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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 8210528, member: 85693&quot;]Here&#039;s a couple of baffling (to me anyway!) overstrikes from a hot mess lot from eBay, with my efforts to attribute.&nbsp; Byzantine QC at its worst.&nbsp; The first one may be Heraclius over Maurice Tiberius, or over another Heraclius.&nbsp; Weird retrograde lettering, it seems - I tried!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1440321[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the reverse with enhancements:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1440322[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Heraclius?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>Year 1-3 (610-613 A.D.)? </b></p><p><b>Constantinople Mint</b></p><p>[hRACLIVS PeRP AVG], crowned and cuirassed bust facing, bearded, [holding cross</p><p>on globe and shield] / Large M, ANNO right (should be left; or undertype?), cross above...?</p><p>SB 804 ?</p><p>(5.25 grams / 28 x 17&nbsp; mm)</p><p>eBay Oct. 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lot @ $3.54</p><p><b>Overstrike:&nbsp; </b>Coin is difficult to interpret; possibly twice overstruck with rev./obv. orientation?</p><p>Maurice Tiberius (?) follis, chi-rho visible above the M, Γ and CON retrograde.</p><p>SB 495?</p><p>Possibly another Heraclius?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another one - Constans II overstruck on a Heraclius, but the Heraclius is actually easier to make out.&nbsp; I think so, anyway <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1440325[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>With enhancements; the Constans II overtype is colored blue.&nbsp; Note that it is fainter than the undertype, but since Constans II came after Heraclius, it has to be the overstrike <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1440326[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Constans II&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>n.d. (c. 641-644 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Constantinople Mint</b></p><p>[ЄNTO VTO] NIK[A], Constans beardless standing facing with long cross and cross on globe / [large m, ANA left, cross above, N]ЄOS right, [I II or III&nbsp; below].</p><p>SB 1000; DOC 59d / Class 1</p><p>(4.23 grams / 22 mm)</p><p>eBay Oct. 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lot @ $3.54</p><p><b>Overstrike: </b></p><p>Weakly overstruck rev./obv. on Heraclius Constantinople follis</p><p>Year 1-3 (610-613 A.D.):</p><p>dNhR[ACLIVS PeRP AVG], crowned and cuirassed bust facing, bearded, holding cross on globe and shield / Large M, ANN[O] left, cross above, [date I, II or III right], Officina Γ, [CON in ex.]</p><p>SB 804; MIB 158.</p><p><b>Note:</b>&nbsp; Details of undertype are more visible than overstrike!</p><p><br /></p><p>Any corrections or suggestions, as always, much appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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