42 Nummi Countermark, As of Claudius, 41-54

€166,649.00
IssuerOstrogothic Kingdom
Year501-553
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value42 Nummi = 1⁄12 Siliqua = 1⁄96 Tremissis
CurrencyTremissis (490-553)
CompositionBronze
Weight2.74 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered, Countermarked
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) MEC I#cf. 66, RIC I#cf. 113
Obverse descriptionBust facing left and surrounded by legend, all with an etched countermark of a re-value in the left field.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTI CLAUDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P IMP P P XLII
(Translation: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate Imperator Pater Patriae Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar, August, Greatest Pontiff invested with Tribunician Power, Father of the Nation)
Reverse descriptionLibertas standing and surrounded by legend.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLIBERTAS AVGVSTA S - C
(Translation: Libertas Augusta / Senatus Consulto Freedom of the August / By Decree of the Senate)
EdgeSmooth.
Mint
MintageND (501-553)  - -
Catalog ID7186311290
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