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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 8329760, member: 134416&quot;]A month after acquiring my first Tiberius Apsimar, a decrepit placeholder, </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1476373[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sear 1395 Syracuse Follis.</p><p><br /></p><p>I came upon this:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1476376[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Tiberius III. </b>Solidus, Off. B. Büste mit Speer und Schild von vorn / Stufenkreuz.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.46 g. GOLD Sehr schön - vorzüglich</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks to the folks at the firm of Dr. Busso Peus, who went out of their way to be helpful; really, really out of their way.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin&#039;s purchase has a somewhat convoluted beginning. The below Divus Augustus As is the coin I initially purchased on the Peus Vcoins store.&nbsp; I was informed that the coin was sold, and A led to B, and eventually I ended up buying the Apsimar.&nbsp; I lost out on a coin with a lovely portrait and a nice patina, but I ended up with a coin I really love.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s my second most expensive coin to date, but I consider it a good deal and it&#039;s a scarce emperor.&nbsp; The fields are far more mirror-like than any of my other gold coins (the Apsimar is now my favorite gold coin). There&#039;s probably very little wear, but the flat/double strike is what made the coin hang around and become more affordable.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1476388[/ATTACH]</p><p>(above: the coin I didn&#039;t get)</p><p><br /></p><p>Insofar as the history of Apsimar himself, I&#039;m not much on doing writeups, but there&#039;s someone who can tell it far better than I; <i>The History of Byzantium</i> podcast.&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/b53d3462-8bc8-46b5-875c-99d8b173ed52" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/b53d3462-8bc8-46b5-875c-99d8b173ed52" rel="nofollow">https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/b53d3462-8bc8-46b5-875c-99d8b173ed52</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; #54, 65 and 66 are the relevant ones to the story of Apsimar, especially 66.&nbsp; He came to a Game of Thrones-type end, so I recommend listening.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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