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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 5169165, member: 95174"]Beautiful collection [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] ! </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is not showing in my collection gallery because I want to get it tested for purity. The reason is you cannot visually tell the difference between the Thessalonica issues of John II with a later ruler John III Emperor of Nicaea. It seemed when John III issued his coins, legend and all to match John II coinage. </p><p>The only way to tell the difference is John II coinage are 19 carats and John III are 17 carats. Many coins have been misattributed by museums and dealers. </p><p><br /></p><p>So if you bought a John III it could very well be a John II Thessalonica issue. The Constantinople are easy to distinguish from Thessalonica issues , bigger flans but thinner. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has a John III pedigree but I wont accept it until it is tested. </p><p>27mm</p><p>4.53gm </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1210915[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are looking for a good read, try <a href="https://www.academia.edu/36585953/P_Papadopoulou_Coinage_Numismatic_Circulation_and_Monetary_Policy_under_John_II_A_Bucossi_and_A_Rodriguez_Suarez_eds_John_II_Komnenos_Emperor_of_Byzantium_In_the_shadow_of_his_father_and_his_son_Routledge_Abingdon_New_York_2016_183_200" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/36585953/P_Papadopoulou_Coinage_Numismatic_Circulation_and_Monetary_Policy_under_John_II_A_Bucossi_and_A_Rodriguez_Suarez_eds_John_II_Komnenos_Emperor_of_Byzantium_In_the_shadow_of_his_father_and_his_son_Routledge_Abingdon_New_York_2016_183_200" rel="nofollow">John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the shadow of his father and his son,</a> Good read , the last chapter is about his gold coinage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 5169165, member: 95174"]Beautiful collection [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] ! This coin is not showing in my collection gallery because I want to get it tested for purity. The reason is you cannot visually tell the difference between the Thessalonica issues of John II with a later ruler John III Emperor of Nicaea. It seemed when John III issued his coins, legend and all to match John II coinage. The only way to tell the difference is John II coinage are 19 carats and John III are 17 carats. Many coins have been misattributed by museums and dealers. So if you bought a John III it could very well be a John II Thessalonica issue. The Constantinople are easy to distinguish from Thessalonica issues , bigger flans but thinner. This coin has a John III pedigree but I wont accept it until it is tested. 27mm 4.53gm [ATTACH=full]1210915[/ATTACH] If you are looking for a good read, try [URL='https://www.academia.edu/36585953/P_Papadopoulou_Coinage_Numismatic_Circulation_and_Monetary_Policy_under_John_II_A_Bucossi_and_A_Rodriguez_Suarez_eds_John_II_Komnenos_Emperor_of_Byzantium_In_the_shadow_of_his_father_and_his_son_Routledge_Abingdon_New_York_2016_183_200']John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the shadow of his father and his son,[/URL] Good read , the last chapter is about his gold coinage.[/QUOTE]
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