Monogramm (Basiliscus)


Reference : AYC #2, RIC 1015
Weight: ?
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: ?
Scarcity: Very rare
Type:

Obverse

Reverse

A ZEN - ONIS

Bust of Aelia zenonis to the right, draped, wearing a diadem of pearls, a necklace of pearls and long earrings. Above, the hand of God crowning her.

monogramm

Monogramm of Basiliscus inside wreath.

Marks

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Numéro :

Coin listed in the RIC X, n°1015, reference: British museum. Below, the monogramm of Basiliscus on this coin:

The RIC X mentions that the mark on the exergue is illegible.

I noticed that the monogram is inside a wreath on the reverse. To confirm. I observed on the nummi with the monogram of Aelia Zenonis that some coins seem not to have a wreath ... Given the wear of the coins it is difficult to be sure that no wreath was originally present on the coin. In addition, the wreath is often (when visible) a long way from the monogramm. There is therefore a possibility that the wreath is out of the blank on these coins.