter 29.2 mm, die axis 180o, 2nd officina, Nicomedia (Izmit, Turkey) mint, 577 - 578 A.D.; obverse D N IVSTINVS P P AV, Justin II seated on left and Sophia seated on right, both nimbate and facing on double throne, he holds a globus cruciger, she holds a cruciform scepter, no cross above center; reverse large M (40 nummi) between ANNO and X/II/I (regnal year 13), cross above, B (2nd officina) below, NIKO in exergue; $5.00 (€4.70)







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