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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3914117, member: 95174"]If you ever wondered why this are harder to find is because they were recycled into the new coinage issued by Alexius. The only time you will see overstruck tetartera is on top of the earlier Anonymous follis. The shortage of copper made it necessary Here are two examples. [ATTACH=full]1031693[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ALEXIUS AE TETARTERON S-1931 DOC 40 CLBC 2.4.7 SBCV-1910??? </b></p><p>OBV Jeweled radiate Cross, decorated at the end of each limb with one large globule and two smaller, all on two steps. </p><p>REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger and in l. Globus cruciger.</p><p>Size 25/22mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 3.2gm</p><p><b>This example is more than likely the coin listed as SBCV-1910 , Sear 1931 struck over a Class I or Class K anonymous follis. Hendys lists in DOC and Sear and Bendall gave it a number ( SBCV-1910)In DOC it lists at 2.96gm around 23mm</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>This following one I love, You can easily see the underneath traces. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1031694[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>ALEXIUS AE TETARTERON S-1929 DOC 38 CLBC 2.4.5 </b></p><p>OBV Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds gospels open in l. hand. Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross.</p><p>REV. Bust facing wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l. Globus cruciger.</p><p>Size 19/22mm</p><p>Weight 2.2gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Overstruck on class K follis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3914117, member: 95174"]If you ever wondered why this are harder to find is because they were recycled into the new coinage issued by Alexius. The only time you will see overstruck tetartera is on top of the earlier Anonymous follis. The shortage of copper made it necessary Here are two examples. [ATTACH=full]1031693[/ATTACH] [B]ALEXIUS AE TETARTERON S-1931 DOC 40 CLBC 2.4.7 SBCV-1910??? [/B] OBV Jeweled radiate Cross, decorated at the end of each limb with one large globule and two smaller, all on two steps. REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger and in l. Globus cruciger. Size 25/22mm Weight 3.2gm [B]This example is more than likely the coin listed as SBCV-1910 , Sear 1931 struck over a Class I or Class K anonymous follis. Hendys lists in DOC and Sear and Bendall gave it a number ( SBCV-1910)In DOC it lists at 2.96gm around 23mm [/B] This following one I love, You can easily see the underneath traces. [ATTACH=full]1031694[/ATTACH] [B]ALEXIUS AE TETARTERON S-1929 DOC 38 CLBC 2.4.5 [/B] OBV Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds gospels open in l. hand. Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross. REV. Bust facing wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger, and in l. Globus cruciger. Size 19/22mm Weight 2.2gm Overstruck on class K follis.[/QUOTE]
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