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Offline Phil A

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ID Help, Half Follis
« on: January 15, 2014, 09:50:53 pm »
Pretty much new to collecting and this is my first coin of this type/period.
25x28mm, weight unknown.
Closest match I could find on WWs was SB231.

Also, I noticed that alot of these Byzantine coins seem to have ragged edges yet earlier Roman coins seem to retain their roundness despite wear. Why is that?
Thanks
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Offline Posa

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Re: ID Help, Half Follis
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2014, 12:06:45 am »
Good find, Phil!
This is a Justinianus, SBCV 165, MIBE 96 = Tolstoj 331. You´ve got a rare year-officina-combination of this type, for Hahn (MIBE) lists only one reference-coin for year XUIII=18 and second officina = B. But this doesn´t make you a rich man ;)
The ragged edges are results of the minting process, not of use and time. It´s a question of alloy, pressure and temerature.

Best regards Posa
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Offline Phil A

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Re: ID Help, Half Follis
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2014, 01:21:12 pm »
Wow, thanks Posa! That's great to know.
I plucked this coin from a bargain bin at the NYC coin show. Paid close to nothing for it.
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Phil
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Offline Vladislav D

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Re: ID Help, Half Follis
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2014, 02:33:00 pm »
Congratulations ! Nice coin ! Here is another one , year 18 ( MIBE 96 = Tolstoj 331), JUSTINIANUS I Half Follis  from Wolfgang Leimenstoll collection . 27 mm ; 9.22 g.
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