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I know by now you must be getting sick of my posts asking for ID's hence I'll make this short and sweet. Dont worry about it, IDing these things is by far the most interesting part of the hobby for most of the people here. I cant really make anything out on the first coin, a Byzantine expert required I think  |
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Wow - a pretty valuable coin then!
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Excellent! Thank you so much; kudos to you. Would you say the manuel I is worth £20?
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After careful scrutiny I personally would question its authenticity as the centre symbol should be in-line with A and K however this one isn't. I cannot find an example which matches this.
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12/12/2012 4:47 pm
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After careful scrutiny I personally would question its authenticity as the centre symbol should be in-line with A and K however this one isn't. Remember, lots of different dies all hand cut. I cant say yes or no authenticity wise with these, know little about them. I did look at the seller though, seems OK, his BIN prices are also not too bad, certainly for some of his collections of coins. Quick glance but I didn't see anything in his shop that would put me off. |
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I did look at the seller though, seems OK Actually, forget that, I've been looking at someone elses ebay shop  Let me know if you get the PM via Email. Edited by bobbyhelmet
12/12/2012 5:11 pm
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The second coin is indeed Manuel I Comnenus and is Sear #1977, I see nothing wrong with it being legit. The first one is going to be a bit harder to ID. It's a clipped trachy which are seen mostly from 1204 to 1261 the time of the Latin rulers. The legend on this coin is one I can't figure out, I think it might be from region of Bulgaria.
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A possible reference to this coin might be Sear# 2048, from the Latin Rulers 1204-1261.
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That looks very similar, thanks Echizento and Bobby.
Bobby, that coin lot I found last night; temptation got the better of me and I ended up buying it... I'm going to speak to the seller today to see if they might be able to do me a deal on the coins you showed me as if I was to wait until the auction finishes I wouldn't receive them until after Christmas.
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Bobby it appears to be the same.
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Well found echizento  I struggle with these badly. Quote:
...temptation got the better of me and I ended up buying it... You'll fit in well round here  good look getting hold of the others too. |
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These coins can be very difficult to attribute, they were not struck very well and when they are clipped it makes it more difficult to ID. I have a number of these that I have been trying to attribute for several years but still haven't been able to pin them down.
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