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Offline SP88K

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Byzantine cupcoin
« on: July 03, 2004, 09:38:35 am »
As far as byzantine cupcoins go I haven't got a clue I hope some of you can help me out. The coin is 20 mm at its widest point and 18 mm at its smallest.
Thx in advance for any help,
Casper
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Re:Byzantine cupcoin
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2004, 10:33:08 am »
HI Casper, need a little more information. Do you see any inscription on the coin. On the obverse, we need to determine if it is a saint or Christ. ( I am thinking Saint.) Does the letters IC  XC appear near the obverse portait? ( If so then it is Christ.) How about the reverse any markings?

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Re:Byzantine cupcoin
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2004, 10:47:54 am »
Sorry Simon I don't see any letters neither on the obverse or the reverse. Outside the small areas with the figures the coin is completely flat and featureless.  :(
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Re:Byzantine cupcoin
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2004, 12:04:56 pm »
And we wonder why more people do not collect these.  :) It is not unusually to see them blank, it just makes much more difficult to attribute correctly. I will check my books this weekend. I'll see if we can at least narrow it down.

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