Gratian snack -- need help with mint mark

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  1. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    This is a tiny little coin but generally well-preserved. The only problem is that there are some encrustations on the reverse which obscure the mintmark. I think it's SMKB, from Cyzicus, but wondered if you guys agreed.

    Gratian VOT XX MULT XXX half centenionalis Cyzicus.jpg
    Gratian, AD 367-383.
    Roman Æ half centenionalis.
    Cyzicus (?), AD 383.
    0.91 g, 14.2 mm, 11 h.
    Obv: D N GRATIA-NVS P F AVG, diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, right.
    Rev: VOT / XX / MVLT / XXX in four lines, all within wreath; SMKB (?) in exergue.
    Refs: RIC ix, p. 244, 22a; LRBC II, 2552; Cohen 77; RCV 20161.
     
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  3. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    That was my first thought: SMKB
     
  4. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

  5. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    Looks like Cyzicus....

    Gratian, AE 2, 24 mm 6.3 grams, Siscia mint

    Obverse, diademed and cuirassed bust

    Reverse, REPARATIO REIPVB, emperor crowned by Victory and holding globus raises turreted woman


    gratian1.jpg

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