42 Nummi Countermark, As of Agrippa, 45-12BC, honoured by Caligula, 37-41

€166,647.00
IssuerOstrogothic Kingdom
Year501-553
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value42 Nummi = 1⁄12 Siliqua = 1⁄96 Tremissis
CurrencyTremissis (490-553)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.95 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered, Countermarked
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) MEC I#–, RIC I#cf. 58
Obverse descriptionBust facing left and surrounded by legend, all with an etched countermark of a re-value in the left field.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringM AGRIPPA L F COS III XLII
(Translation: Marcus Agrippa Lucius Fili Consul Tertium Marcus Agrippa, Son of Lucius, Consul for the Third Time)
Reverse descriptionNeptune standing with letter on either side.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS - C
(Translation: Senatus Consulto By Decree of the Senate)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (501-553)  - -
Catalog ID5526340290
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