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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4056784, member: 26302"]While I agree the price would never cross my mind, it is an exceptional coin. I have never seen an example even close to this level of preservation. I bet most left the mint in a lower grade. This is an example of the larger module coins Anastasius implemented later on, (when he first reformed the coinage the follis was much smaller). I am guessing that since it had been 300 years since they last struck such sized coins, the mint had a lot to learn. I have seen effectively mint state examples, but all were poorly struck or the die was badly worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>However as much as I like this earliest Byzantine eye candy, I am with you Warren. Price is definitely the counterbalance with condition. I had to wait over a decade to find a Cleo VII tet that was not a aG coin, (barely outlines of the busts), versus a 5 figure coin. This was my compromise coin I got a couple or years ago, (with [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] 's kindly advice solicited). Btw [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] I don't know if I ever told you, but MUCH better in hand. What looks like dark splotches on either side are pretty iridescent toned silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1062594[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4056784, member: 26302"]While I agree the price would never cross my mind, it is an exceptional coin. I have never seen an example even close to this level of preservation. I bet most left the mint in a lower grade. This is an example of the larger module coins Anastasius implemented later on, (when he first reformed the coinage the follis was much smaller). I am guessing that since it had been 300 years since they last struck such sized coins, the mint had a lot to learn. I have seen effectively mint state examples, but all were poorly struck or the die was badly worn. However as much as I like this earliest Byzantine eye candy, I am with you Warren. Price is definitely the counterbalance with condition. I had to wait over a decade to find a Cleo VII tet that was not a aG coin, (barely outlines of the busts), versus a 5 figure coin. This was my compromise coin I got a couple or years ago, (with [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] 's kindly advice solicited). Btw [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] I don't know if I ever told you, but MUCH better in hand. What looks like dark splotches on either side are pretty iridescent toned silver. [ATTACH=full]1062594[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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