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<p>[QUOTE="Hrefn, post: 7768169, member: 115171"]Here is Tiberius II on his consular solidus. [ATTACH=full]1332041[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1332042[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse legend is CONSTANT AUG VIV FELIX, the reverse VICTOR TIBERI AUG. It is curious that the “U” and “V” ‘s have been replaced with upsilons. Clearly a Greek speaking die engraver. </p><p><br /></p><p>A quick perusal of a couple of online data bases show the consular solidi all use upsilon, with one exception sold by CNG which appears to me to be a mule. The consular obverse is paired with the standard reverse, and the lettering of the reverse die is all appropriate Latin style. CNG cited references to two similar coins, both holed and plugged. </p><p><br /></p><p>Which makes me wonder, how many of the consular solidi of Tiberius II have survived? My estimates of the population of Byzantine gold coins is entirely impressionistic. We know many of them were struck in the millions. Some are still common, such as most of the issues of Heraclius from Constantinople. But how many consular solidi of Tiberius II are in the coin market? Fifty? One hundred? A thousand? I have no idea. </p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to post your wild guess.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hrefn, post: 7768169, member: 115171"]Here is Tiberius II on his consular solidus. [ATTACH=full]1332041[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1332042[/ATTACH] The obverse legend is CONSTANT AUG VIV FELIX, the reverse VICTOR TIBERI AUG. It is curious that the “U” and “V” ‘s have been replaced with upsilons. Clearly a Greek speaking die engraver. A quick perusal of a couple of online data bases show the consular solidi all use upsilon, with one exception sold by CNG which appears to me to be a mule. The consular obverse is paired with the standard reverse, and the lettering of the reverse die is all appropriate Latin style. CNG cited references to two similar coins, both holed and plugged. Which makes me wonder, how many of the consular solidi of Tiberius II have survived? My estimates of the population of Byzantine gold coins is entirely impressionistic. We know many of them were struck in the millions. Some are still common, such as most of the issues of Heraclius from Constantinople. But how many consular solidi of Tiberius II are in the coin market? Fifty? One hundred? A thousand? I have no idea. Please feel free to post your wild guess.[/QUOTE]
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