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<p>[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7974026, member: 97383"]I wouldn't underestimate the the importance & value of your Gordian/Byzantine follis, regardless of what you paid for it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I haven't seen anything remotely similar to this overstrike. This coin transcends the status of a mere novelty into something very special <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. In light of the growth & interest in Byzantine coinage that has taken place during the last few years, your coin would fetch a hefty price in a featured auction today <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The remarkable thing with this coin is the time span of about 765 years when it was originally struck till the time it was overstruck <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! The Gordian bronze must have been a special coin to someone to have ended up in Constantinople so many years later....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Al Kowsky, post: 7974026, member: 97383"]I wouldn't underestimate the the importance & value of your Gordian/Byzantine follis, regardless of what you paid for it :smuggrin:. I haven't seen anything remotely similar to this overstrike. This coin transcends the status of a mere novelty into something very special :happy:. In light of the growth & interest in Byzantine coinage that has taken place during the last few years, your coin would fetch a hefty price in a featured auction today ;). The remarkable thing with this coin is the time span of about 765 years when it was originally struck till the time it was overstruck :jawdrop:! The Gordian bronze must have been a special coin to someone to have ended up in Constantinople so many years later....[/QUOTE]
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