A very small number of
Justinian IThis
nummus is very small, has a
diameter of 7 mm and weighs 0.57 g. It was minted by the
Antioch mint,
DOC 272. With a similar design, the same
monogram enclosed in an epsilon, there is also the relatively
rare pentanummus. The
nummus, on the other hand, is really very
rare despite having been minted in
abundance, since its minimal size has decreed the disappearance of almost all specimens.
On the
obverse is the
bust of Justinian facing right: but it requires an
act of faith.
On the
reverse,
his monogram with the letters arranged at the top of a
cross.