Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 3705193, member: 97383&quot;]John, Another great score &amp; great value <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! You&#039;ve been making great additions this year <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I&#039;ve taken a great interest in Germanic barbarian coinage of the 5th &amp; 6th centuries over the last 5 years &amp; managed to make some nice scores too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smug:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Pictured below are 2 barbarian solidi of Zeno from my collection, both acquired from CNG.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]993304[/ATTACH]</p><p>Zeno, 2nd reign, AD 476-491, AV solidus: 4.47 gm, 21 mm, 6 h. Ostrogothic.</p><p>This coin has seen many auction appearances, the 1st one I&#039;m aware of was NFA, April 1, 1987. The art work on this coin is impressive especially on the reverse. This coin, as in your example, shows these barbarians had some very skilled celators <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]993323[/ATTACH]</p><p>Zeno, Pseudo-Imperial coinage, late 5th - early 6th century, Germanic Barbarian, AV solidus: 4.48 gm, 20 mm, 6 h. The poor fellow who labored on the obverse die really struggled with the portrait <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The reverse isn&#039;t nearly as bad <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in