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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herberto, post: 25462941, member: 74222&quot;]Hi and welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>That the flan is “very big” of the coins of Justinian unlike of his predecessor Justin I is very common and logical: When Justinian launched his new coins with regnal years, they were usually big to begin with. Suddenly the price for a Solidus (gold coin) was around 200 follis and not 300 follis as before. Gradually the coins of Justinian became smaller as the time went on. So, your follis of Justinian during the regnal year 15 being “very big” is absolutely normal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The “the sharpness of detail” is normal as well. Some area not being so sharp, and other area being very being sharp is normal.</p><p><br /></p><p>The “shiny bits of copper” is also normal. One person has cleaned it a bit harshly apparently. A copper coin has 3 layers of patinas in this order: black, red and green(blue). If you remove the black patina on the surface, then the shiny copper will appear. So shiny bits of copper on a byzantine coin are to be expected if you remove the black patina.</p><p><br /></p><p>The “doubling of the lettering” is also normal. The majority of byzantine coins of course don’t have it, but some few have it, and once again it is very normal.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see no red flags here for now. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But someone else may have one or two words to say. So, please don’t trust me entirely.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and nice coin with a colorful history by the way. Corpus Juris Civilis which is the foundation of western jurisprudence, Hagia Sofia and its&#039; geometry, wars with the Vandals, Goths and Persians, and general Belisarius. Holding such a coin and thinking is a pleasure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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