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<p>[QUOTE="Sir Coin Collector, post: 3945562, member: 104074"][USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] , [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] & [USER=80804]@lehmansterms[/USER] Thank you all for the information! I am impressed with how quickly this community can respond and identify coins. Marsyas Mike, I also like the more dilapidated coins, especially on my law school budget.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finn325, I appreciate the correction! By the size and metallic composition, the coin seemed Byzantine to me. I would never have figured it was Hungarian, even though I bought it along with a number of other Hungarian coins. It is perfect that this coin fractured in a spot that would leave just enough of the legend for you to spot it. Lehmansterm, thank you for the images and the history. I just noticed that the obverse of that coins seems to fit less nicely on the flan than the reverse. Interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the same lot, I have about 11 other coins that I am having difficulties identifying, so I may be posting more "Help Identifying" threads. Thanks again for the help![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sir Coin Collector, post: 3945562, member: 104074"][USER=85693]@Marsyas Mike[/USER] , [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] & [USER=80804]@lehmansterms[/USER] Thank you all for the information! I am impressed with how quickly this community can respond and identify coins. Marsyas Mike, I also like the more dilapidated coins, especially on my law school budget. Finn325, I appreciate the correction! By the size and metallic composition, the coin seemed Byzantine to me. I would never have figured it was Hungarian, even though I bought it along with a number of other Hungarian coins. It is perfect that this coin fractured in a spot that would leave just enough of the legend for you to spot it. Lehmansterm, thank you for the images and the history. I just noticed that the obverse of that coins seems to fit less nicely on the flan than the reverse. Interesting. From the same lot, I have about 11 other coins that I am having difficulties identifying, so I may be posting more "Help Identifying" threads. Thanks again for the help![/QUOTE]
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