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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2422528, member: 19463&quot;]My question is whether I should put this coin in my collection or in my &#039;trade stock&#039;.&nbsp; The mailman just brought it today but I did not buy it.&nbsp; I bought and paid for a coin last month on eBay but I never got a notice it had shipped.&nbsp; I inquired and was told that the seller sold it on his vCoins site.&nbsp; The seller asked if I wanted a refund.&nbsp; I guess he figured anyone that would buy the piece of trash I won would be happy with any coin.&nbsp; I replied that not only did I expect a refund but that he should have made that refund back when he double-sold the coin not waiting for me to inquire.&nbsp; I did not mention that I consider people who sell the same coin to two buyers sub-standard (putting it nicely).&nbsp;&nbsp; If you post coins on eBay, deactivate them on vCoins.&nbsp; Leaving both up and seeing which brings more is not an acceptable business practice. </p><p><br /></p><p>He then issued a refund and said he was sending me a free coin.&nbsp; This is that coin.&nbsp; The fact is I would not buy it but, since I have it, do I give it a home or find it a new one?&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]502220[/ATTACH] </p><p>Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine AE follis Constantinople year 4</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear 805 mentions that most of these are overstruck on coins of Maurice or Phocas but some are on earlier coins. My only interest in the coin is that I suspect it may be on a cut part of a much earlier coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; There appears to be a couple rather large letters (P??? at 2 o&#039;clock) in the blank obverse margin but I really can not read them with any confidence.&nbsp; Letters that size were commonly used by Anastasius.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is off center losing the left obverse legend but retaining the right side with good clarity.&nbsp; The type comes in year 3 and 4 but the ones I find online with 3 have the bottom I between the two upper ones while the year 4 coins have the two rows aligned as seen here.&nbsp; I usually avoid dateless coins like this but there is no doubt about the year.&nbsp; The question here is whether the coin has enough going for it to keep.&nbsp; It would not be my ugliest Byzantine.&nbsp; Comments or help reading the undertype would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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