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Offline Rens D

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need help with this 5 cm Byzantine coin
« on: April 30, 2020, 06:21:58 pm »
hi guys

need your help,someone offers me this Byzantine coin but with no ref
can't find a similuar type with the 2 priest and other site with the horse,i have never seen this type before,is it a fantasy piece?
also the size is very big,5 centimeters and 17 grams

hope you can help me

greetings Rens
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Re: need help with this 5 cm Byzantine coin
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2020, 06:49:12 pm »
Yes, it is a fantasy piece.  CONOB, in the reverse emerge, is for gold coins.

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Re: need help with this 5 cm Byzantine coin
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2020, 09:37:16 pm »
Quote from: otlichnik on April 30, 2020, 06:49:12 pm
Yes, it is a fantasy piece.  CONOB, in the reverse emerge, is for gold coins.

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thank you very much otlichnik
i didn't know that CONOB stands for gold coins

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Re: need help with this 5 cm Byzantine coin
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2020, 11:36:48 pm »
HA! I have the same one from about 15 years ago, I proudly keep as my first fantasy/fake that came in lot of worn folles.


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Re: need help with this 5 cm Byzantine coin
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2020, 09:26:17 am »
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Re: need help with this 5 cm Byzantine coin
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2020, 08:34:52 am »
I added a report.
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