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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;philologus_1, post: 15172403, member: 92212&quot;]I have just one of this ruler:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1532714[/ATTACH]</p><p>Isaac II Angelus, 1185-1195 AD, AE Tetarteron. </p><p>Thessalonica mint. </p><p>Obv.: Bust of archangel Michael, facing, nimbate, holding jeweled scepter and globus-cruciger; O X AP-X MI (or similar).</p><p>Rev.: Bust of Isaac, crowned, bearded, wearing loros, holding cruciform scepter and akakia; ICA AKI OC ΔE CΠO TH C (or similar).</p><p>Weight: 4.0 gr.&nbsp; Diam. 23 mm. (Oblong flan.)</p><p>Attrib.: Sear 2005</p><p><u><br /></u></p><p><u>Here&#039;s a quote from Wikipedia about this rule</u>r:</p><p>&quot;Isaac has the reputation of one of the most unsuccessful princes that occupied the Byzantine throne. Surrounded by a crowd of slaves, mistresses and flatterers, he permitted his empire to be administered by unworthy favorites, while he squandered the money wrung from his provinces on costly buildings and expensive gifts to the churches of his metropolis.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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