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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JohnnyC, post: 8329300, member: 101968&quot;]This is an example of the mysterious coin <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=dochev" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=dochev" rel="nofollow">Dochev</a> Pl. LXI, 2 (<a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=dochev" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=dochev" rel="nofollow">Dochev</a> published an example found at Turnovo).</p><p>This <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" rel="nofollow">type</a> was discussed some time ago on the Forum site here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=31935.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=31935.0" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=31935.0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>with no firm conclusion being reached.</p><p>To my mind the design is very likely adapted from S.2516 of <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=2840" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=2840" rel="nofollow">John V</a> and Anna, which is probably an issue of <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1972" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1972" rel="nofollow">Thessalonica</a> in 1351-2, or perhaps a little later in 1354 after John&#039;s return to <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=2662" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=2662" rel="nofollow">Constantinople</a>.</p><p>However the <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=style" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=style" rel="nofollow">style</a> and in particular the neat <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=3196" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=3196" rel="nofollow">scyphate</a> <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=fabric" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=fabric" rel="nofollow">fabric</a> suggests that this <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" rel="nofollow">type</a> is not the issue of an official <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Mint%20Marks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Mint%20Marks" rel="nofollow">mint</a> (of <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=byzantium" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=byzantium" rel="nofollow">Byzantium</a> or <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1635" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1635" rel="nofollow">Bulgaria</a>).</p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bendall" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bendall" rel="nofollow">Bendall</a> suggests it was an issue of the Asen brothers Alexius and Ivan who apparently took power in southern <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1569" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1569" rel="nofollow">Thrace</a> in 1356.</p><p>Two more examples are attached.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1476298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1476299[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ross G.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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