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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 4163218, member: 95174"]The lowest denominations continued to circulate, they were used for change for Peoples taxes that had to be paid in gold. The 12th century government never had any intention of taking them back in so the circulated in the Balkans well into the 13th century. In fact at the fall of Constantinople to the Latins the tetartera became involved in a shortage and coins such as the on the thread were imitated and minted almost a hundred years after Alexius death. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the higher end coins are easier to find in high end condition because they did not circulate on a daily basis . The best of these were purse coins, these were coins sealed in a purse and did not circulate individually but a bag of coins sealed equaling one large sum. The bag was created and certified by a money changer. Many times when small Byzantine hoards are found of gold they are from the same mint and even same dies because the bag was lost and then rotted away.</p><p><br /></p><p>My collection was originally just to get them all,since the collection is complete it is now it is to get the best examples. Some years I find one or two gems , other years not so much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 4163218, member: 95174"]The lowest denominations continued to circulate, they were used for change for Peoples taxes that had to be paid in gold. The 12th century government never had any intention of taking them back in so the circulated in the Balkans well into the 13th century. In fact at the fall of Constantinople to the Latins the tetartera became involved in a shortage and coins such as the on the thread were imitated and minted almost a hundred years after Alexius death. Most of the higher end coins are easier to find in high end condition because they did not circulate on a daily basis . The best of these were purse coins, these were coins sealed in a purse and did not circulate individually but a bag of coins sealed equaling one large sum. The bag was created and certified by a money changer. Many times when small Byzantine hoards are found of gold they are from the same mint and even same dies because the bag was lost and then rotted away. My collection was originally just to get them all,since the collection is complete it is now it is to get the best examples. Some years I find one or two gems , other years not so much.[/QUOTE]
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