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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3613366, member: 44316&quot;]Byzantine coins have a wide variety of mintmarks. Here is one that is fun:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]967750[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is a large (33-32 mm) year 13 (XIII = 539/540) 20-nummia piece of Justinian (527-565). &quot;K is the numeral for &quot;20&quot; in Greek, so the large K states the denomination. The mint is Cyzicus, which is also spelled Kyzicos, and its mintmark on the 40-nummia piece is KYZ.&nbsp; But here, with a large K already there, they decided to complete the mintmark with &quot;YZ&quot; smaller below. That&#039;s a cute way to give the mintmark!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear 208, year 13. 33-32 mm. 9.58 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>Show us an interesting mintmark![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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