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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3525786, member: 44316"]Heraclius, Byzantine emperor 610-641, had wars with the Sasanians and then the Arabs, while having trouble holding Italy and Sicily. His financial troubles are evident in his coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is from Syracuse, Sicily, struck 632-641 according to Dumbarton Oaks.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936781[/ATTACH]</p><p>26-20 mm. 5.77 grams.</p><p>Large countermark of facing busts of Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine (obscure)/monogram of Heraclius and SC (bar above the S), overstruck on the cut down flan of a coin from Constantinople (see CON 5:30 to 3:00 on the obverse) and X/X/I down from 12:00 to 2:00, as Sear 810.</p><p>Sear 884 (Sear mentions overstrikes on Sear 809, but that is a typo for 810).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]936793[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sear 810 (the undertype of the previous coin). See the CON and X/X/I.</p><p>30-26 mm. 8.37 grams.</p><p>Heraclius and son, from Constantinople, year 21.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many coins with related countermarks are much larger because the undertype was larger and not cut down to a smaller size (e.g. Sear 833, which is almost the same, but the strike covers a smaller fraction of the flan) . I think the undertype here was cut down to save metal and still serve as the flan for this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I agree that many Byzantine coins are lousy, but they are interesting and related to history.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 3525786, member: 44316"]Heraclius, Byzantine emperor 610-641, had wars with the Sasanians and then the Arabs, while having trouble holding Italy and Sicily. His financial troubles are evident in his coinage. This coin is from Syracuse, Sicily, struck 632-641 according to Dumbarton Oaks. [ATTACH=full]936781[/ATTACH] 26-20 mm. 5.77 grams. Large countermark of facing busts of Heraclius and his son Heraclius Constantine (obscure)/monogram of Heraclius and SC (bar above the S), overstruck on the cut down flan of a coin from Constantinople (see CON 5:30 to 3:00 on the obverse) and X/X/I down from 12:00 to 2:00, as Sear 810. Sear 884 (Sear mentions overstrikes on Sear 809, but that is a typo for 810). [ATTACH=full]936793[/ATTACH] Sear 810 (the undertype of the previous coin). See the CON and X/X/I. 30-26 mm. 8.37 grams. Heraclius and son, from Constantinople, year 21. Many coins with related countermarks are much larger because the undertype was larger and not cut down to a smaller size (e.g. Sear 833, which is almost the same, but the strike covers a smaller fraction of the flan) . I think the undertype here was cut down to save metal and still serve as the flan for this type. Yes, I agree that many Byzantine coins are lousy, but they are interesting and related to history.[/QUOTE]
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