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Pillar of the Community
United States
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hi guys, I was inspired by eng and ski's byzatine cup coins so I went shopping for some. didn't win my ebay auctions, but got this one ....pretty darn close to a byzantine cup coin...but not quite. I've had my eye on one of these for a while. would have been a good coin for the ancient/medieval smackdown. here's the sellers original pics, had some dirt on it so I cleaned it up a bit, couldn't see the kings faces...  here's after...   HUNGARY Bela III (1172-1196) REZPENZ - "Byzantine Style" Scyphate (cup-shaped) Coin. Obv.: REX BELA - REX STS Two kings enthroned under arches, long cross between them, half moon & symbols below. Rev.: SANCTA MARIA, Madonna holding sceptre, Christchild in other hand. 2 crosses above her. Edited by chrsmat71
11/20/2012 10:00 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pardon my lack of knowledge but what exactly is a cup coin?
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4971 Posts |
ahhh, that's the coin that made me go shopping eng!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2044 Posts |
Very nice coin. Now I want one! lol
The coin cleaned up nicely. I thought that original photo is kind of fuzzy too.
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice coin, would love to add one of these to my collection of trachy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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OK guys, thats a great coin with a lot of detail and a neat style, you have got to stop showing me coins I now have a laundry list of stuff I need to buy now. Kudos to you Chris very very nice coin. Cup shaped coins = scyphate.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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nice! I love byzantine coins
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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ohhhh...nice, thanks for that ski!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks for the pictures. So were they intended to be minted that way or is that just what happened?
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United States
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They were struck on round dies.
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Posted 11/20/2012 10:32 pm
.. I want one....
