42 Nummi Countermark, As of Titus, 79-81

€166,648.00
IssuerOstrogothic Kingdom
Year501-553
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value42 Nummi = 1⁄12 Siliqua = 1⁄96 Tremissis
CurrencyTremissis (490-553)
CompositionBronze
Weight9.84 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered, Countermarked
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) MEC I#cf. 76, RIC II.1#1031
Obverse descriptionBust facing left and surrounded by legend, all with an etched countermark of a re-value in the left field.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P COS VIII XLII
(Translation: Imperator Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Pontifex Maximus Tribunicia Potestate Consul Octavum Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasianus, August, Greatest Pontiff invested with Tribunician Power, Consul for the Eighth Time)
Reverse descriptionSpes 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 ID7173325610
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