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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 1806304, member: 44183&quot;]<font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Hey, I actually managed to tick-off another box =&gt; yup, I found a coin from the fairly obscure 900-999 AD century ... </span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; man, it is always a very cool feeling when I decide to venture-out into virgin-powder territory!! </span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Amazingly =&gt; the hammer-price for this cute lil&#039; coin was only $65 ... so,&nbsp; I was fairly happy with today&#039;s score!! (ummm, I realize that a few of you may not consider this to be a triumph, but regardless, I am filing this away as &quot;oh fricken yeah, baby!!&quot;)</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">... anyway ... I like you guys</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; here is the first of two new coins ... enjoy!! </span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Leo VI the Wise. Æ Follis</b></span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Constantinople mint</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Struck 908-912 AD</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">886-912 AD</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter:&nbsp; 25 mm</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 6.40 grams</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Crowned bust facing, holding akakia</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: +LЄOҺ/ ЄҺ ӨЄO ЬA/SILЄVS R/OmЄOҺ in four lines</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Reference: DOC 8; SB 1729</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Other: 6h ... rough red-brown surfaces</span></font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]294316[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294317[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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