A beautiful Portrait of an Unknown ruler.

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  1. BenSi

    BenSi Well-Known Member

    My newest addition to my collection , I won it in a European auction last month and arrived today.

    An Anonymous tetarteron from the 13th century, not perfect but lovable, the portrait of the emperor on his throne is beautiful, the coins only flaw is the poor strike on the bottom of the coin, almost flat.

    SBCV-2151 Empire of Nicaea.

    18.45mm

    1.7gm o4.jpg
     
    BenSi, Sep 24, 2018
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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Great obverse and patina
     
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  4. ancient coin hunter

    ancient coin hunter 3rd Century Usurper

    I like it a lot. Thanks for sharing,
     
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  5. Ryro

    Ryro Trying to remove supporter status

    Amazing coin! Fantastic portrait. B e a utiful patina...though I think we all know who that is...
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    Seriously though, you make me want to dig deeper into Byzantines. Thanks for sharing that beauty!
     
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  6. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    Oh wow, that's cool @BenSi ! Patina is LOVELY, and what a cool style! I hadn't seen the big "B" before, that's awesome as well.
     
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