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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LaCointessa, post: 2763111, member: 87186&quot;][ATTACH=full]635474[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]635475[/ATTACH] Hi everybody,</p><p><br /></p><p>I grabbed this coin my first night out looking for inexpensive ancients; but, I started working on the attribution tonight because I saw a coin that looked something like it while enjoying a site a CT member recommended today in another thread. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/antiquitiesproject/page3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/antiquitiesproject/page3" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/antiquitiesproject/page3</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My coin looked similar to one of the Byzantine coins they showed. In less than 15 minutes I found the coin! As I tried to Phokus on the coin (aw, c&#039;mon) I realized it was an overstrike. I am almost sure I saw on Wildwinds that the opening auction price for one like this (but EV40 - 45) was $150! I paid just a few dollars for it. So, I asked myself: &quot;Self? Did you stumble into something &quot;Nice for us?&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I figured I should ask you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nicephorus II (963 - 969 AD)</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Mint: Constantinople</p><p>SBC 1782</p><p>Obverse: Bust facing with short beard, holding labarum and globus cruciger. + nICIFR b ASIL ROM.</p><p>Reverse: Four line legend.</p><p>Note: Struck over a follis of Constantine VII.</p><p>4.1 grams</p><p>25.4 mm x 24 mm</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Question</b></span>:&nbsp; I have a weight discrepancy on this coin again. The weight of the SBC 1782 says the coin should weigh about 9.53 gms - more than double the weight of mine! But the size is right on. SBC says it&#039;s 26 mm x 24 mm.</p><p>Perhaps the difference in weight is due to wear? Maybe the Constantine coin was super worn and thin when Nicephorus re-struck it? This coin I have is rather thin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance for any feedback you can offer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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