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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3151347, member: 19463&quot;]It is always interesting how each of us differ when ranking the coins.&nbsp; The Carausius would have bumped three of your five from <i>my</i> list but it was not <i>my</i> list.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>We have some coins in common if you allow for little variations.&nbsp; Most of yours are nicer, though. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]807327[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]807326[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]807324[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Most Byzantines used the Greek numeral M or forty but Focus used the Roman XXXX.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most Focas coins are overstruck so with some looking you can find an XXXX over M.&nbsp; With practice, it is easier to see undertypes. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]807320[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]807321[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, the Focas XXXX is under the Heraclius M and over what would have been an M of the original user of the flan TIB&nbsp; (Maurice? or Constantine?)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]807323[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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