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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;arnoldoe, post: 3138073, member: 72712&quot;][ATTACH=full]801266[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]801269[/ATTACH]</p><p>A new coin of Constantine VIII, The longest reigning Roman/Byzantine Emperor of all time.. Having been crowned co-emperor by his father at the age of 2.. Constantine VIII seems not to have been credited with doing anything of note during the next 63 years he spent as co-emperor.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]801268[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Here you can see Constantine VIII just moments before becoming sole Emperor, (on the left). And immediately after becoming sole Emperor (on the right)</font></p><p><br /></p><p>And when he finally did become the sole emperor at the age of 65, he is credited with… having spent his time watching horse races and playing checkers.. When near death he finally allowed his now 50 year old daughter Zoe to marry (which produced no further heir)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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