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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JohnnyC, post: 3963638, member: 101968&quot;]On 2182 the saint holds a spear in his right hand, angled across his chest and left shoulder.</p><p>Notice that on the BN 2233 example you can still see the spear head above the saint&#039;s left shoulder - it seems the die used was a 2182 die recut with a shield in the saint&#039;s right hand.</p><p>For more details on the coins of Michael II see my site here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.glebecoins.net/paleos/Articles/The_Coins_of_Michael_II_of_Epi/the_coins_of_michael_ii_of_epi.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.glebecoins.net/paleos/Articles/The_Coins_of_Michael_II_of_Epi/the_coins_of_michael_ii_of_epi.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.glebecoins.net/paleos/Articles/The_Coins_of_Michael_II_of_Epi/the_coins_of_michael_ii_of_epi.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ross G.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S:&nbsp; Note that in C.L.B.C. (p.428) Marchev and Wachter are noncommittal on S.2233.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1043856[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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