Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted February 10 · Member Share Posted February 10 I mainly try and collect the large module ones, but I'm finding the sub-varieties to be interesting. Which of the DOC sub-varieties are the most common? Which are the rare ones? Can one deduce rarity from the number of respective DOC entries for each variety? https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/david_connors/41/product/basil_ii__constantine_viii_ae33_follis__class_a3/1984040/Default.aspx I had picked that out for a numismatic prize, but it sold. It's pretty nice for a budget example, but isn't that one of the more common varieties? I think it's DOCA2.25. Are there any theories about which varieties are from provincial mints? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted February 24 · Member Author Share Posted February 24 Anonymous Follis A2 - S 1813, DOC A2.31 - 33mm, 12.60g I picked this one up as a prize. The coin itself, because of the dark patina, is a bit less attractive in person, but is still darn nice for $25. If DOC is any indication of rarity, 31 seems to be scarce. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewomack Posted February 24 · Supporter Share Posted February 24 Sommer lists 12 varieties of the Anonymous Class A2 type (40.2.1 - 40.2.12), but doesn't appear to show any variations in rarity. All of the varieties appear to have DOC numbers as well, but I don't know how many DOC lists offhand. Are there more? That makes me wonder how one would go about assessing rarity for such types. Sommer lists a price for A2 "in general," but not for any of the varieties. In the A2 verbiage in Sear, he references a work by Metcalf that claims that some of this type were produced by "several provincial mints." Since we have no minting numbers, and presumably many, or most, examples didn't survive the ages, rarity would have to get determined by the number of "survivors," which past auction postings could maybe help deduce? If anyone has attempted this, I'd be curious to see the findings. Not having studied DOC enough (yet), I'm not sure how to interpret the listings there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted February 24 · Member Author Share Posted February 24 I forget the link, but the DOC volumes are downloadable in pdf. Regular 40 had 23 examples, 40a 5, and 40b three. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jims,Coins Posted February 26 · Member Share Posted February 26 (edited) Are these both 1813? Edited February 26 by Jims,Coins 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerosmyfavorite68 Posted February 27 · Member Author Share Posted February 27 I believe so. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Anonymous Byzantine Class A Folles The sub-numbers on the Forum table correspond to the DOC numbers. For example, table #2 would be DOC A2.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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