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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BenSi, post: 3702145, member: 95174&quot;]That is how the denomination got its name, the size and shape were of the older gold coin known as a tetarteron. The Alexius coin was tariffed differently then the coins from Thessalonica. The Alexius SBCV-1920 contained a small amount of silver ( It fluctuates from ruler to ruler From 4% down to 2%) It does not sound like much but a trachy of the same time was 8% and down.) </p><p>In the more common Manuel coins it was thought they were punched out of sheets of metal to speed production. I don&#039;t think that would be the case for the Alexius coin because of its thickness. The John II coin&nbsp; maybe but I don&#039;t think they had come up with that process yet. </p><p>Both coin are in nice condition. The Alexius is rarer but recently have been hitting the market a little more frequently. The John II&nbsp; 1/2 tetarteron is a nice strike on both sides and it depicts St. Demetrius , one of the warrior Saints, to show John was powerful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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