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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 4591259, member: 41219&quot;]I know it&#039;s a bit late, since last Sunday was Father&#039;s day but I purchased these coins on Father&#039;s day as a little gift to myself. I bought 4 of them from the same seller who had 2 of the 4 misattributed which I think helped keep them pretty cheap.&nbsp; I was surprised how quickly they arrived. </p><p><br /></p><p>Three are new Byzantines, all of which are new Emperors to me, well the Anastasius and Leo VI are, we have a Phocas but not with Leontia. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Probus Tet from Alexandria was just too cool to say no to and the Victoria Half Crown was being sold for under melt. I have a thing for British silver so how could I say no to a coin for under melt that fits in my collection?</p><p><br /></p><p>From oldest to youngest:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Probus</p><p>Potin Tetradrachm of Alexandria</p><p>Year 7 = 281-282 AD</p><p>Obverse: A K M AVΡ ΠΡOBOC CEB, laureate cuirassed bust right </p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; L-Z, eagle standing right with wreath in its beak</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136864[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anastasius I</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>AE Follis.</p><p>491-518 AD</p><p>Obverse: DN ANSTASIVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right</p><p>Reverse: Large M, dot over star to left, cross above, dot over star to right, officina letter Gamma below</p><p>Mintmark CON</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136865[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Phocas and Leontia</p><p>AD 602-610</p><p>AE follis</p><p>Antioch as Theopolis</p><p>Obverse: DN FOCA NE PE AV or similar, Phocas on left, holding cross on globe and Leontia, usually but not always nimbate, on right, holding sceptre topped by cross, standing facing </p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Large m (lower case), ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year 3 to right</p><p>Mintmark THEUP</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136863[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Leo VI</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>Obverse: LEON bASILEVS ROM, crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing chlamys, holding akakia </p><p>Reverse: LEON EN QEO BA SILEVS R OMEON legend in four lines</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136866[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>1894 Great Britain Half Crown</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136867[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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