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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 6457832, member: 111037&quot;]Well, another Anastasius half-follis arrived today! Why did I get another one you may ask? It is because I suspect that it is from the second coin reform of Anastasius while the original one from this thread was from the first reform.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257756[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The seller provided the date range of 507 to 512, but according the weight differences between the two reforms I would expect it to be post 512. What do you think? Here are the two coins side by side:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257758[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The new coin is 10 millimetres wider and more than double the weight. Am I right to think that it should be post 512? I bet that these coins circulated simultaneously at some point.&nbsp; It must have been a bit of a headache and somewhat confusing having these two in your pocket. Especially if you were going shopping at night-time![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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