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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7621037, member: 44316"]True. I used to think Class A1 was scarce, but I do not think so anymore. Byzantine copper is often in poor condition and not of much value. Dealers had little incentive to offer them before the internet made it so much easier to find buyers for low-level coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>My interest in Byzantine overstrikes was not diminished by the OP coin. I got another, however, not so clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311469[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Class A1. John I, 969-976.</p><p>Facing bust of Christ, IC XC either side.</p><p>The usual</p><p><font size="4">+IhSUS (Jesus) </font></p><p><font size="4">XRISTUS (Christus = Christ) </font></p><p><font size="4">bASILЄU (King of </font></p><p><font size="4">bASILЄ (kings)</font> </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, for the undertype. Look at the coin above as if the top were at 2:30.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1311470[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>From this angle you can see a "+" at the top which is the top of the headdress of the head on the undertype. The legend is legible:</p><p><font size="6">n</font>ICIFR b+AS...</p><p>That is for Nicephorus II, on the same undertype as the OP coin had. Byzantine coins are stuck with 6:00 die axis, so it is easy to make the undertype on the other side upright, even when it is almost totally obscured. Here, the bottom line of the Nicephorus II undertype is</p><p>MAIWҺ</p><p>Most is missing, but the "M" part is clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have I bought my last Class A1, now that I have two showing the undertype? Probably not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7621037, member: 44316"]True. I used to think Class A1 was scarce, but I do not think so anymore. Byzantine copper is often in poor condition and not of much value. Dealers had little incentive to offer them before the internet made it so much easier to find buyers for low-level coins. My interest in Byzantine overstrikes was not diminished by the OP coin. I got another, however, not so clear. [ATTACH=full]1311469[/ATTACH] Class A1. John I, 969-976. Facing bust of Christ, IC XC either side. The usual [SIZE=4]+IhSUS (Jesus) XRISTUS (Christus = Christ) bASILЄU (King of bASILЄ (kings)[/SIZE] Now, for the undertype. Look at the coin above as if the top were at 2:30. [ATTACH=full]1311470[/ATTACH] From this angle you can see a "+" at the top which is the top of the headdress of the head on the undertype. The legend is legible: [SIZE=6]n[/SIZE]ICIFR b+AS... That is for Nicephorus II, on the same undertype as the OP coin had. Byzantine coins are stuck with 6:00 die axis, so it is easy to make the undertype on the other side upright, even when it is almost totally obscured. Here, the bottom line of the Nicephorus II undertype is MAIWҺ Most is missing, but the "M" part is clear. Have I bought my last Class A1, now that I have two showing the undertype? Probably not.[/QUOTE]
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