Trying To Determine If Middle Byzantine Coin Is Real Or Fake

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Biblio11 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/08/2018 11:35 pm Greetings, Coin Community! I am trying to determine whether a Byzantine coin I purchased (my first ancient coin, for better or for worse!) is genuine or fake. This coin was listed as an Anonymous Class I Follis produced during the reign of Nikephorus III (1078-1081): Reverse: Side: Obverse: Thank you for your expertise! Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 08/08/2018 11:54 pm to the funny farm! I'm sure I'm not an expert, but here's what I found. It is listed as a follis of that period attributed to Michael VII(1071-1078). It looks good on the obverse, but the reverse shows only one cross member. Now, in the description, it does say different reverses. I bet it has to do with mint. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces138320.html Anonymous under Nicephorus III 1078 to 1081 AD AE Follis, Class I Obvs: IC XC, bust of Christ raising hands in benediction. Revs: Latin cross with X at center, globule at ends. Floral pattern at lower fields. 25mm, 4.7g Now as to authenticity...? Yours does look "clean" and is different, in the halo details, yours seems more pronounced. How's the weight and size match? Edited by Crazyb0 08/09/2018 12:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 08/09/2018 01:09 am Looks fine to me. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/09/2018 08:33 am to the community Your coin is 100% genuine and is a Class I Anonymous Follis of Nicephorus III. Very nice coin. Sear #1889 Report this Post to the Staff
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Biblio11 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/09/2018 8:23 pm Thank you very much! Crazyb0, I measured the coin and it is in fact 25 mm. However, according to my digital scale, it weighs 4.86 g. Report this Post to the Staff
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