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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow... amazing lot. I am still looking for a common ancient coin at the right price (around here... $5 for uncleaned bronzes is the minimum...) :)
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Moderator
 United States
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Wow! what an excellent lot. I love them.  I'm partial to Byzantine coins and you got a really nice lot. TIF will you adopt me? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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LOL, Ski. Are you housebroken?
I'm really digging some of these-- those Leos on the second row, for instance. Nice!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I spot some fodder for the Totally Looks Like thread. American Gothic-->2nd row 4th coin (Basil?)
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Moderator
United States
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If you'll ask my wife she would say no. I don't obey commands either.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by chrsmat71
11/20/2013 02:35 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Valued Member
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I reckon the Anastasius, is the coin with ANASTASIUS written round the edge .....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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LOL! Yep, looks like many of them won't be very hard to match.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Awesome lot TIF. I like them all a lot.
Every time I see you post a lot I am like 'I should buy a decent lot one time' and knowing me I will get burned and not have near the success you do.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Nice lot TIF. Byzantines don't have enough of a pull for me to buy, but I like to look at other peoples.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
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you always have the best coins of all of us :D I'm jaelous man!
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Valued Member
United States
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TIF, if you don't already have it and you want to spend a little more money, there is a cheap used copy of the current edition of Sear's Byzantine Coins & Their Values for sale at an on-line auction right now... the site is agoraauctions dot com, under the books for sale. The bidding at the moment is $48. Used copies retail for $70 or thereabouts.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the lead, John. A few people have recommended that book if I'm only going to get one Byz reference. I will order it. There's also a used copy on Amazon for the same amount so we'll see. After a few hours of wildwinds, CNG archives, and Vcoins, I'm ~2/3 through matching the envelopes with coins, although I still have many questions and want to verify everything to a greater degree. Loving the Leos! Haven't yet sorted through the Christ coins and most of the smaller denominations. Did ID two of the small ones though and they turned out to be pretty interesting. Looks like the first and third coins (from left) on the last row are Justin I pentanummia. I have the reverses upside down in the picture. With Tyche and a river god on the reverse, this type of coin may be the last Roman issue with pagan gods. A similar coin from wildwinds:  Quote:
XP - Last Roman Pagan Type - Justin I
$71.00
Jan-15-01
Seller twood*xp
* Justin I, 518-527 AD, AE Pentanummium of Antioch,
13mm.
* Obv: DN IVSTINVS PP AVG; Right facing bust of
Justin I with cuirass, paludamentum and diadem.
* Rev: Tyche of Antioch seated left; half submerged
figure of River-God swimming at her feet; to the
left, retrograde epsilon; all within columned
shrine.
* Hahn 2000 #67, Berk #100, Sear Byz. #111. |
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Valued Member
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Cool beans! If you do purchase the other copy you found, just be certain that it is the most current 1987 edition (the one with the pinkish-purple dj) and not the earlier 1970(?) edition.
Best,
John
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