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United States
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This is the third coin I picked up, it is by far my favorite one. It's not Byzantine, but was struck around that time... The Venetain grosse was introduced in 1192..AD.. by Doge Dondolo and was the rising economic power of Venice. Venice effectively co-opted the fourth Crusade for there own proposes. This coin remained the premier trade coin, of the Mediterranean for hundreds of years and remained amazingly constant size, appearance and purity. The coin was copied far and wide by Bulgaria, Serbia, and other Medieval states. A fascinating coin that is Contemporary with the Byzantine Empire. Venice Raineri Zeno 1253-1268..AD. AR..Grosso. Ob.Raceno sm Veneti doge (miltary leader) on the left, St. Mark on right,banner between. Rev. Ic- Xc Christ enthroned, holding book of Gosples... 22mm x 2.17g.. Notice the doubling on the Ob.lettering on the left ..   
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United States
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Absolutely gorgeous  . Nice background, and a fine example of the coin. It has amazing detail and a gorgeous surface. Kudos to you. You have great taste in coins. Its so amazing how the once mighty Roman Empire, broke in half and then one half shattered into a thousand kingdoms and the other half swelled and shrunk as the world became smaller. Wonderful. |
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 United States
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Beautiful coin, one I would love to have. It's interesting how they copied the style of Byzantine coinage of the time keeping the Greek legend for Christ, but than adding the Latin legend to ID the Doge showing it as not a coin of the Byzantine empire but a seperate nation.
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12/06/2012 08:08 am
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United Kingdom
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Stunning coin  |
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United States
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i pity the fool who doesn't love this coin!  i ran into several similar coins while I was trying to figure out what my unknown jesus coin was, thought I maybe be something similar. awesome!  |
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Wow, amazingly cool coin => well done my West Coast friend, well done!! => Ummm, that is definitely worth at least seven-salmons (Sockeyes!!) |
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Serbia (Srbija)
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Nice coin, here is Serbian version:  My collection on Numista page: 7500 different coins and counting... https://en.numista.com/echanges/pro...hp?id=129798 |
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United States
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Australia
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I picked up something similar from a junk box of unidentified oddball coins, but that was more than 20 years ago.
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 United States
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mvo, very nice looking coin... |
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Serbia (Srbija)
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mvo, very nice looking coin... Thanks  but its not mine unfortunately  I found pic on the net. Can you spot the difference between them?  My collection on Numista page: 7500 different coins and counting... https://en.numista.com/echanges/pro...hp?id=129798Edited by mvojnovic
01/06/2013 04:21 am
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