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1953 JOHN II AE TETARTERON S-1953 DOC 14 CLBC 3.4.3
OBV Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds gospels open in l. hand
REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and chlamys; holds in r. hand jeweled scepter on a long shaft and in l. Globus cruciger.
Size 19/22mm
Weight 4.1gm
This is a Thessalonica minted coin, it contains no silver. It is believed to be valued at 1/864 Hyperpyron and the Metropolitan (Constantinople) issues at 1/288 Hyperpyron. This coins are much more common than Metropolitan coins and very abundant in today’s marketplace.
DOC list 9 examples with weights ranging from 2.63gm to 4.19gm and sizes ranging from 19mm to 24mm
A personal favorite that has been in my collection for at least ten years. An ex Forum Coin.Simon
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1953A JOHN II AE TETARTERON S-1953 DOC 14 CLBC 3.4.3 OBV Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds gospels open in l. hand
REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and chlamys; holds in r. hand jeweled scepter on a long shaft and in l. Globus cruciger.
Size 17mm
Weight 3.8gm
This is a Thessalonica minted coin, it contains no silver. It is believed to be valued at 1/864 Hyperpyron and the Metropolitan (Constantinople) issues at 1/288 Hyperpyron. This coins are much more common than Metropolitan coins and very abundant in today’s marketplace.
DOC list 9 examples with weights ranging from 2.63gm to 4.19gm and sizes ranging from 19mm to 24mm
This is a smaller flan example, still has the weight of a full Tetarteron but a smaller flan than most. The details on this coin give it a grade of VF , very pleasing example.Simon
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1953A JOHN II AE TETARTERON S-1953V DOC 14 Zervos Variation
OBV Half length figure of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds gospels open in l. hand
REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and chlamys; holds in r. hand jeweled scepter on a long shaft and in l. Globus cruciger.
Size 19.17mm
Weight 3.6gm
This is a variation of the normal SBCV-1953 first published by Orestes Zervos in Jan 2005, The difference is very subtle, the article deals with this being found in the excavations at Corinth in almost equal numbers of SBCV-1953 but I found it a difficult and rare coin to acquire.Simon
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1953B JOHN II AE Tetarteron S-1953 DOC 14 CLBC 3.4.3 OBV Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds gospels open in l. hand
REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and chlamys; holds in r. hand jeweled scepter on a long shaft and in l. Globus cruciger.
Size 21mm
Weight 6.1gm
This is a Thessalonica minted coin, it contains no silver. It is believed to be valued at 1/864 Hyperpyron and the Metropolitan (Constantinople) issues at 1/288 Hyperpyron. This coins are much more common than Metropolitan coins and very abundant in today’s marketplace.
DOC list 9 examples with weights ranging from 2.63gm to 4.19gm and sizes ranging from 19mm to 24mm
This one is in the collection because of its heavy weight. I would grade it at VG/aF However this is the heaviest I have seen listed anywhere.Simon
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JOHN II AE Tetarteron S-1953 DOC 14bBust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cr,.pallium and colobium and raising right hand in benediction in l. book of gospels to l., Pellets in each limb of cross IC to XC. Rev Bust facing wearing crown and jewelled chalmys and holding jewelled sceptre and gl.cr.Thessalonica mint . 20mm Fine+
*** Another version of this issue has Emperor holding a labarum instead of a Jewelled sceptre, howevr, I can find record of only one known and it is in a Private collection. DOC 15 ******Simon
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JOHN II AE Tetarteron S-1953 DOC 14bBust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cr,.pallium and colobium and raising right hand in benediction in l. book of gospels to l., Pellets in each limb of cross IC to XC. Rev Bust facing wearing crown and jewelled chalmys and holding jewelled sceptre and gl.cr.Thessalonica mint . 22mm 4.05g.Simon
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