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I took a bit of a gamble with this one. I'm currently trying to expand my subcollection of Byzantine coins struck in Italy and came across what was described as a decanummium of Maurice Tiberius from Rome mint. This type has ROM mintmark on the reverse and I think I do see the M of ROM, but it isn't clear. Style-wise it seems like Rome, but its condition and photo makes it tough to totally tell it apart from the exact same type from Constantinople, with CON mintmark, without having it in hand. So what do you all see in the reverse exergue? ROM or CON?  |
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Look like ROM to me.  |
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Out of my 'league' I am afraid but ...... looks like ROM to me too.
The first letter does not seem to have any indication of curvature or angle. Impossible to be 100% certain of course but if the style looks right..... I think it is a good bet !
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I think its safe to say the top portion of the first letter is too far way to be a top of a "C" so to me the spacing seems consistant with and "R". I would call that "ROM" as well. Rome mint.
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Awesome guys, thanks! I thought I was seeing things! Now I just have to wait for it to arrive.
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hmmm..now I'm saying 60% ROM, 40% CON. I bet you'll be able to tell for sure in hand.
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I got it today, and while the mintmark isn't a lot clearer (I think I see a bit more of the R when its soaking), I found the obverse legend ending in PP A. According to Helvetica, this with XX with only a cross above makes this indeed a Rome mint issue:
Tiberius II Constantine
AE Half-follis
Obv: DM TIB CONSTANT PP A
Rev: XX, cross above, ROM in ex
Rome mint, struck 578-582 AD
SB 467
There is a possibility that this one and similar coins were actually issued by a military mint in Italy using the ROM mintmark, but I've found next to nothing on it online, so I'll just classify this one as official.
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Posted 01/13/2014 6:41 pm
