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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stevex6, post: 2197249, member: 44183&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff">Well, I&#039;m not sure if this example of mine belongs in your cool new thread, but this poor coin seldom gets invited to show its humble face in public (kinda like that poor little princess from the Game Of Thrones who had that unfortunate grey-scale on her face ... very sad outcome for her, eh?)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... anyway ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=&gt; here is one of my two cup-coin examples ($29 bucks, delivered)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Isaac II BI Trachy</span></b></p><p>Date: 1185-1195 AD</p><p>Diameter: 28.1 mm</p><p>Weight: 3.5 grams</p><p>Obverse: <b><span style="color: #8000ff">Mary, nimbate, seated, holding the nimbate head of infant Christ</span></b>.</p><p>Reverse: Isaac holding cross-headed sceptre and akakia, crowned by hand of God in upper right field</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]427679[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... aww hell, if I&#039;m gonna let Isaac out of his pen, then I am forced to let his little friend tag-along (sorry, I&#039;d never hear the end of it, if I didn&#039;t let poor lil&#039; Andy hang-out with his coin album idol)</span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Andronicus II BI Trachy</span></b></p><p>Date: 1282-1328 AD</p><p>Diameter: 24.2 mm.</p><p>Weight: 1.5 gr</p><p>Obverse: Six pointed star.</p><p>Reverse: Andronicus flanked by two large B</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]427680[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... amazingly, this coin was also $29 bucks, delivered (I must have done a package-deal? ... I can&#039;t recall the details of this sweet transaction) ... regardless, I feel that it was money well spent!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Similarly, Doug =&gt; I love your new coin-addition (congrats, mentor) ... oh, and I love your original gold cup-coin version even more!! (very sweet coins)</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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