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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 7439637, member: 95174"]I would not call them billion, I am sure their is a term but im uncertain what it is. Remember this is not the first coin called tetarteron, at first a gold coin was issued and by the time of Alexius reign BEFORE the reform a silver coin was issued, very similar in design and size but different iconography. Calling the Metropolitan issues Bill might confuse them with Ar tetarteron from pre reform.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin that it a bit of an oddity. I got it in a unloved group lot at CNG. It is a post reform tetarteron but with a very heavy silver content, sadly it is very porous. The coin is Alexius SBCV-1922 also a Constantinople minted coin, Not silvered but heavy silver content.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290857[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the value of one coin to the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is believed the Metropolitan tetarteron was considered to be the value of a Follis, some believe this is the coin that is being referred to as a follis AFTER the coin reform.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hendy came up with this, it is on pg 51 of DOC IV.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bill Metropolitan Tetarteron ( He said it.)</p><p>1 hyperpyron = 288</p><p><br /></p><p>Regional Tetarteron</p><p>1 Hyperpyron = 864</p><p><br /></p><p>Half tetarteron</p><p>1 Hyperpyron = 1728</p><p><br /></p><p><b>So 1 Metropolitan tetarteron was worth 3 AE tetarteron. or 6 half tetarteron</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is strange to think before Hendy's work in 1969 we had no idea how any of this worked. New finds are coming to light and new information from translated letters and texts are also bringing light to the subject. Truth being told we are dealing with the lowest denomination, a coin used every day but little written info remains, 700 years from now try to find the written evidence of what a penny was or its value? Its a guessing game until more info fills in the blanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still do not understand the old English currency, schillings and such. That was in my life. lol[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 7439637, member: 95174"]I would not call them billion, I am sure their is a term but im uncertain what it is. Remember this is not the first coin called tetarteron, at first a gold coin was issued and by the time of Alexius reign BEFORE the reform a silver coin was issued, very similar in design and size but different iconography. Calling the Metropolitan issues Bill might confuse them with Ar tetarteron from pre reform. Here is a coin that it a bit of an oddity. I got it in a unloved group lot at CNG. It is a post reform tetarteron but with a very heavy silver content, sadly it is very porous. The coin is Alexius SBCV-1922 also a Constantinople minted coin, Not silvered but heavy silver content. [ATTACH=full]1290857[/ATTACH] As for the value of one coin to the other. It is believed the Metropolitan tetarteron was considered to be the value of a Follis, some believe this is the coin that is being referred to as a follis AFTER the coin reform. Hendy came up with this, it is on pg 51 of DOC IV. Bill Metropolitan Tetarteron ( He said it.) 1 hyperpyron = 288 Regional Tetarteron 1 Hyperpyron = 864 Half tetarteron 1 Hyperpyron = 1728 [B]So 1 Metropolitan tetarteron was worth 3 AE tetarteron. or 6 half tetarteron[/B]. It is strange to think before Hendy's work in 1969 we had no idea how any of this worked. New finds are coming to light and new information from translated letters and texts are also bringing light to the subject. Truth being told we are dealing with the lowest denomination, a coin used every day but little written info remains, 700 years from now try to find the written evidence of what a penny was or its value? Its a guessing game until more info fills in the blanks. I still do not understand the old English currency, schillings and such. That was in my life. lol[/QUOTE]
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