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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 4428508, member: 41219&quot;]These all showed up today. I went on a bidding spree this weekend. By bidding spree, I mean that I put in the lowest possible bid without any expectation of winning. Surprisingly, I won these 3 lots (4 coins), for less than $10 a piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>This group includes coins that cover an almost 400 year spread in Roman/Byzantine history. They include my first Tetradrachm (Elagabalus), and my first Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine Follis. The two Justinian I Follis&#039; are great too because 1 is from Antioch with a Greek mintmark and the other just has a nice look too it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even Mrs FF agreed that there is something nice about holding them in your hand. It feels like you are holding something that holds value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone received any big beautiful bronzes in the mail lately?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Elagabalus</p><p>AR tetradrachm</p><p>Antioch, Syria</p><p>Obverse: AVT K M A ANTΩNEINOC CEB, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: ΔHMAΡX EΞ YΠATOC TO B, eagle standing front, head left, wreath in beak, tail left. Δ-Epsilon&nbsp; across upper fields.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109303[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Justinian I</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Antioch</p><p>Obverse: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right </p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Large M, star to left, cross above, star to right, officina letter below</p><p>Greek mintmark ΘΥΠΟΛS</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109301[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Justinian I</p><p>AE follis</p><p>527-565 AD</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>Obverse: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right </p><p>Reverse: Large M, cross to left, cross above, cross right, officina letter below</p><p>Mintmark CON.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109304[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine </p><p>Follis</p><p>This is as much as I have identified so far. It was clearly over-struck on an earlier coin but I can&#039;t tell what. Looks like ANNO to the left. M in the center with a star above the M and a Δ below the M.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109302[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Handful of History</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1109305[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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