Most of these obsoletes have great vignettes and I am hoping to complete the Mount Vernon collection. The other ones I picked up recently are the...
That is definitely an impressive coin with a lot of eye appeal. Congrats!
Figured, I should join the fun. I just started venturing into the obsoletes and hence picked up the following note. It is graded PMG-65EPQ......
Very nice Class C-type coin. I have had trouble getting my Class C's delivered to me :(:mad: Lost two already in the mail and still don't have...
It wouldn't be complete if I didn't poke some fun about my religion (I am a devout Hindu :)). Three of the six heads are visible. The top three...
Another one that I don't want to offend anyone, but the Virgin Mary looks like Count Chocula on this coin: Byzantine Empire: Michael VII...
Don't want to offend anyone, but I was going back and forth on whether to post this as a separate thread or lump it with this one. But, being...
:) It will take some time as I have a lot of pressing things that needs to be done in the coming weeks (it is my daughter's senior year in HS)....
On a side note, how is the consignment costs on Agora? I need to start offloading some of my coins. Got too many of them, and that doesn't go...
@dougsmit: What a complicated and greatly misunderstood coin! There are too many conflicting attributions for that coin. Desikachari, Biddulph,...
The original coins were the anonymous Gold Kahavanu coins of Sri Lanka that predates the Cholan invasion. Those coins are tentatively dated to...
Great collection! Those are the flavors I like. I am still missing several coins from my collection. But will complete it one day. I would like...
Thanks stevex6. These coins are from the thirty year anarchy period in Byzantine history. The troubles continue after Justinian II as he is...
My personal favorite is Leontius :)
Thats Valentinian! I was not aware of this book. Will definitely check it out. Most of the information that I posted above came from the...
The temper and frequent cruelty of Justinian led to his overthrow in 695. Leontius, a general stationed in the capital raised a revolt and...
Seems to be a great interest in Byzantium coins lately. I don't have many coins from Phocas as I have been concentrating on other rulers, but I...
I am trying to complete the set, but it is difficult :(
If you are loaded! Seriously, some of the rulers are quite rare and near impossible to find. Rarely comes up at auction. It gets harder and...
There are a few coins that are missing in my collection for Leo VI. That includes 3 more Cherson coins, a half follis from Constantinople, a...
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