Take a look at an interesting
Justin I folles (
SEAR 83) with an unique
mintmark variant.
Usually it's NIKM, but in this case it's NIKS.
Weight 17,91 gr.,
diameter 31,3 mm. In the name, it seems that it is also a grammatical error (DN IVSTI_NSPPAVG), but this is typical for
Nicomedia mint. Judging by the two stars, this is
still Justin I, not Justinian.
The coin is not an
imitative issue and not a
fake, without a doubt. I have seen the INKM form on a coin from the W. Leimenstoll
Collection, but it was simply a craftsman's mistake. I have looked through the main reference materials and have not found the NIKS
mintmark anywhere else. Even in
MIB and
MIBE. It's interesting. Has anyone seen a similar spelling of the
mintmark?
