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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Voulgaroktonou, post: 4867779, member: 84047&quot;]Gosh, all these gun posts! I’m shocked! OK, here’s one more. Ready to ride off to fight the Hagarines. The helmet obscures my face, so two others.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175437[/ATTACH] </p><p>Then, more apropos, two of my favorite coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>And for any autograph hunters out there, here&#039;s one you might enjoy, although I much doubt you&#039;ll find a copy to acquire: the signature of Constantine XI Palaeologos, 1448-1453, the last emperor of the Romans. This is from a contemporary chrysobull, or imperial decree. The wording follows very closely the inscriptions found on his stavrata and that of his immediate predessors.</p><p><br /></p><p>+ Κωνσταντίνος εν Χριστώ τω Θεώ πιστός βασιλεύς και αυτοκράτωρ των Ρωμαίων ο Παλαιολόγος :+</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine, in Christ, God, faithful emperor and autocrat of the Romans, the Palaeologos.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, photos of my 2 eighth stavrata of Constantine XI. They were published in Simon’s article in Revue Numismatique&nbsp; v. 33 (1991) pp. 134-142. They are Bendall 110 and Bendall 129 respectively.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine XI. Constantinople. 1449/53. Eighth Stavraton. 0.63 gr. 12.7 mm. hr. 11. Sear -; DO 1789. Bendall, “The coinage of Constantine XI” (Revue Numismatique 1991, pp. 134-142), #110 (this coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine XI. Constantinople. 1449/53. Eighth Stavraton. 0.63 gr. 13 mm. hr. 12. Sear -; DO 1789. Bendall, “The coinage of Constantine XI” (Revue Numismatique 1991, pp. 134-142), #129 (this coin).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175440[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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