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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3181370, member: 85693"]What a terrific post and linked website – many thanks Valentinian for all that information in such a well-thought-out, pleasing format. Not only informative, but your website is a pleasure to read as well. I also enjoyed other members’ comments on the problems associated with classifying Byzantine anonymous folli. Like Doug, I have several Byzantine coins that do not seem to correspond with established weights – not just the anonymous stuff, but some Justin II issues that varied in weight (according to Grierson). Anyway, this is all interesting stuff – Coin Talk at its best. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was pleasantly surprised to see a “junk” coin I recently obtained is actually a rare Class E follis. I call it “junk” because it was a byproduct from an eBay lot I bid on in order to get a couple of interesting-looking Greek bronzes that went with it. The follis I wrote off as a common Class A2 or some such, on a smallish flan in horrible condition and I paid little attention to it. It was not the reason I bid on the lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it showed up I was going to consign it to my “hopeless” box, given its ugliness and the nearly obliterated Christ on the obverse. But I decided to try and attribute it for practice since it was quite a bit smaller than the other, similar anonymous pieces I own – it seemed weird to me. After a little digging I came up with Class E, a type I did not have. Junk no more! I wrote up an attribution slip and put it in a flip. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, a week later this wonderful post not only confirms my attribution (I think – please correct me if I’m wrong), but also that it is a rare one to boot. (Please note, I understand that rare in this case does not translate to monetarily value – I am well aware of its wretched condition; but I’m pretty sure it was worth the $3.80 I paid for it.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]819844[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Anonymous Follis Class E</b></p><p><b>Constantine X</b></p><p><b>(c. 1059-1067 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Constantinople Mint</b></p><p>Facing bust of Christ nimbate, ICXC to left and right holding book of Gospels / IS XS bAS-ILE bAS-ILE [-+- above] -crescent- below.</p><p>DO 9; SB 1855.</p><p>(6.38 grams / 22 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 3181370, member: 85693"]What a terrific post and linked website – many thanks Valentinian for all that information in such a well-thought-out, pleasing format. Not only informative, but your website is a pleasure to read as well. I also enjoyed other members’ comments on the problems associated with classifying Byzantine anonymous folli. Like Doug, I have several Byzantine coins that do not seem to correspond with established weights – not just the anonymous stuff, but some Justin II issues that varied in weight (according to Grierson). Anyway, this is all interesting stuff – Coin Talk at its best. I was pleasantly surprised to see a “junk” coin I recently obtained is actually a rare Class E follis. I call it “junk” because it was a byproduct from an eBay lot I bid on in order to get a couple of interesting-looking Greek bronzes that went with it. The follis I wrote off as a common Class A2 or some such, on a smallish flan in horrible condition and I paid little attention to it. It was not the reason I bid on the lot. When it showed up I was going to consign it to my “hopeless” box, given its ugliness and the nearly obliterated Christ on the obverse. But I decided to try and attribute it for practice since it was quite a bit smaller than the other, similar anonymous pieces I own – it seemed weird to me. After a little digging I came up with Class E, a type I did not have. Junk no more! I wrote up an attribution slip and put it in a flip. Now, a week later this wonderful post not only confirms my attribution (I think – please correct me if I’m wrong), but also that it is a rare one to boot. (Please note, I understand that rare in this case does not translate to monetarily value – I am well aware of its wretched condition; but I’m pretty sure it was worth the $3.80 I paid for it.) [ATTACH=full]819844[/ATTACH] [B]Anonymous Follis Class E Constantine X (c. 1059-1067 A.D.) Constantinople Mint[/B] Facing bust of Christ nimbate, ICXC to left and right holding book of Gospels / IS XS bAS-ILE bAS-ILE [-+- above] -crescent- below. DO 9; SB 1855. (6.38 grams / 22 mm)[/QUOTE]
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