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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1696873, member: 26302&quot;]Those large bronzes from Anastatius thru Justinian sure are cool. I have to admit I have never checked dates and corresponded the coins to what was happening at the time. These used to be relatively reasonably priced, but have been moving up in the last 5 years. I think people just love big coins. I have to admit I do love pulling one I have out and looking at it from time to time. I have a Justinian about 43 mm, (a quarter inch of excess flan all the way around the border). Its an impressive peice to be sure. I have no idea the date though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Justinian is an interesting character, as is his wife. On one hand the Hagia Sophia, growth of the empire, etc, OTOH bankruptcy of the empire and being so weak that 50 years later they would have fallen to the Sassanids if not for Khusro II&#039;s incompetency. Definitely a bipolar historical view.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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