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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2775323, member: 74712&quot;]I don&#039;t know, but I&#039;ve been noticing this flan shape on a lot of Bronze issues from the 12th century that are Byzantine or influenced by them. I have a tetartera of Manuel I that looks like this (no picture, unfortunately), and then my Tancred from Antioch as well:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]640956[/ATTACH] </p><p>Crusader - Antioch</p><p>Tancred, Regent, r. 1101-1103, 1104-1112</p><p>AE Type 2 Follis, 20.3 mm x 3.3 grams</p><p>Obv.: Bust of Tancred facing, wearing turban, holding sword</p><p>Rev.: Cross pommetée, fleuronnée at base; IC XC NI KA in quarters</p><p>Ref.: De Wit 4079</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a different Tancred coin I have been eyeing with the same flan shape.&nbsp; I&#039;ll admit I haven&#039;t done much research into Byzantine Coins and if the flan shape means anything - I always assumed it was just another &#039;crudely struck&#039; coin, but I keep seeing this shape and am thinking it is not coincidence.&nbsp; Anyone have insight?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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