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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2106782, member: 19463&quot;]Curiosity question: What factor of Byzantines attracts or repels members of this list?&nbsp; Somewhere along the time they cover in one metal or another they span a wide range of beauty, interest or workmanship.&nbsp; I know people attracted to the super crude bronzes where making an ID can be a challenge.&nbsp; I know people fond of the formal late Christian art.&nbsp; I know people who collect according to the interesting stories of the reigns (plagues, blinding your relatives etc.).&nbsp; What is your take on Byzantine?</p><p>Justinian I large module follis</p><p>[ATTACH=full]397367[/ATTACH]</p><p>Heraclius overstrike</p><p>[ATTACH=full]397368[/ATTACH]</p><p>Anonymous Christ type follis</p><p>[ATTACH=full]397369[/ATTACH]</p><p>Michael VII electrum</p><p>[ATTACH=full]397370[/ATTACH]</p><p>Alexius III cup shaped trachy</p><p>[ATTACH=full]397371[/ATTACH] </p><p>John VIII silver (latest reasonable Byzantine - the last emperor Constantine XI is super rare)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]397372[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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