How Common Are Double Struck, Rotated, Byzantine Trachys?

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turtlefoot Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 10/16/2018 12:45 am I was going through a lot of Byzantine "cupped" coins that I picked up and came across this severely clipped example. I didn't think much about it until I looked at it a bit closer. It appears to have been double struck and rotated between strikes. I can find examples of double struck "cup coins" but I have not found any that were rotated between strikes. Is this an uncommon find? Thank you for your help. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/16/2018 01:16 am I not sure that this is a Byzantine coin, the style of the figures don't look like what is usually seen on Byzantine coins. It's possible this may be from Bulgaria. If there is any detail on the other side can you post it? It is not uncommon to see double strikes on trachy type coins. They were struck on a round die with half the coin struck at a time this would cause misaligned strikes and double strikes. Normally when we see a clipped Byzantine coin it was done during the Latin period of 1204-1261, but they were usually clipped much smaller than this. Report this Post to the Staff
turtlefoot Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 10/16/2018 02:45 am Here is the reverse of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
turtlefoot Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 10/16/2018 02:47 am This coin measures 12mmx21mm. Report this Post to the Staff
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