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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 4090868, member: 15481&quot;]If this isn’t «crusty», it certainly has patina. It’s from my first coin purchase, in Byblos, Lebanon back in 2003. Before that I didn’t even know it was possible to get ancient coins, so I was totally mesmerized. I had no idea what I was buying, of course, so I overpaid. Not too much, luckily. I think the lady in the shop felt sorry for such an amateur. I bought a Phoenician AE, a Phillip I provincial, a Constantine I follis, a small islamic bronze and this Byzantine follis, because the lady told me I should have one coin representing the different rulers of the region. Plus an oil lamp. Although great advice, I have not come around to identifying the two last coins. I’ve always been thinking that I’ll eventually get into the Byzantine empire, but I’m not really there yet. (I suspect this is Maurice Tiberius from Antioch) I love my first coins, though. They will always serve as a reminder of how I got into this hobby, and to never trust a dealer. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1065354[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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