For S-1929
DOC lists 9 examples with
weight s running from 1.82gm to 5.10gm and size from 18mm to 22mm Most of these coins lack any details , all seem to have a very worn appearance lacking any facial details for
Christ or Alexius.
The coins issued outside of
Constantinople seem to vary in
weights, size, design and were issued in the millions, since they lack
mint marks and are such a low value that people tended not to
hoard them, it seems we will never know where all the mints were located.
I understand that not everyone agrees on the concept of half tetartera but I believe the
work of
Hendy and
Grierson cannot be dismissed so easily, the
work of these academics was life long and rather amazing considering how much they learned and re cataloged compared to the
work of the
BMC 80 years earlier.
A perfect example of another half tetartera with a huge
weight variation was S-1932 with
DOC noting 42 examples in their
collection with
weights ranging from .59gm to 3.22gm and sizes from 13mm to 18mm.
Was it Inflation or officials taking advantage of their distance from the capital?
It would also be very difficult to me for someone to give me in my change the same coins one very heavy the other very tiny. I personally would not have
had allot of confidence in that currency if that happened. How was this handled doing business outside the empire? Do I accept the coin at
face value or
weight?
By contrast here is my best S-1929 from my
collection. Some detail in faces and a
bit of an
inscription.
Weight 4.2gm and size 18/20mm
