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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 5303688, member: 44316&quot;]If you pay more, you can buy better coins. That&#039;s obvious. Some of the &quot;Top 10&quot; threads include very expensive coins. That&#039;s great and we love to see them. Keep them coming.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many of us sometimes buy inexpensive coins and this thread is about them. The arbitrary limit of $20 includes shipping (because shipping costs are a real part of the cost). </p><p><br /></p><p>My best coin under $20 came yesterday:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1223654[/ATTACH] </p><p>This example is remarkably large at 31-29 mm (many are as small as 25 mm). 5.32 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>Byzantine emperor Romanus IV, 1068-1071.&nbsp; He is most famous for losing the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, the greatest Roman military disaster since the Battle of Adrianopole in 378. </p><p><br /></p><p>Facing bust of Christ:&nbsp; IC XC/NI&nbsp; KA in small letters in the field</p><p>Cross with X in the middle and C R / P Δ in the quadrants,</p><p>which from seals with similar words spelled out we think abbreviates [DOC 3.2 page 788]</p><p>Oh Cross, Protect me, Romanus Diogenes</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear 1866. DOC 3.2 Romanus IV 8, page 796-7 and plate LXV. </p><p>From a European auction with shipping prorated over the value of four coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>One positive thing about collecting Byzantine copper is it is possible to get coins comparable to plate coins (presumably among the best) for remarkably little money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us some coins you bought for $20 or less.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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