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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nerosmyfavorite68, post: 25484240, member: 134416&quot;]Those are very nice! Indeed, who doesn&#039;t like gold?&nbsp; I&#039;d much rather have it than platinum.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m too tired to dig up better examples but even budget 24k gold has a certain majesty.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631369[/ATTACH] </p><p>Leo I AV21 Solidus. Victory w. long cross. Constantinople</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Pearl-diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear and shield decorated with horseman motif. D N LEO PERPET AVG.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev: Victory standing to left, holding long jewelled cross; star in right field, CONOB in exergue. VICTORIA AVGGG A.</p><p><br /></p><p>RIC X 605.&nbsp; AD 457-474.&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.31g. </p><p><br /></p><p>While decrepit by gold standards this coin was around during the &quot;fall&quot; of the west, and only about 1/5 the price of western issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>We&#039;re into electrum territory with only 10-14k purity.&nbsp; These are also nice looking. Not as nice as 24k.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631370[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Nicephoros III EL Histamenon Nomisma 32mm</p><p><br /></p><p>1078-1081AD.&nbsp; SB1883.&nbsp; 4.34g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631371[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>Attribution:</b> Album 1633</p><p><b>Date:</b> AH 444-451 / AD 1053-1060</p><p><b>Size:</b> 24.58mm</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 3.05 grams</p><p><b>Description:</b> VF, scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those are some different hues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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