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No new purchases as of late to share so I'd thought I'd showcase all my monogrammed coins, all being scarce to rare and most being tiny in size. I'll post at least two or three a day and in chronological order by emperor and time era of striking. You may post here any you may have if you wish. Here is a helpful page containing to my knowledge most of the monograms during this era: http://www.ancientcoinmuseum.com/Hi...NOGRAMS.htmlI don't have a Theo II monogram (looking for one of course) so I'll be starting off with: Marcian, Eastern Roman Emperor (450-457 AD) AE Nummus Obv: DN MARCIANVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right Rev: Monogram of Marcian within wreath, cross above Coin #1: CON in ex, Constantinople, RIC X 545 Coin #2: CHES in ex, Thessalonika, RIC X 535 Coin #3: CVZ in ex, Cyzicus, RIC X 564    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MarcianEdited by VisigothKing
12/15/2013 12:37 am
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That third coin is the most well-preserved Marcian I have ever seen! You can actually read part of his name and see the cross above his monogram. Fascinating!
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oh cool VK...i just posted one of these in AN's contermpoary coin thread....but not a macian. those are nice.
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Three nice coins. I don't have a Marcian yet.
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Thanks guys. Glad you like them  Here are the next two, Leo I and the ultra-rare Western emperor, Libius Severus. Leo I, Eastern Roman Emperor (457-474 AD) AE Nummus Obv: DN LEOS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right Rev: Monogram of Leo within wreath, CON in ex Constantinople mint Ref: RIC X 688  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_I_(emperor)Libius Severus, Western Roman Emperor (461-465 AD) AE Nummus Obv: DN LIBIVS SEVERVS PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped bust right Rev: Monogram of Ricimer (Severus's magister militum) within wreath Rome mint Ref: RIC X 2715  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libius_SeverusEdited by VisigothKing
12/16/2013 12:14 am
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Here are yesterday's coins: Zeno, Eastern Roman emperor (474-475, 476-491 AD) AE Nummus Obv: DN ZENO PF AVG, DN ZENO PERP AVG, or DN ZENOC PF AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev: Monogram of Zeno within wreath THS in ex, Thessalonika mint Ref: RIC 958  Obv: DN ZENO PF (or PERP) AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev: Monogram of Zeno within wreath CVZ in ex, Cyzicus mint Ref: RIC 958  Edited by VisigothKing
12/17/2013 6:31 pm
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And these are today's coins: City of Ravenna, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE decanummium (10 nummi) Obv: FELIX R-AVENNA, turreted head of Ravenna right Rev: Monogram of Ravenna within wreath, cross above, X (the denomination, for 10) below Rome mint, (struck during Theodoric's reign, 494-518 AD) Ref: COI 78b  City of Ravenna, Ostrogothic Kingdom AE decanummium Obv: FELIX R-AVENNA, turreted head of Ravenna right Rev: Monogram of Ravenna within wreath, X below Rome mint, (struck during Theodoric's reign, 494-518 AD) Ref: COI 78a  |
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