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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 02/24/2024 12:17 pm This weighs 4.8 grams, diameter about 22 mm. I am thinking Heraclius due to the XXV regnal year, the two standing figures, and low weight for the Follis (supposed to be lower after regnal year XXI), but I cannot locate the precise coin in my Byzantine book, and of course there is significant wear. Report this Post to the Staff

ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2511 Posts	Posted 02/25/2024 9:48 pm Quote: This weighs 4.8 grams, diameter about 22 mm. I am thinking Heraclius due to the XXV regnal year, the two standing figures, and low weight for the Follis (supposed to be lower after regnal year XXI), but I cannot locate the precise coin in my Byzantine book, and of course there is significant wear. https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8386905 Apart from the weight, this has a lot of similarities to yours, but whether that is enough to hang your hat on, I'm not sure. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 02/26/2024 3:42 pm Thanks. There are some differences too. the symbol below the M is different, no horizontal line below the M, there are the letters NN to the left of the standing figures, the figures are a bit different. Still, the era is the same and if it were copied from a coin of Heraclius we could expect some variation. I am inclined to think that 630-640 is the right era; further investigation is warranted. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 02/27/2024 6:11 pm Quote: there are the letters NN to the left of the standing figures That's because it's been overstruck over a follis with ANNO on top of the M, perhaps something like this one from my collection: Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 02/28/2024 7:47 pm Overstruck-I didn't think of that. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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