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Not much of this coin left to work with but can you shed any light on the reverse? Is it pi? Something else? I don't even know which way is up. It's coin F10 from My First Dirties thread.  Edited by ThisIsFun
06/09/2013 6:03 pm
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The coin is Byzantine and the reverse is upside down.
I think it is an AE Decanumii 2.0 g Constantinople mint. DM TIb PP AV? diademed bust right / Large you .
reference: SB 438 A
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06/09/2013 6:46 pm
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Guess I'm still asleep, it didn't even dawn on me that it was early Byzantine. I believe you are right Nate. OK, I'm going back to sleep now.  |
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Could also be Phocas. Most likely Maurice Tiberius...
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Its funny that I rock, and it was ski who originally explained the system to me....
You still sleeping ski?
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Can you direct me to a good resource to learn about said system?
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let me see if I can find a thread...
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Thanks! Good bookmark, will browse it as I try to ID some of my dirty coins and as I play GTE.
I can see now that the obverse lettering (among other things) should've shown me that this is not a Roman Imperial coin.
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I just wanted to point out thats a cool coin. The bust is still intact and there is some legend I would say better than most.
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My thread title is embarrassing  |
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None of us has never looked at something and been stumped by something obvious. At first glance I thought 4th century looked about right.
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That's an epsilon, so it's a pentanummium (E = 5). Rotate the reverse 90 degrees left.
Not enough there to say which ruler without leafing through Sear.
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Thanks, jcmworld! Looking forward to that new batch of dirties! Toothbrush at the ready...
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