Byzantine enthusiasts will no doubt be familiar with the ubiquitous gold and copper copies of the
Hyperpyron S.2073 of
John III Vatatzes.
The top picture below I posted elsewhere some time ago – it shows examples in gold and copper of the
type, but whereas most of these copies are evidently struck (or maybe pressed), the copper version shown here seems to be a
cast copy of the gold version, with some trimming of the margin at c. 1 o’clock on the
reverse. Or maybe both coins are copies of some other host.
As well I show another example of a
cast copy of the
type, again with trimming around 1 o’clock.
Ross G.
