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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Trachy Enjoyer, post: 7301277, member: 118358&quot;]Im not sure. We know the Latins officially issued John III hyperpyron imitations lol. The Venetians left behind writing on how to spot these (good) fakes. They look identical to the official issues minus a 3 dot control mark and reddish hues</p><p><br /></p><p>Baldwin II would take in 18 carat hyperpyrons and give 16 carat ones back <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie65" alt=":meh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for trachys, I haven’t read about whether the clippings were official. The Latins and Bulgars certainly did it though (People in Byzantine lands as well), and this forced the Byzantines to issue smaller trachys as a result. This is a theory behind why the module III (small) trachys of John exist which so stand out amongst contemporary Byzantine series[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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