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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3540802, member: 19463&quot;]Start by deciding if the coin has two obverses on one side and two reverses on the other or one of each on each.&nbsp; Most overstruck coins we see are the same denomination but often a large follis clipped down to a lighter weight standard.&nbsp; Reverses can be recognized by the M or the mintmark in exergue.&nbsp; Be on the lookout for triple overstrikes or double strikes which can trip you up if you assumed it was a simple overstrike. Familiarize yourself with clues like which rulers wore a crown with a cross or trefoil, which used the type with their queen or son standing beside them (short or tall second person?) or anything that will allow you to rule out someone.&nbsp; You have a two figure obverse with globus crucifer between so rule out rulers who never put a second person on the coin.&nbsp; After you ID the overtype, check literature like Sear for clues like the statement: &quot;often overstruck on xxxx&quot;.</p><p>I have a page that may help....or not???</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac70byz.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac70byz.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac70byz.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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