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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3871584, member: 95174"]To clarify this statement, I think all tetartera from the regional mints are abundant however in the 12th century coinage his was the least found at Athens and Corinth.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1023007[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These finds are not hoards, they are lost coin finds, in the 12th century physical currency was not limited. The lost coin finds make sense since the old Anonymous follis series in the beginning was bigger and heavier than the tetarteron and less apt to be lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>Above just describes what had been found, not to say in the collecting world a John II is rarer than an Alexius IIIrd coin, the Alexius IIIrd coins are much rarer for collections.</p><p>An interesting note, the coin you posted above Alexius SBCV-1932 was the most abundant of all individual tetartera. Literally 1000's were found. Most of the Constantinople issues were found in single digits like the Andronicus I have and the Isaac II you have above. Reason for that is they were more valuable because of their silver content so people were less likely to own them and loose them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3871584, member: 95174"]To clarify this statement, I think all tetartera from the regional mints are abundant however in the 12th century coinage his was the least found at Athens and Corinth. [ATTACH=full]1023007[/ATTACH] These finds are not hoards, they are lost coin finds, in the 12th century physical currency was not limited. The lost coin finds make sense since the old Anonymous follis series in the beginning was bigger and heavier than the tetarteron and less apt to be lost. Above just describes what had been found, not to say in the collecting world a John II is rarer than an Alexius IIIrd coin, the Alexius IIIrd coins are much rarer for collections. An interesting note, the coin you posted above Alexius SBCV-1932 was the most abundant of all individual tetartera. Literally 1000's were found. Most of the Constantinople issues were found in single digits like the Andronicus I have and the Isaac II you have above. Reason for that is they were more valuable because of their silver content so people were less likely to own them and loose them.[/QUOTE]
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