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Not Familiar With This Reverse/Symbol (Constantine Era Coin)

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 Posted 06/09/2013  6:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
Guess I'm still asleep, it didn't even dawn on me that it was early Byzantine. I believe you are right Nate. OK, I'm going back to sleep now.
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 Posted 06/09/2013  6:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list
Could also be Phocas. Most likely Maurice Tiberius...
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 Posted 06/09/2013  6:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ThisIsFun to your friends list
Nate-- you rock.
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 Posted 06/09/2013  6:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list
Its funny that I rock, and it was ski who originally explained the system to me....


You still sleeping ski?
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 Posted 06/09/2013  6:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ThisIsFun to your friends list
Can you direct me to a good resource to learn about said system?
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 Posted 06/09/2013  7:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list
let me see if I can find a thread...
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 Posted 06/09/2013  7:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
I can't seem to wake up today. Here is a site that I think will answer your question. http://www.beastcoins.com/Byzantine/Byzantine.htm
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 Posted 06/09/2013  7:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ThisIsFun to your friends list
Thanks! Good bookmark, will browse it as I try to ID some of my dirty coins and as I play GTE.

I can see now that the obverse lettering (among other things) should've shown me that this is not a Roman Imperial coin.
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 Posted 06/09/2013  7:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list
I just wanted to point out thats a cool coin. The bust is still intact and there is some legend I would say better than most.
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 Posted 06/09/2013  7:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ThisIsFun to your friends list
My thread title is embarrassing
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 Posted 06/09/2013  7:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list
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 Posted 06/09/2013  8:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add FVRIVS RVFVS to your friends list
None of us has never looked at something and been stumped by something obvious. At first glance I thought 4th century looked about right.
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 Posted 06/09/2013  8:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jcmworld to your friends list
That's an epsilon, so it's a pentanummium (E = 5). Rotate the reverse 90 degrees left.
Not enough there to say which ruler without leafing through Sear.
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Thanks, jcmworld! Looking forward to that new batch of dirties! Toothbrush at the ready...
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 Posted 06/09/2013  9:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add echizento to your friends list
At first glance I didn't realize it was Byzantine and I collect these coins. So don't feel embarrassed.
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