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Offline Rafael Augusto De Mattos F

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Byzantine Coin (Maybe Ancient Imitation?) Help
« on: February 06, 2023, 10:20:24 am »
Hello friends, need your help to ID this Byzantine coin, The legends are very irregular, its an ancient imitation?... Aprox. 29x20mm and 3gr weight. Thanks and best wishes!


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Re: Byzantine Coin (Maybe Ancient Imitation?) Help
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2023, 04:55:27 pm »
Try searching around the Heraclius era - these coins were often over-struck or re-struck and can be a mess to interpret properly.

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Re: Byzantine Coin (Maybe Ancient Imitation?) Help
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2023, 12:03:06 pm »
Try searching around the Heraclius era - these coins were often over-struck or re-struck and can be a mess to interpret properly.

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Thanks! I will try it.

 

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