Byzantine 20 Nummia Bronze Coin Necklace

Beautifully crafted sterling silver necklace with an authentic ancient coin by California jeweler Erez Epshtein. 16" sterling silver chain with 2" extender. Beautifully crafted sterling silver necklace with authentic ancient coin by California jeweler Erez Epshtein. 16" chain with 2" extender. Denomination: 20 Nummia, Bronze This coin was minted in bronze throughout the Byzantine Empire in wide variety. The "K" stands for the coin's value, which is 20 nummia (equal to half a follis). The word "ANNO" that is written to the left of the "K" means "year" and the Roman numerals to the right of the "K" was the reigning year of the emperor who is depicted on the reverse side of the coin.Nummus (Greek: voviov, noummion) is a Latin term meaning "coin", but used technically for a range of copper coins issued by the Roman and Byzantine empires during the monetary reform of Anastasius in 498, who reformed the late Roman Empire coinage system which consisted of the gold solidus and the bronze nummi