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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4695481, member: 85693"]This "crooked text" topic is something I've been wondering about. I've seen several Byzantine anonymous folles that have crooked text, but do NOT appear to be overstruck. How is this possible? Or am I misreading what really is an overstrike? </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one - not especially dramatic, but the reverse text definitely veers off in relation to itself and I don't really see how this could be an overstrike:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1154126[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire Æ Follis</b></p><p><b>Anonymous Class A2</b></p><p><b>Basil II & Constantine VIII</b></p><p><b>(976-1028 A.D.)</b></p><p>[EMMANOVHL], Christ facing w. nimbus, holding Gospels [IC]-XC / +IhSuS / XRISTUS / bASILEu / bASILE / ornaments above & below.</p><p>Sear 1813; (type 43 or 47?).</p><p>(9.55 grams / 26 x 28 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4695481, member: 85693"]This "crooked text" topic is something I've been wondering about. I've seen several Byzantine anonymous folles that have crooked text, but do NOT appear to be overstruck. How is this possible? Or am I misreading what really is an overstrike? Here is one - not especially dramatic, but the reverse text definitely veers off in relation to itself and I don't really see how this could be an overstrike: [ATTACH=full]1154126[/ATTACH] [B] Byzantine Empire Æ Follis Anonymous Class A2 Basil II & Constantine VIII (976-1028 A.D.)[/B] [EMMANOVHL], Christ facing w. nimbus, holding Gospels [IC]-XC / +IhSuS / XRISTUS / bASILEu / bASILE / ornaments above & below. Sear 1813; (type 43 or 47?). (9.55 grams / 26 x 28 mm)[/QUOTE]
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