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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4731258, member: 110226"]I guess that I am on something of a role. The light is right, the camera is behaving itself, and I am finding more interesting coins as I paw through the boxes of my ever-so-slowly organized collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a reform follis of Justinian I, Constantinople Mint, Officina A, Year 12. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is clearly a combination of under-sized die used on an over-sized flan (40 mm). I think the mint workers were making an extra effort to produce a coin with full legends and a clear strike (for a Byzantine coin). </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has the added feature of nice surfaces and an appealing patina, nice and even.</p><p><br /></p><p>Byzantine Empire, 539 AD</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Justinian I (527-565 AD)</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield with horseman motif in left; cross in right field.</p><p>Reverse: large M between A-N-N-O (stacked on left) and XII (on right), cross above and A below; CON in exergue. </p><p>Sear 163.</p><p>23.0 grams</p><p>40 mm, 6 h.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1158160[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Are there other odd die/flan pairings out there Byzantine and others? Please post if you wish. Thank you[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4731258, member: 110226"]I guess that I am on something of a role. The light is right, the camera is behaving itself, and I am finding more interesting coins as I paw through the boxes of my ever-so-slowly organized collection. Here's a reform follis of Justinian I, Constantinople Mint, Officina A, Year 12. This coin is clearly a combination of under-sized die used on an over-sized flan (40 mm). I think the mint workers were making an extra effort to produce a coin with full legends and a clear strike (for a Byzantine coin). The coin has the added feature of nice surfaces and an appealing patina, nice and even. Byzantine Empire, 539 AD AE Follis Justinian I (527-565 AD) Constantinople Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield with horseman motif in left; cross in right field. Reverse: large M between A-N-N-O (stacked on left) and XII (on right), cross above and A below; CON in exergue. Sear 163. 23.0 grams 40 mm, 6 h. [ATTACH=full]1158160[/ATTACH] Are there other odd die/flan pairings out there Byzantine and others? Please post if you wish. Thank you[/QUOTE]
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