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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 8210398, member: 19463&quot;]In researching these a bit, I note there is a rather great variation in the weights making me wonder if there is such a thing as a half denomination for Constantine VII or Romanus or if the mint just was not concerned with weights. Some periods of Byzantine show a great concern with larger coins trimmed down or even quartered to maximize production from available metal.&nbsp; This issue is not one of them.&nbsp; At 4.5g and 4.7g my restruck and undertype can be said to be the same but there are coins that weigh 8g and several in between raising the question whether we have denominations, changing weight standards or a &#039;don&#039;t care&#039; mint.&nbsp; Our Byzantine experts can chime in on this question.&nbsp; Just because one period of time used several denomination does not mean that another must have as well.&nbsp; Changes in weight standards was a constant process in all the periods&nbsp;&nbsp; of ancient Roman and Byzantine coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;d be interested in seeing what Alan Berman sold as a half.&nbsp; My overstruck coin came from him in 1993. Do you still have yours?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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