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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 2663383, member: 84744&quot;]Very cool &amp; historically interesting overstrikes!&nbsp; Issued not long after the siege of Syracuse and the death of Archimedes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Excellent idea for a thread, too.&nbsp; Here&#039;s my favourite overstrike, a Tiberius III Apsimar follis (SB.1366, Constantinople) on top of a Leontius follis (scarce on rare):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]591431[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Leontius follis is SB.1334; a loros is clearly visible on the undertype obverse (overtype reverse); the loros was not used on busts until Leontius.&nbsp; You can also see the undertype regnal year (letter A, so 695-6) on the overtype obverse. The old M and cross above are also clear.&nbsp; Given its position, the cross that appears to be the one above the M on the Tiberius overtype is probably actually the undertype cross in the field next to Leontius on SB.1334.</p><p><br /></p><p>Clearly I get to check the box for Tiberius III (698-705) with this coin.&nbsp; The question is: do I get to check off Leontius (695-698) too?&nbsp; You can see a bit of his hair... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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