ID Help - 15x12mm Byzantine 5-nummus

[hotwheelsearl]

I hate Byzantines. Despite having plenty of legend, I can never figure these out.

 

Obv: I see... --OMTO-ONT--
Which means absolutely nothing to me.

Rev: numeral for 5

Augustuscoins has an example with this numeral attributed to Tiberius III; however, I don't see any other examples on Wildwinds (which is the only good place I know of to cross-check).

 

[Nerosmyfavorite68]

https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/athena_numismatics/18/product/tiberius_ii_constantine_ad_578582_pentanummium/1323779/Default.aspx

I'm guessing you meant Tiberius II?

[hotwheelsearl]

25 minutes ago, Nerosmyfavorite68 said:

https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/athena_numismatics/18/product/tiberius_ii_constantine_ad_578582_pentanummium/1323779/Default.aspx

I'm guessing you meant Tiberius II?

Must be why I couldn’t find it lol. Thanks a bunch!!!

[sand]

1 hour ago, hotwheelsearl said:

I don't see any other examples on Wildwinds (which is the only good place I know of to cross-check).

I prefer ACsearch. The following 2 searches found some examples, which look sort of like your coin, although I only glanced at them.

1. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term="tiberius+ii"+pentanummium&category=1-2&lot=&date_from=&date_to=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&currency=usd&order=0 

2. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?term="tiberius+ii"+"5+nummi"&category=1-2&lot=&date_from=&date_to=&thesaurus=1&images=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1&es=1&ot=1&currency=usd&order=0 

[ela126]

This little guy is a Focas 5 nummi with the U. The visible CA is how we know it’s Focas. SB 647 1.46g. Could also be what you have.