Ceremonial, 1/2 Siliqua

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Anonymous ‘Ceremonial’ Silver (c. AD 530). Silver ½ Siliqua, Constantinople. Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust of Constantinopolis facing right. Reverse: Large K. Tolstoi 616; Ratto 471. Extremely fine. Flan crack…
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Anonymous ‘Ceremonial’ Silver (c. AD 530). Silver ½ Siliqua, Constantinople.

Obverse: Helmeted and draped bust of Constantinopolis facing right.
Reverse: Large K.

Tolstoi 616; Ratto 471.

Extremely fine. Flan crack as a result of production.

1.01g.

See ‘Revue Numismatique’ 2002, ‘Some comments on the anonymous silver coinage of the fourth to sixth centuries A.D.’ by Bendall for further reading on this enigmatic series.

Specification

Period c 530 - 530 AD
Date c. AD 530
Coin Group

Byzantine

Denomination

1/2 Siliqua

Metal

Silver

Mint Mark

Constantinople

References Tolstoi 616; Ratto 471
Weight 1.01 g

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