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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Caesar_Augustus, post: 4922918, member: 87659&quot;]Here&#039;s one where I don&#039;t blame them. This is the coin which originated from the Diocletianic reforms of the 3rd century introducing the nummus at 10g. About 150 years later, that nummus is now less than 1g, which would prompt Roman Emperor Anastasius, some time after that, to reform the coinage once again by introducing the follis, tariffed to a bag of 40 nummi.</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcian</p><p>AE Nummus</p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/marcian1/marcian1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>450 - 457 A.D., Nicomedia Mint, null Officina</p><p>0.833g, 10.5mm, 6H</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> D N MARCIANVS P F AVG,</p><p><i>Bust of Marcian, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reverse:</b> GLORIA-ROMANORVM,</p><p><i>Marcian&#039;s monogram in wreath</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Exergue:</b> -/-//[NIC]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Provenance:</b> Ex. CNG Electronic Auction 456, Lot 751 (part of), Ex. Forum Ancient Coins</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reference:</b> RIC X Marcian 548[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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