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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 5008682, member: 74799"]It is also special due to the variety of SB 805. In this particular variety, both Heraclius and his son hold a long staff that is surmounted by a cross, whereas the other variety, both of them hold a globus cruciger. Here is another overstrike that I picked up recently. It is an Alexius I tetarteron that was overstruck on an Anonymous Follis. I need to take a better picture than the one from the dealer:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear 1931) </b></p><p>Obv: Crowned facing bust, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger</p><p>Rev: Jeweled cross with central X and globe at each extremity; C-Φ/AΛ-Δ in angles </p><p><br /></p><p>Overstruck on an Anonymous Class B follis. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1931%284%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 5008682, member: 74799"]It is also special due to the variety of SB 805. In this particular variety, both Heraclius and his son hold a long staff that is surmounted by a cross, whereas the other variety, both of them hold a globus cruciger. Here is another overstrike that I picked up recently. It is an Alexius I tetarteron that was overstruck on an Anonymous Follis. I need to take a better picture than the one from the dealer: [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear 1931) [/B] Obv: Crowned facing bust, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger Rev: Jeweled cross with central X and globe at each extremity; C-Φ/AΛ-Δ in angles Overstruck on an Anonymous Class B follis. [img]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1931%284%29.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
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