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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4743021, member: 110226"]I have a few large flan Justinian I folles. This is the best grade example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Byzantine Empire, 539 AD</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Justinian I (527-565 AD)</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield with horseman motif in left; cross in right field.</p><p>Reverse: large M between A-N-N-O (stacked on left) and XII (on right), cross above and A below; CON in exergue.</p><p>Sear 163.</p><p>23.0 grams</p><p>40 mm, 6 h.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/d-camera-justinian-i-follis-reform-year-12-23-grams-8-11-20-jpg.1158160/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a recent arrival, and while not truly "big", it is an interesting and scarce coin, albeit crude, with the reverse depicting the agonistic table and objects.</p><p><br /></p><p>For those interested in more information on agonistic coins, here's a link to Forum Ancient Coin's page on the topic, authored by Doug Smith:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/agon.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/agon.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/agon.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian III Æ29 of Anchialus, Thrace. AD 238-244. AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛЄΩN, agonistic table surmounted by prize urn containing two palms, and two purses; amphora below, E in exergue. Corpus Nummorum Online 5851. 13.50g, 30mm, 6h.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1159281[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4743021, member: 110226"]I have a few large flan Justinian I folles. This is the best grade example: Byzantine Empire, 539 AD AE Follis Justinian I (527-565 AD) Constantinople Obverse: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVC, helmeted, cuirassed bust of Justinian facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield with horseman motif in left; cross in right field. Reverse: large M between A-N-N-O (stacked on left) and XII (on right), cross above and A below; CON in exergue. Sear 163. 23.0 grams 40 mm, 6 h. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/d-camera-justinian-i-follis-reform-year-12-23-grams-8-11-20-jpg.1158160/[/IMG] Here's a recent arrival, and while not truly "big", it is an interesting and scarce coin, albeit crude, with the reverse depicting the agonistic table and objects. For those interested in more information on agonistic coins, here's a link to Forum Ancient Coin's page on the topic, authored by Doug Smith: [URL]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/agon.html[/URL] Gordian III Æ29 of Anchialus, Thrace. AD 238-244. AVT K M ANT ΓOPΔIANOC AVΓ, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / OVΛΠIANΩN AΓXIAΛЄΩN, agonistic table surmounted by prize urn containing two palms, and two purses; amphora below, E in exergue. Corpus Nummorum Online 5851. 13.50g, 30mm, 6h. [ATTACH=full]1159281[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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