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Valued Member
Netherlands
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Hi! Could some help to identify coin? Have doubts. As far as I know Christogram were used by Merovingian and by Roman as well. Weight is 1.7 gr. Thanks! :)   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I am thinking barbarous late Roman, (but the dies were cut)* by a die cutter that** who understood what Christograms were all about.
* typo error, add these words
** syntax error
Edited by sel_69l
11/27/2019 11:56 pm
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Valued Member
 Netherlands
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@sel_69l Thx!
Btw, what did you mean with "but by a die cutter that understood what Christograms were all about"? Didn't get it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm almost positive it's a Byzantine pentanummium of Justin I.
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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@Finn235 I didn't succeed finding Christogram with these letters amount those coins. Do you have any reference? Those letters do like Alfa Omega indeed: https://www.google.com/search?q=chr...069&biw=1853But a little different. A (Alfa) looks like R, Omega smth like uppercase Omega or more like Cyrillic #1051; :) Could be barbarian. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
 United States
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Similar to pentanummium of Justin I but I'm inclined to think not. The R indicate the coin was struck at Ravenna.
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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@Finn235 You are correct! Found on the page you provide. Thank you very much!
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
SB 92 was struck at Nicomedia (N), this coin was struck in Ravenna (R), not issued by Justin. Ravenna was and Ostrogothic kingdom until 540 AD.
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Valued Member
Netherlands
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@echizento This is ref coin description provided by @Finn235's link:
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., Triton IX, 1628
HERACLIUS. 610-641 AD. Æ Decanummium (2.51 g, 7h). Ravenna mint. Struck 610-616 AD.
Diademed and draped bust right, legend obscured / Christogram; R A flanking; all within wreath.
DOC II 296; E-C -; MIB III 263; SB 925. VF for type.
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United States
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That makes more sense, I would agree that it's Heraclius.
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