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<p>[QUOTE="catadc, post: 3936940, member: 103515"]The anonymous follis class A2 are detailed in terms of ornaments here:</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous Byzantine Class A Folles</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Valentinian also dedicates to A2 class one page on his site:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ByzAnon/ClassA.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ByzAnon/ClassA.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ByzAnon/ClassA.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What I found missing on both sources is the subtype of type 24 with IHSH / XRISTU on the first two lines on the reverse, instead of the standard IHSUS / XRISTUS. I could not find this variation referenced anywhere. </p><p><br /></p><p>I checked on acsearch the "IHSH / XRISTU" sold and checked on ebay for a few weeks. I believe that this type is not rare, because there were quite a few coins sold, although most were described as "IHSUS / XRISTUS", which makes their identification difficult. There are coins with clear border, so off-centered strike is out of question. It is clearly not a one-off die engraving error, because these were minted with several dies. I did not notice other A2 types, other than the type 24, with this exception. All coins have the same type of "A". Most seem to be around 8 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>While checking online for specimens, I noted the first coin in the table below has 3 vertical dots on the book, which will make it alone a new subtype by the "ornaments classification rule". </p><p><br /></p><p>So, photos now. The specimens I found:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037790[/ATTACH] </p><p>The "standard" class A2, type 24:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037791[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And the "exception":</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1037792[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Any thought appreciated, as well as your pictures of the type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="catadc, post: 3936940, member: 103515"]The anonymous follis class A2 are detailed in terms of ornaments here: [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous%20Byzantine%20Class%20A%20Folles[/URL] Valentinian also dedicates to A2 class one page on his site: [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/ByzAnon/ClassA.html[/URL] What I found missing on both sources is the subtype of type 24 with IHSH / XRISTU on the first two lines on the reverse, instead of the standard IHSUS / XRISTUS. I could not find this variation referenced anywhere. I checked on acsearch the "IHSH / XRISTU" sold and checked on ebay for a few weeks. I believe that this type is not rare, because there were quite a few coins sold, although most were described as "IHSUS / XRISTUS", which makes their identification difficult. There are coins with clear border, so off-centered strike is out of question. It is clearly not a one-off die engraving error, because these were minted with several dies. I did not notice other A2 types, other than the type 24, with this exception. All coins have the same type of "A". Most seem to be around 8 grams. While checking online for specimens, I noted the first coin in the table below has 3 vertical dots on the book, which will make it alone a new subtype by the "ornaments classification rule". So, photos now. The specimens I found: [ATTACH=full]1037790[/ATTACH] The "standard" class A2, type 24: [ATTACH=full]1037791[/ATTACH] And the "exception": [ATTACH=full]1037792[/ATTACH] Any thought appreciated, as well as your pictures of the type.[/QUOTE]
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