I should have chosen another title, since in this case I cannot provide a solution, it is more a question I have myself
I have bought this coin as an
Alexius I billon aspron trachy,
Sear 1919,
DOC 26 etc.
a coin that is quite scarcely offered.
The overall description fits quite well, all the details are available, but ...
if I compare this coin with the ( very few ) coins published in
DOC,
Hendy,
Grierson, Bibliotheque Nationale de
Paris,
my feeling is exactly the same as yours.
Besides, the
average weight of the coins in the
standard reference books is more than 1 gr. higher.
I am quite sure it is not a modern
fake and I do not think it is a Fourée either, there is no AU or AR coin
it could imitate.
So I would like to change the question to
Does anybody have a similar coin ? Any other opinions ?
Thanks
byzantiumcoins