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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 5945195, member: 85693&quot;]Here&#039;s a chopped-down Anonymous Follis, made into a tetarteron, with notes from CTer BenSi (thank you, BenSi!).&nbsp; Note the squared-off cuts on the edges:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243741[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some comparison shots with a full-sized follis:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243739[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1243740[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1243742[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Anonymous Follis*&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Class B</b></p><p><b>Romanus III / Michael IV</b></p><p><b>(c. 1028-1042 / c. 1092 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Constantinople Mint</b></p><p>Bust of Christ facing IC-[XC] across and [EMMANOVHL] /Cross on three steps, [IS -XS] / [bA]S - I[LЄ] / bAS - IL[Є].</p><p>SB 1823</p><p>(6.14 grams / 23 x 18 mm)</p><p><b>*Note:</b>&nbsp; Cut down to tetarteron</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Note: </b> &quot;The latter class follis dropped to around 5 gm, (or they) were cut to approx. weight. A full heavy tetarteron was also around 5gm.&nbsp; By the time that Alexius created the new coinage there was a...shortage of copper.&nbsp; So my guess it happened around the time of Alexius 1092 or earlier mid 11th century.&quot;</p><p>Coin Talk, BenSi comments on my post Jan. 7, 2020[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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