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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ancient coin hunter, post: 5378585, member: 87200&quot;]I greatly enjoyed my two weeks in Istanbul a few years back, which I flew to from my base in Cairo (I had a special 4-month visa in Egypt for researchers).&nbsp; Made me want to get started in Byzantines, and also get a coin of Theodosius II (who built the infamous walls) in spite of being an ineffective emperor for the most part. I was there in early November. There were a few showers and then the fog would lift, offering shimmering sunny views of the Golden Horn. I have yet to go to Ravenna but it&#039;s on my list of places to see. I watched a show about the art of Byzantium a few weeks back which focused on the process of making tesserae and embedding them into the mortar to create a mosaic. Many of the tiny pieces are covered with gold leaf, giving them an almost ethereal, other-worldly quality. This is evident from what I heard from other visitors. Also, there are a few good examples of this in Hagia Sophia. Nice coins [USER=15481]@svessien[/USER] ! And thanks for sharing your story.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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