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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SorenCoins, post: 6919566, member: 73708&quot;]Hello there ancients collectors!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a quick question, particularly for anyone who has Sear&#039;s Byzantine Coins and Their Values.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently got two Byzantine &quot;cup&quot; coins, which I believe are called trachea. My firsts of the type!</p><p><br /></p><p>One of them is an Alexius III from 1195 to around 1203/1204. The obverse features the bust of Christ and the reverse features Alexius III and I believe a saint (I have read it&#039;s St. Constantine).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I double checked this identification on WildWinds and it all lines up. The seller noted it as Sear 2012. I cannot help but notice that Sear 2012 and 2013 are very similar. I believe Sear 2011 does not feature the obverse legend &quot;KORO ....&quot;, which is clearly visible on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to WildWinds, the difference between Sear 2012 and 2013 is in the reverse legend:</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear 2012: &quot;AΛEZIΩ ΔECΠ O KΩNTANTI&quot;</p><p>Sear 2013: &quot;AΛEZIΩ ΔECΠ Tω KOMNHNΩ, ΘV-WL&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Now for the question: Can anyone confirm that this is the way to identify between Sear 2012 and Sear 2013?</b> Or does anyone know any other ways to do distinguish the two? There are not that many helpful pictures online and I do not own this reference source, so I am here to ask those who know more than I do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the reverse legend on my coin is visible, but I can not follow where each part of the legend is supposed to be on the coin. I cannot make much sense of it! I will certainly add some pictures when I have some time tomorrow, but I did not think it was absolutely necessary at this moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully someone here knows how to differentiate Sear 2012 and 2013.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any help,</p><p><br /></p><p>SorenCoins[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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