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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Milesofwho, post: 3073522, member: 91469&quot;]My criteria for collecting Byzantine was that I would get one coin of whoever I considered the best emperor of each dynasty. I decided to stick to folles and aspron trachies just to narrow it down as “middle of the road” collecting (no gold, but no pentanummi either). I guess I sort of broke that rule with the decanummi, but I don’t really think of that one as one of my prize specimens. If I had a second chance I don’t think I would have bought it. Anyway, I found out rather quickly that I didn’t particularly like overstrikes, so Heraclius’s follis was out of the running so to speak. I then decided to get the hexagram instead, which has great detail for the price it was.</p><p><br /></p><p>The trachy was essentially a lucky win, given that mine was bought by one of those “typical image” orders. Mine was the reverse image. The follis, as you can see, was bought at Baldwin’s when I was there last summer. If you ever get the chance to go I highly prefer the physical shop over the online one. Most of their Byzantine bronzes were surprisingly less than what I would expect, and I really liked the seated throne Justinian. That was a great opportunity to check some rulers off my list. Currently, I only have three people left.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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