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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jwt708, post: 3636271, member: 32619&quot;]I applaud your ability to pick a specialty, maybe in another year it will further expand to include all Roman coins?</p><p><br /></p><p>My ancient coin collection lacks focus and is guided by impulse. What I&#039;ve noticed is there are areas that seem to organically grow like Caracalla&#039;s provincials or military themes. This year I wanted to focus more on Byzantine coins and put together a mint set from Constantine with the GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Byzantine additions this year:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975719[/ATTACH]</p><p>Justinian I, Byzantine Empire, 527 - 565 AD</p><p>AE, follis; 32mm, 14.12g, 6h; Theoupolis (Antioch) mint</p><p>Obv.: DN IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG; Emperor, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right.</p><p>Rev.: Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, officina letter Γ below.</p><p>In Ex.: +THEVPo+</p><p>(Technically this one was purchased last year, but after I made a decision about 2019 goals)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975720[/ATTACH]Justinian I, Byzantine Empire, 527 - 565 AD</p><p>AE, follis, 35x37mm, 19g, 1h; Constantinople, 542 - 543 AD</p><p>Obv.: DN IVSTIN-ANVS PP AVG; Emperor, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing holding cross on globe and shield, cross to right.</p><p>Rev.: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year ϥ to right, officina letter Є below</p><p>In Ex.: CON</p><p>From the David@PPC collection</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975721[/ATTACH]Maurice Tiberius, Byzantine Empire, 582 - 602 AD</p><p>AE, pentanummium, 13x15mm, 2.27g, 7h; Carthage, 596 - 601 AD</p><p>Obv.: DN MAVR Tib PP AV; Bust right, diademed, wearing cuirass and paludamentum</p><p>Rev.: Cross potent over Є; N left, M right (dot above and below each letter)</p><p>From the David@PPC collection</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]975722[/ATTACH]</p><p>Basil II &amp; Constantine VIII, Byzantine Empire, 976 - 1042 AD</p><p>AE, Anonymous Class B follis; 28x24mm, 9.96g, 6h</p><p>Obv.: Facing bust of Christ, nimbate with small square, holding gospels</p><p>Rev.: IS XS above crossbar on either side, bar above letters (denoting an abbreviation) / bAS ILЄ / bAS ILЄ; cross on three steps, three-line legend[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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