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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3282107, member: 95174"]<p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">Hi Sulla,</span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">Yours looks like an imitation of an Alexius coin. The only reason I say that is the weight and the unique cross design. They were created sometimes long after his rule. Many in the 13th century. Here is one of my issues, this one was issued during Alexius rule. </span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">[ATTACH=full]867697[/ATTACH] </span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><b>1932 ALEXIUS AE HALF TETARTERON S-1932 DOC 45 CLBC 2.4.8 </b></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">OBV Patriarchal cross on two steps. </span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><br /></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">REV Bust of emperor wearing stemma divitision and jeweled loros and in r. hand holding jeweled scepter and in l. Globus cruciger.</span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><br /></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">Size 15.81mm</span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><br /></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">Weight 2.0gm</span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><br /></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)">DOC lists 42 examples with weights ranging from .59gm to 3.22gm and sizes ranging from 13mm to 18mm</span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><br /></span></font></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 16px"><font face="Verdana"><span style="color: rgb(20, 20, 20)"><br /></span></font></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3282107, member: 95174"][LEFT][SIZE=16px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(20, 20, 20)] Hi Sulla, Yours looks like an imitation of an Alexius coin. The only reason I say that is the weight and the unique cross design. They were created sometimes long after his rule. Many in the 13th century. Here is one of my issues, this one was issued during Alexius rule. [ATTACH=full]867697[/ATTACH] [B]1932 ALEXIUS AE HALF TETARTERON S-1932 DOC 45 CLBC 2.4.8 [/B] OBV Patriarchal cross on two steps. REV Bust of emperor wearing stemma divitision and jeweled loros and in r. hand holding jeweled scepter and in l. Globus cruciger. Size 15.81mm Weight 2.0gm DOC lists 42 examples with weights ranging from .59gm to 3.22gm and sizes ranging from 13mm to 18mm [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/LEFT][/QUOTE]
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