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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Byzantine Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: wileyc on November 21, 2022, 01:17:29 am
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I have been struggling with this ID
15mm .50g
what I am calling the reverse appears to be a cross with devices/stars?in each quadrant
the obv i do not have a sense or orientation with how to look at it
came in with a grouping of Andronicus and Michael IX pieces appears copper.
possibly Manuel II Palaeologus 2559
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Size and weight seem more consistent with a follaro than an assarion.
I wonder if there is an overstrike on the obverse? One possible orientation might be to move 9:00 up to the 12:00 position. That might be a head.
Hard to make out the part that is currently in the 12:00 position. Looks like an Escher cube.
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John VII Tonese SBCV-2567 , but a brockage? Size and weight fit, so does obverse.
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size and weight does match the follaro
Wild winds has it as a interesting match certainly for the reverse, i need to get a better sense/pictures of the orientation of obv, does not appear to be a brockage,