Posted 03/07/2012 07:03 am
The "K" is the denomination; kappa is the Greek numeral "20". It's a half-follis.
"ANNO XGII" is quasi-Roman numerals for "Year 18" (the "G" is the Greek numeral 6).
The emperor's titles has an "M" in it. That pretty much restricts the options to Maurice Tiberius, I believe. Sear #497. Year 18 of his reign would be AD 599-600.
Officina delta. My old Sear Byzantine book only lists officina beta for year 18, so it might actually be Year XGIII (AD 600-601).
For the mint, Sear notes it is impossible to distinguish the half-follis of Constantinople, Nicomedia and Cyzicus mints.
"ANNO XGII" is quasi-Roman numerals for "Year 18" (the "G" is the Greek numeral 6).
The emperor's titles has an "M" in it. That pretty much restricts the options to Maurice Tiberius, I believe. Sear #497. Year 18 of his reign would be AD 599-600.
Officina delta. My old Sear Byzantine book only lists officina beta for year 18, so it might actually be Year XGIII (AD 600-601).
For the mint, Sear notes it is impossible to distinguish the half-follis of Constantinople, Nicomedia and Cyzicus mints.
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