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chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4995 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 2:58 pm this may be of some tangential interest to the ancient coin collector. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/201...ar-old-tooth Report this Post to the Staff

Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 3:07 pm I saw this on the news the other day. The host was attempting to make bad jokes about it. It was an all around fail. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 3:07 pm Very interesting article. Thank goodness that we live in a time where we have cures for these plagues. Report this Post to the Staff
ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 5:09 pm Interesting article, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 8:40 pm Justinian I. 527-565. Ã† follis (39 mm, 21.96 g, 6 h). Nicomedia, regnal year 14 (540/1). D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I facing, holding globus cruciger and shield with horseman motif; in right field, cross / Large M; above, cross; across field, date (A/N/N/O X/II/II); A//NIK. DOC 118a; MIBE 114; SB 201 One of my favorite coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 8:41 pm From the Genius that is ChrsMat... Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 10:25 pm My Justinian I follis, struck in Constantinople a year before the plague hit the city. I can only imagine how quickly my coin must've changed hands during the plague years... Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 11:42 pm One Byzantine emperor used five different mintmarks at one city around the time of the plague. http://esty.ancients.info/interesti...ntmarks.html The plague was not the only disaster during that reign. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4995 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 12:52 am ah yeah..i was hoping to see those Justinian plaque coins you guys have, those certainly came to my mind when I saw this. since warren linked his cool Antioch page, here's mine big justinian, overstuck year 21 with a crazy Antioch mint mark. mint mark listed as 9 H Y "pi"! what the heck does that mean? oh man speaking of disease...I think I may be coming down with byzantine fever again! Edited by chrsmat71 01/30/2014 12:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
pirate1707 New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 08:14 am Justinian I follis is #98 in the Harlan J. Berk book 100 Greatest Ancient Coins. Great book and under $30 Report this Post to the Staff
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