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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BenSi, post: 3074651, member: 95174&quot;]Yes any tetarteron minted in Constantinople (Metropolitan) had a silver content ( till Isaac II), they are much harder to find in collections, the regional coins had no silver content, not common knowledge among collectors but our main catalog Sear Byzantine coins and their values was written before Hendy published his findings in the DOC catalog. Hendy surmised that the coins had a greater value than the regional counterparts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since Hendy’s death his theory was proven, letters have been translated that mention the purchasing power of the two different denominations with the same name. The regional one could buy a small loaf of bread, the metropolitan one could buy 6 mackerel.</p><p><br /></p><p>The half length figure is only noted for John II but I have seen it on Andronicus coins as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is Alexius SBCV -1920 in beautiful condition, If you ever want to part with it let me know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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