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<p>[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 3099235, member: 87659"]Thank you [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! Those are some beautiful overstrikes on coins of less common Emperors. Very nice and shows how, what would have been, some of the worst periods in the Empire manifested itself in the coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very interesting overstrike [USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER], thank you for sharing. Speaking of Tetrateron, I received my very first one (I think its a half denomination at less than 2g?) today. Perhaps another post is required for this? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That's a very good question. It seems difficult to tell but wouldn't it be realistic that a hoard was just found in a farm, or something, which was used to pay off some of the tax to the authorities. The authorities could then overstrike on those coins just as they overstrike on any other ones? Maybe they never even look at the coin's previous design because of the quantity they process at high rate? Not sure. It's just speculation it seems, but that's so fun! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If there was a weight based systems then wouldn't that devalue the denomination system put in place by the government? The M, K, I, etc... denominations? Would money act as representation of value, or would it be the value itself? Lots to think about. Thanks for sharing those interesting insights and questions [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER]. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Seems like the Romans saw overstriking coins as normal well into the late, and even more prosperous, periods of the Byzantine times. Very nice coins [USER=74222]@Herberto[/USER] Here's a Constantine VII Prophyrogenitos that was overstruck on likely a Romanis I Lekapenos follis. It is haard to tell. </p><p><img src="https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantinevii2/constantinevii2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for sharing your interesting coins, everyone! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I just noticed my thread got featured? :O So grateful for that! Wow, thank you, guys.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Caesar_Augustus, post: 3099235, member: 87659"]Thank you [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER] :)! Those are some beautiful overstrikes on coins of less common Emperors. Very nice and shows how, what would have been, some of the worst periods in the Empire manifested itself in the coinage. Very interesting overstrike [USER=95174]@BenSi[/USER], thank you for sharing. Speaking of Tetrateron, I received my very first one (I think its a half denomination at less than 2g?) today. Perhaps another post is required for this? :) That's a very good question. It seems difficult to tell but wouldn't it be realistic that a hoard was just found in a farm, or something, which was used to pay off some of the tax to the authorities. The authorities could then overstrike on those coins just as they overstrike on any other ones? Maybe they never even look at the coin's previous design because of the quantity they process at high rate? Not sure. It's just speculation it seems, but that's so fun! :) If there was a weight based systems then wouldn't that devalue the denomination system put in place by the government? The M, K, I, etc... denominations? Would money act as representation of value, or would it be the value itself? Lots to think about. Thanks for sharing those interesting insights and questions [USER=84744]@Severus Alexander[/USER]. Seems like the Romans saw overstriking coins as normal well into the late, and even more prosperous, periods of the Byzantine times. Very nice coins [USER=74222]@Herberto[/USER] Here's a Constantine VII Prophyrogenitos that was overstruck on likely a Romanis I Lekapenos follis. It is haard to tell. [IMG]https://badlight.github.io/josephscoins/images/constantinevii2/constantinevii2.jpg[/IMG] Thanks for sharing your interesting coins, everyone! :) I just noticed my thread got featured? :O So grateful for that! Wow, thank you, guys.[/QUOTE]
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