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<p>[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4982708, member: 111037"][USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER] Regarding the definition of the name 'τεταρτερον' my source was wikipedia, so you are probably right as you have researched this a lot more than me. The wikipedia source is stated as <i>Kazhdan 1991</i> and the actual wiki text is: </p><p><br /></p><p>"<i>In 1092, Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) reformed the imperial coinage, introducing the hyperpyron gold coin instead of the devalued histamena and tetartera. Alexios also instituted a new copper coinage (although many of the first examples were struck of lead) to replace the old follis. Apparently due to its similar dimensions and fabric to the gold tetarteron, it was also named tetarteron or tarteron. It has, however, also been suggested that its name derives from it being worth one quarter of the late, debased follis of the 1080s.</i>" </p><p><br /></p><p>The literal Greek translation is 'Quarter' so who knows, maybe there is some base to that theory. </p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoyed your post, so full of details! I took my measurement tape and measured the die strike of the coin and I can confirm it is 18 mm. </p><p><br /></p><p>Your thread from earlier this year is also a goldmine. All the info one needs regarding this denomination is there! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Which brings the question, how do we make sure that gem-threads like that don't get forgotten? We need some index of the most important threads of some sort.</p><p><br /></p><p>Going back to the coin in question, I wonder how many other examples can be found in this forum. I have seen the ones from [USER=74799]@Quant.Geek[/USER] and [USER=103515]@catadc[/USER] before, but can we get them all here so we can compare weights and styles?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4982708, member: 111037"][USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER] Regarding the definition of the name 'τεταρτερον' my source was wikipedia, so you are probably right as you have researched this a lot more than me. The wikipedia source is stated as [I]Kazhdan 1991[/I] and the actual wiki text is: "[I]In 1092, Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081–1118) reformed the imperial coinage, introducing the hyperpyron gold coin instead of the devalued histamena and tetartera. Alexios also instituted a new copper coinage (although many of the first examples were struck of lead) to replace the old follis. Apparently due to its similar dimensions and fabric to the gold tetarteron, it was also named tetarteron or tarteron. It has, however, also been suggested that its name derives from it being worth one quarter of the late, debased follis of the 1080s.[/I]" The literal Greek translation is 'Quarter' so who knows, maybe there is some base to that theory. I really enjoyed your post, so full of details! I took my measurement tape and measured the die strike of the coin and I can confirm it is 18 mm. Your thread from earlier this year is also a goldmine. All the info one needs regarding this denomination is there! :happy: Which brings the question, how do we make sure that gem-threads like that don't get forgotten? We need some index of the most important threads of some sort. Going back to the coin in question, I wonder how many other examples can be found in this forum. I have seen the ones from [USER=74799]@Quant.Geek[/USER] and [USER=103515]@catadc[/USER] before, but can we get them all here so we can compare weights and styles?[/QUOTE]
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