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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3899097, member: 10461"]I had an Eliasberg coin once which only cost me $350 at the time (early 2000s).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). AV Solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Pedigreed to the famous Louis E. Eliasberg Collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>RIC 941. Metcalf 223. Choice VF. 4.27 grams, 20.40 mm. Obv Helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters facing of Zeno, holding spear and decorated shield. Rev Victory standing l., holding long cross, two stars in field. A scarcer issue. Scratched in right obverse field and holed, otherwise Choice VF.</i></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Old%202007-2008%20Roman%20collection/RS130-Zeno.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I used it as the centerpiece of my "Holey Gold Hat".</p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forumancientcoins.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F18727%2F003-HGH.JPG&hash=63d80a431128760b8fa5175cc8eca492" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>The one famous pedigree that I really, really want is an ancient from the John Quincy Adams collection sold by the Massachusetts Historical Society in the ealy 1970s. They come up on the market occasionally, and at prices still affordable by mere mortals like yours truly. (I am a descendant of JQA.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3899097, member: 10461"]I had an Eliasberg coin once which only cost me $350 at the time (early 2000s). [B]Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). AV Solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later.[/B] Pedigreed to the famous Louis E. Eliasberg Collection. [I]RIC 941. Metcalf 223. Choice VF. 4.27 grams, 20.40 mm. Obv Helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters facing of Zeno, holding spear and decorated shield. Rev Victory standing l., holding long cross, two stars in field. A scarcer issue. Scratched in right obverse field and holed, otherwise Choice VF.[/I] [B] [IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Old%202007-2008%20Roman%20collection/RS130-Zeno.jpg[/IMG] [/B] I used it as the centerpiece of my "Holey Gold Hat". [B][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forumancientcoins.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F18727%2F003-HGH.JPG&hash=63d80a431128760b8fa5175cc8eca492[/IMG][/B] The one famous pedigree that I really, really want is an ancient from the John Quincy Adams collection sold by the Massachusetts Historical Society in the ealy 1970s. They come up on the market occasionally, and at prices still affordable by mere mortals like yours truly. (I am a descendant of JQA.) [COLOR=#ffffff].[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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