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Message:: [QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5170585, member: 19463"]Welcome.  I doubt there is anywhere you can get more to study for your money than in Byzantine bronzes.  Like many here, I deny collecting them but quite a few have followed me home.  I am particularly fond of overstrikes and Byzantine coins are a goldmine for these messy coins.  Of course, the best ones have easily identifiable undertypes not only to ruler but mint and date, too.  The fun is in trying to figure out what is there and which parts of the detail belong to which strike.  Below are ten messes I like. I believe the first here is Heraclius over Focas over Tiberius Constantine or Maurice Tiberius (which?).  Sometimes it helps to rotate the photos placing the undertype 'up' so this photo is oriented to favor the Focas.[ATTACH=full]1211000[/ATTACH] The rest are shown here without diagnoses.  Those who like to play this game are welcome to try them.[ATTACH=full]1210997[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1210999[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1211001[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1211002[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1211003[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1211004[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1211005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1211006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1211007[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]