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This is definitely Heraclius follis, however all the sources indicate Cyzicus mint, which is obviously different. Any ideas?  |
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@sam, any chance that you can post a new picture that has a nice crisp focus on it? Also, while the mint isn't on the obv, please add a picture of this other side of the coin as well. Thx!
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Do we see ISA down near the rim (possibly for Isaura)?
Except I can't find a one-bust folliw from this mint.
Edited by tdziemia
08/17/2025 3:36 pm
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@tdz, yes that does look a bit like those letters. However, for the Folles of Heraclius, I'm only seeing facing busts on the obv. I'm pretty sure that @sam got the attribution right (Sear BCV #839). My best guess is we are seeing a bit of lettering from the previously-struck coin that was used as the flan for this coin. On the right side of the reverse, there are some curved lines which are also "extra" compared with specimens struck on new flans.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Thanks guys! Yes, I think @Spence is right, it looks like an old coin was used as a flan. So, quite a rare find, I guess : ))
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My best guess is we are seeing a bit of lettering from the previously-struck coin that was used as the flan for this coin.  - we're looking at an overstrike here. Very common for some Byzantine types, though I'm not sure if it's common for that one. I somewhat uncertainly read [N]VSP..., which is probably part of the titles - perhaps IVSTINIANVS [or IVSTINVS] PP AVG (I checked the emperors between Justin II and Heraclius on Wildwinds and none of them look like they match, so it's probably Justin II or earlier). |
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From my 1974 edition of Sear: Quote:
This type is often found overstruck on folles of Phocas, and sometimes on those of earlier reigns. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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