A Curious Byzantine Error - Double Strike?

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PhoenicianX Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 5:23 pm Hello Everyone! I came across this coin recently. To my dismay, its been incorporated into a pendant has undoubtedly spiked the price up to almost 300 dollars. This coin seems to be a Byzantine Class B reign of Romanus III but I could be mistaken. However, I am wondering how rare are such errors? Does this make the coin quite rare? and if so, how much is such a piece worth? Would appreciate any thoughts and comments! Edited by PhoenicianX 03/24/2018 5:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Matt2727 Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 7:22 pm I've never seen one like this...I would say take it to an ancients dealer and get their opinion or maybe try to find a similar one that sold at auction or in vcoins. Safe to say it's definitely worth more than your average one of the type though! Edited by Matt2727 03/24/2018 7:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 7:53 pm Interesting double strike. The Byzantine's didn't put a lot of effort into their bronze or billion coins I have a number of error byzantine coins in those metals. One interesting Trachy I has a legend of XC-XC instead of IC-XC. They seem to have put more effort into striking their gold and silver issues. The coins designed for trade and for the upper class. Report this Post to the Staff
PhoenicianX Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 03/25/2018 4:44 pm Thank you Matt and Echizento! Much appreciated! Any idea regarding the price? Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 635 Posts	Posted 03/29/2018 10:38 pm While looking for better attributions for my Byzantine coins, including an overstruck one, I learned that in many cases Byzantine coins were overstruck on older ones. That might possibly have happened here. There is interest in collecting these. Here's an article: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/by...ikes.302645/ Report this Post to the Staff
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