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Offline Skolot

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Late Palaeologan follaro ?
« on: April 10, 2022, 03:43:21 pm »
Hello. Please help me to identify this coin.
15 mm, 0.63 gr

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Re: Late Palaeologan follaro ?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2022, 07:13:34 pm »
I cannot make out the reverse, the obverse seems to match Maunuel II Tornese, Honestly, I am uncertain what separates the follaro with Tornese.
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Re: Late Palaeologan follaro ?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2022, 05:25:39 pm »
The closest type of bust is 1/8 stavraton of John V with stars in field (Sear 2512, DOC V 1249-50, Lianta 881-885). But my coin is copper  ???

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Re: Late Palaeologan follaro ?
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2022, 09:39:02 pm »
I am looking at Lianta but a color version of the photos, the three indicators I was using to attribute was it is AE, has a full circular legend and the stars by the emperors head, Also he has no design on his chest,  again I could not make out anything on the reverse ( or might be obverse.) 

My idea was something like Lianta 1006 18mm 2.15gm , the others listed seem to be 15mm but weight around 2.gm , your coin is smaller and light like a follaro. I saw no match for either ruler.

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