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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Horsa, post: 1878408, member: 58398&quot;]One of the most epic periods in Byzantine history when they came very close to recombining the old empire. One of the finest general&#039;s in history &quot;Belisarius&quot; defeated the Vandals and the Gothic nation in Italy. But there was to be no turning back time and within a century Italy was lost as new tribes moved into the area. Rome did not want to be ruled from afar either. Ironic?</p><p><br /></p><p>No offence intended but I&#039;ve always wondered why Justinian&#039;s coins appear amongst the crudest of the Byzantine series. They are very important and have much power as relics of that era but artistically they are not the best to look at. Odd when considering the might of Justinian&#039;s reign and achievements such as the Hagia Sophia. He did not seem to care too much about how his image was portrayed on coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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