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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1647869, member: 19463&quot;]Sorry I have not been visiting these threads every hour but Dionysos is certainly right about XX.&nbsp; Roman numeral denominations started being common with Focas and were used alongside the Greek (this would be a K) according to the mint.&nbsp; The coin has an obvious bit of the S on CRTS.&nbsp; You must never think something is missing from an ancient coin when there is another answer and small flans are the most common other answer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For comparison I&#039;ll offer a Focas (earlier) when the mintmark was KRTS.&nbsp; We can&#039;t get too upset over things like the confusion of C and K since English today still has not settled that one for good.&nbsp; At the time these coins were made, Greek and Latin were beginning the process of morphing into what we now have as modern languages.&nbsp; Also we, today, are still in a time that values consistent spelling for every word that has not been characteristic of every period n history. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH]238880.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If a collector wanted to buy only from one dealer and wanted that dealer to be as knowledgeable and helpful as they get, Barry Murphy would be an excellent choice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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