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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herberto, post: 2574517, member: 74222&quot;]I struggle with identifiying a byzantine coin from Alexandria.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is hard to see it from photo, but if you hold it on hand and shed some light from a certain perspective you definitely can se a &quot;NV&quot; on obverse side at 2 oclock marked with red alphabet.</p><p><br /></p><p>It could stand for &quot;IVSTIA<span style="color: #ff0000">NV</span>S&quot; but it could also stand for &quot;IVSTI<span style="color: #ff0000">NV</span>S&quot;. - (Justinian and Justin)</p><p><br /></p><p>However giving that the &quot;NV&quot; stands at 2 oclock on my coin, i think it could be Justinian. Because if it was Justin II, the NV would be at 12 oclock. Right?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My coin:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]557406[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>From wildwinds, Justinian sear 247: the &quot;NV&quot; at 2 o&#039;clock</p><p>[ATTACH=full]557407[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>From wildwinds, Justin II sear 389: the &quot;N&quot; at 12 o&#039;clock</p><p>[ATTACH=full]557408[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I dont know if Justin I(the first) have minted any 12 nummi at Alexandria, I can&#039;t find any at wildwinds.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So can I be 100% sure that my coin is a Justinian just from the fact that the &quot;NV&quot; appears at 2 oclock?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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