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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7696080, member: 44316"]Previous posts have proven the point that internet photographs do a poor job of giving an impression of size. Most of us put up individual photos. Then two coins, whether large or small, look the same. I took this photo of two Byzantine anonymous folles together:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1321050[/ATTACH] </p><p>Both are anonymous folles of Class B. The one on the left was overstruck on a large Class A2 and is 36-34 mm and 14.00 grams. The one on the right is 30-27 mm and 11.04 grams. If you ordered the one on the left (It is not for sale) and you expected to receive a typical 30 mm coin I think you would be very pleased to get a 36 mm piece instead. </p><p><br /></p><p>This thread is to warn you to pay attention to sizes when it comes to ordering or bidding on coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 7696080, member: 44316"]Previous posts have proven the point that internet photographs do a poor job of giving an impression of size. Most of us put up individual photos. Then two coins, whether large or small, look the same. I took this photo of two Byzantine anonymous folles together: [ATTACH=full]1321050[/ATTACH] Both are anonymous folles of Class B. The one on the left was overstruck on a large Class A2 and is 36-34 mm and 14.00 grams. The one on the right is 30-27 mm and 11.04 grams. If you ordered the one on the left (It is not for sale) and you expected to receive a typical 30 mm coin I think you would be very pleased to get a 36 mm piece instead. This thread is to warn you to pay attention to sizes when it comes to ordering or bidding on coins.[/QUOTE]
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