Error coin ancient catalog

[Flav V]

Hello,

Here is a coin of Hess catalog 18 february 1936. Noted as Flacilla between roman coins. I think its a pentannumium but of who? Do you distinguish something?

[Byzantofil]

Please put there another picture in better quality and high resolution

[SC]

It's from the 1936 Hess catalogue.  I don't think there is a better resolution.

SC

[Lech Stępniewski]

This is probably the best quality available.

[Flav V]

Yes its from catalog.. its the better photo i can add. Ay idea of the emperor?

[wileyc]

Likely Justinian I(sbvc170a/172) , Justin II (sbvc416) or Maurice Tiberius (sbvc501a) Hard to say.

CW

[Byzantofil]

It's a kind of western mint. Ravenna or so on. Probably Maurice Tiberius.

[Flav V]

Thanks all!

[Lech Stępniewski]

The revrese should be turned - it's a big  on it.

Something like this:

[Flav V]

Yes, and the copy on the sale is turned reverse, the form of blank indicate it is turned.

[vercingetorix]

It's a pentanummium of Justinian from Constantinople. The style of the obverse does look somewhat western but the cross on the reverse is a Greek cross. With a Latin cross instead, I would have said Carthage.

Do you have the technical details (size, wight) from the catalogue?

Also, why is this an important coin? It seems to be an obscure error from an old auction catalogue from the 1930s when Byzantine coins were still poorly understood. Just curious what caught your attention.