Odd inscription on Justinian I Pentanummi - SB245

[ela126]

The inscription on the obverse caught my eye as it’s unusually clear, but also seemingly incorrect.

From what I understand it should read.. IN VSPNLVΛNV PP CC AVG

However it doesn’t seem to read that at all. Is this common on these?

very clearly see a ..OMDIVSLC..

[Zimm]

By this time the legends on Antiochian AE coins, especially the smaller denominations, were blundered, often beyond recognition. The way they were blundered of course changed from engraver to engraver, so seeing completely different legends on these types is completely normal.

[ela126]

5 hours ago, Zimm said:

By this time the legends on Antiochian AE coins, especially the smaller denominations, were blundered, often beyond recognition. The way they were blundered of course changed from engraver to engraver, so seeing completely different legends on these types is completely normal.

I felt like this may be the case but I wasn’t sure. I’m unclear if “blundered” sometimes means “poorly executed off flan” versus “gibberish” in sear descriptions. So a case of an illiterate engraver thinking “have to get about 14 letters here to make this look legit”, and in this situation, “oh I nailed it”