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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2450510, member: 74712&quot;]I started collecting US in 1999 and followed into ancient/medieval about the same time.&nbsp; While I have showed my first purchases before, and some of the earlier ones I&#039;m proud of, I have a nice hoard of Roman Broze from an uncleaned lot that has been soaked and poorly attributed (not as many internet resources back then...&nbsp; Although the ANA library was nearby, but heaven forbid Teenage Fitz would crack a book...).</p><p><br /></p><p>As for my suppliers, the medieval coins all came from eBay or the ANA summer show, and the ancients from eBay or my local dealer.&nbsp; I do recall getting a catalogue from one auction company (probably Spink...), but the prices were too far out of my range at the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I then want into my dark ages around 2004 as I was finishing college then getting my post-grad degrees.&nbsp; Came out of my dark ages in the tail end of 2014!&nbsp; To make this legit, here&#039;s an early purchase I haven&#039;t posted before:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]511825[/ATTACH] </p><p>Latin Greece - Epirus</p><p>John II Orsini, r. 1323-1335 (1325)</p><p>Arta Mint, AE Denier, 18.53mm x 1 grams</p><p>Obv.: +IOhS DESPOTVS, cross within inner circle</p><p>Rev.: (+D)E ART(A C)ASTRV, around temple tournois </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been doing some more research into French feudal coins lately, and this old purchase has found a new interest to me.&nbsp; The temple on the reverse represents the Abby of Tours, which minted such a consistent standard that the &#039;Livre Tournois&#039; would become the standard coinage for all of France.&nbsp; The French influence of the Latin crusaders who took over the Byzantines in 1204 is then evident with the device for Tours appearing on some of their coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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