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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3618065, member: 19463"]I have a few issues with my first visit based on a couple 'test' searches that found a lot less than I hoped. The photos of the two sides were separate large (4000x4000). They had 18 coins of Justinian II (my first search) with a few coins of other rulers that were not from the search parameters.</p><p><a href="https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue#b_start=0&c6=justinian+ii" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue#b_start=0&c6=justinian+ii" rel="nofollow">https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue#b_start=0&c6=justinian+ii</a></p><p> I have one that was a rough match of one of theirs. Their coin was rather low grade but the photo was excellent and too large to show here. </p><p><a href="https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/image/zoom" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/image/zoom" rel="nofollow">https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/image/zoom</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/reverse_image/zoom" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/reverse_image/zoom" rel="nofollow">https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/reverse_image/zoom</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is mine but year 2 compared to their year 8.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]969439[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>OBVERSE</b></font></p><p>Frontal bust of Justinian II wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet. Globus cruciger in right hand. No inscription.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><b>REVERSE</b></font></p><p> with cross above, Γ below, N|N|O in left field, and H in right field.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>ACCESSION NUMBER</b> BZC.1974.5.16</p><p><b>RULER</b> Justinian II</p><p><b>DATE OF REIGN</b> 685–695, 705–711</p><p><b>METAL</b> Copper</p><p><b>DENOMINATION</b> Half Follis</p><p><b>MINT</b> Constantinople</p><p><b>DATE</b> 691/692</p><p><b>DIAMETER</b> 22.0 mm</p><p><b>WEIGHT</b> 4.34 g</p><p><b>RELATION OF DIES</b> 12:00</p><p><b>SHAPE</b> Flat</p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>COMMENTARY</b></span></font></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">This coin was struck on a triangular flan.</span> Cf. DOC 2.2:586, no. 24.</p><p><br /></p><p>MIB 3:265, no. 47 (citing this coin as DO [n.a.]).</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>ACQUISITION HISTORY</b></font></p><p>From Henry Weller, 19 April 1974</p><p><br /></p><p>I was surprised they mentioned the triangular flan but did not see fit to mention it was a cut quarter of an earlier follis. A second search for Justinian I half follis did turn up one with a follis size obverse die which was commented upon. Excellent! It will take a while to warm up to their decision to show only obverses on their search results page but I applaud any museum willing to post anything. You can download electronic versions of the printed DO catalogs which seems like the better option here. Perhaps thing will go better with practice using the search facilities.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>We enjoyed our visit years ago. Then they had few coins on display but the grounds were beautiful and worth the trip across town.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3618065, member: 19463"]I have a few issues with my first visit based on a couple 'test' searches that found a lot less than I hoped. The photos of the two sides were separate large (4000x4000). They had 18 coins of Justinian II (my first search) with a few coins of other rulers that were not from the search parameters. [URL]https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue#b_start=0&c6=justinian+ii[/URL] I have one that was a rough match of one of theirs. Their coin was rather low grade but the photo was excellent and too large to show here. [URL]https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/image/zoom[/URL] [URL]https://www.doaks.org/resources/coins/catalogue/bzc-1974-5.16/@@images/reverse_image/zoom[/URL] This is mine but year 2 compared to their year 8. [ATTACH=full]969439[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4][B]OBVERSE[/B][/SIZE] Frontal bust of Justinian II wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet. Globus cruciger in right hand. No inscription. [SIZE=4][B]REVERSE[/B][/SIZE] with cross above, Γ below, N|N|O in left field, and H in right field. [B]ACCESSION NUMBER[/B] BZC.1974.5.16 [B]RULER[/B] Justinian II [B]DATE OF REIGN[/B] 685–695, 705–711 [B]METAL[/B] Copper [B]DENOMINATION[/B] Half Follis [B]MINT[/B] Constantinople [B]DATE[/B] 691/692 [B]DIAMETER[/B] 22.0 mm [B]WEIGHT[/B] 4.34 g [B]RELATION OF DIES[/B] 12:00 [B]SHAPE[/B] Flat [SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff0000][B]COMMENTARY[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#ff0000]This coin was struck on a triangular flan.[/COLOR] Cf. DOC 2.2:586, no. 24. MIB 3:265, no. 47 (citing this coin as DO [n.a.]). [SIZE=4][B]ACQUISITION HISTORY[/B][/SIZE] From Henry Weller, 19 April 1974 I was surprised they mentioned the triangular flan but did not see fit to mention it was a cut quarter of an earlier follis. A second search for Justinian I half follis did turn up one with a follis size obverse die which was commented upon. Excellent! It will take a while to warm up to their decision to show only obverses on their search results page but I applaud any museum willing to post anything. You can download electronic versions of the printed DO catalogs which seems like the better option here. Perhaps thing will go better with practice using the search facilities. We enjoyed our visit years ago. Then they had few coins on display but the grounds were beautiful and worth the trip across town.[/QUOTE]
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