Type ES6
AE16-14. 7:00. 4.37 grams.
Small, but thick flan.
Very crowded, even more than usual.
RIC X 948 R2
Sear Roman V 21554
Zeno (474-491): [Small AE2's or "AE2/3"]
Images.
| ES6 17 |
AE2, bust right DN ZENO PF AVG |
CONCORDIA // emp stg r, holding spear and globe captive at feet |
A309 So1.4-9 Sear V 21554 |
RIC X 948 R2 p. 312, pl. 33 p. 118 Constantinople |
H23.1-2 pl. 13 Con |
DO LRC 604 = H23.1 |
H "second reign" p. 74 sites NC 1948 p. 224 Note: The third coin below corrects the ;egend given by RIC X. |
Flans of this type are usually crowded, but even those that have room to show the exergue have no mintmark in it. Trivero, et al. weigh the arguments for where is was minted and find in favor of minting at Cherson.
Type ES6
AE16-14. 7:00. 4.37 grams.
Small, but thick flan.
Very crowded, even more than usual.
RIC X 948 R2
Sear Roman V 21554
Type ES6
AE18. 7:00. 4.32 grams.
Crowded, but no more so than usual.
Lovely green patina.
RIC X 948 R2
Sear Roman V 21554
Type ES6
AE18.4-17.3. 7:00. 4.69 grams.
Close inspection shows it is not tooled, but it may be smoothed and retoned. The "R" on the reverse is in the wrong place.
Full flan, which is highly unusual.The entire legend is is legible and allows the legend given in RIC to be corrected.
DN ZENO PER AVG
CONCO-[R]DIA R
RIC X 948 R2
Sear Roman V 21554.
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