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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8325082, member: 110226&quot;]I have one more potential RY 21 follis.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is from Constantinople.&nbsp; The XX on the reverse is pretty clear and there is a possible I below the final X.&nbsp; The strike is very crude and there are deposits near and within the date which makes determining whether or not it is a numeral difficult.&nbsp; Once I get the coin in hand I should be better able to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing that makes me think that this is a RY 21 coin is that the RY 20 for this mint has Maurice Tiberius in a consular robe, as is much of his coinage.&nbsp; On this coin he is in military garb, perhaps done so due to the rebellion?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, look at the spacing of the XX on the first coin, compared to the second coin.&nbsp; The spacing is more compact on the first coin, possibly to accommodate the I.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1475164[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a follis, RY 20, Constantinople, for comparison:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.romanumismatics.com/catalogue_images/auction/xlarge/17184.9.45_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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