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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2471044, member: 74799&quot;]That is a very nice coin [USER=34514]@icerain[/USER] , the condition exceeds the typical ones you normally find.&nbsp; Congrats, consider yourself lucky <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; Here is my specimen that I was lucky to pickup a while ago along with some other Michael/Theophilus coins from my collection:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Michael II the Amorian (821-829 CE) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1642; DOC-9) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Crowned facing busts of Michael, wearing chlamys, and Theophilus, wearing loros; cross above</p><p>Rev: Large M; cross above, X/X/X to left, N/N/N to right, Θ below</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1642.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire: Michael II the Amorian (820-829) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1652; DOC 21; Anastasi 513)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Two busts facing, Michael on left, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, Theophilus on right, beardless, wearing loros and crown with cross</p><p>Rev: Large M; cross above, Θ below</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1652.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) AE Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1667) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: ΘEOFIL bASIL Three-quarter length figure facing, wearing loros and crown surmounted by tufa, holding labarum and globus cruciger.</p><p>Rev: + ΘEOFILE AVGOVSTE SV hICAS. Legend in 4 lines.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1667.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1681) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing loros holding globus cruciger</p><p>Rev: Large M; X/X/X to left, cross above, N/N/N to right, Ө below</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1681.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1680; DOC 29c; Anastasi 555 bis) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: ΘΟ FILOS; Theophilus facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross, holding in right hand cross potent on base</p><p>Rev: +MΙΧAΗL S CONSt; Two busts facing, Michael on left, bearded, Constantine on right, smaller, beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross; Above heads, ✶</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1680%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1680.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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