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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 8020988, member: 81093&quot;]Lovely coin [USER=115288]@Campbell Miller[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Not sure what you mean by late though? The Empire continued for more than a thousand years after that <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my late Roman:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-26_21-17-58-png.1260128/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>JOHN VIII PALAEOLOGUS</b>, (1425-1448), silver stavraton (1/2 hyperpyron)</p><p>Obv: facing bust of Christ Pantokrator</p><p>Rev: Crowned bust of John VIII facing, in double circular legend</p><p>5.36g, flan cracks, scarce, DOC-1611; Se-2563. MBC</p><p><br /></p><p>And more in theme with the OP, here is my late &#039;pre-final split&#039; of the Roman Empire coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/leu_winterthur/e13/image01587.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Valens, 364-378 solidus</b></p><p>Obv: D N VALENS P F AVG Laurel-and-rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valens to right</p><p>Rev<i>:</i> VICTOR-IA AVGG / TROBS Two emperors, crowned, seated facing on double-throne, holding a globe together; behind, Victory standing facing with wings spread; below, small palm branch. RIC 17e.4</p><p>Mint: Treveri</p><p>20mm, 4.44g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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