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insideout Pillar of the Community United States 591 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 04:17 am From the About.com Article. Which was the site that lead me here several years ago. http://coins.about.com/b/2013/10/18...oin.htm?nl=1 Report this Post to the Staff

solotime Pillar of the Community United States 2311 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 5:30 pm They're pretty cool. Report this Post to the Staff
Broseph Pillar of the Community United States 979 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 10:40 pm I don't like baseball but that looks cool! I want one! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 12:17 am The Byzantines threw the first numismatic curve ball more than a thousand years before the U.S. Mint did! Edited by sel_69l 10/25/2013 12:18 am Report this Post to the Staff
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 10:39 am sel, what does that mean? That the Byzantines domed their coins at one point? Report this Post to the Staff
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 10:40 am How many kids will pop these out of their holders to spin them on tables? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 2:03 pm Quote: what does that mean? That the Byzantines domed their coins at one point? Yes they did. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 7:00 pm The technical term for a bowl-shaped coin, such as those issued by the Byzantine Empire, is "scyphate". Do a forum search for "scyphate" and you'll find numerous examples that have been posted here. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 9:36 pm If I ever get into Ancients (maybe someday) it will be to collect coins from the Byzantine era. I had a good friend that passed away some time ago, that was a huge collector of them, he gave me a book on them and I found his ANA Seminar evening discussions on them fascinating. Christopher Connell if anyone knows of him, he was a very passionate collector of Byzantine coins. R.I.P. my friend. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/25/2013 10:45 pm I am thinking this coin will not fit into my Dansco very well ..... Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 10/26/2013 12:36 am Scyphate coins are irritatingly inconvenient! They are awkward to store in a 2x2. They also wear on the convex side. Report this Post to the Staff
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