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I visited my local friendly coin shop yesterday and had a cup of tea with the owner. He proceeds to show me what he purchased that day. Sometimes I buy from what he just brought in and sometimes I just drool Yesterday was a buy day. First time I have ever bought a coin like this and plan on having it graded by NGC, paperwork will be filled out on Thursday. Comments Positive/Negative are wanted as I need to learn more about this coin. BYZANTINE EMPIRE. ROMANOS IV. DIOGENES, 1068-1071 AD. AV HISTAMENON..   Edited by Freedom
04/23/2014 08:45 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Nice coin, I think it would be a shame to put it in a slab.
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 United States
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Very nice coin. We really don't like to see ancient coins locked away in a slab. If you want to coin certified I would suggest sending it to David Sear. http://www.davidrsear.com click on the ACCS for pricing. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Quote:Very nice coin. We really don't like to see ancient coins locked away in a slab. If you want to coin certified I would suggest sending it to David Sear. http://www.davidrsear.com click on the ACCS for pricing. Whole new arena to me. Thanks for the information. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
526 Posts |
Would you be willing to try and give it a grade? I can usually grade a Morgan, Peace or
similar coin but Like I said above, this is all new to me and I think I am addicted.
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United States
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Would like to see larger pictures, but from what I can see I'd give it aVF.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Would like to see larger pictures, but from what I can see I'd give it aVF. I will get closer pics tonight. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I would also agree with VF. It has a great strike but the faces being worn and other spots bring it down.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Slabbing/not slabbing is a personal call, but my take on it has been not to do it because it is nice to be able to handle the coins and it's a bit of a waste of money because ancient grading is pretty arbitrary anyway. I think that's a really nice coin, cool imagery. I don't really collect gold or Byzantine coins and I can't tell from the pictures; is it thin like Sassanid silver coins from that time period?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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nice lookin' coin freedom, gold coins are out of my range so I can't offer much else. ENG ( a forum member) has a similar coin, maybe he can comment on it.
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Are there any prevailing theories on why coins generally got wider and thinner (as opposed to being the same weight but thicker and narrower) during that time period?
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