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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3362908, member: 56859&quot;]That&#039;s a tough question.&nbsp; What is &quot;perfect&quot; in an ancient coin?&nbsp; Technical perfection?&nbsp; None of them are and it&#039;s hard to imagine <i>any</i> ancient coin being deemed perfect.&nbsp; Are you really asking for our opinion about the most <i>appealing</i> of the group?&nbsp; That&#039;s may be a different thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know how picky the Byzantine catalogs are in terms of variations and numbers, but isn&#039;t coin #2 different variety than the others, albeit a minor thing (no cross on top of the globe)?&nbsp; Its technical grade seems higher than the others, although I&#039;m not sure if my overall favorite is 2, 5, or 6.&nbsp; All six are very examples of Byzantine solidi.</p><p><br /></p><p>A brief cruise through ACsearch turned up a couple more contenders.</p><p><br /></p><p>from CNG</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/89001580.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>from Nomos</p><p><img src="https://www.sixbid.com/media/auction_images/374/333609l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>from CNG (the same coin as above-- interesting to see it in a different photo)</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/10401038.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All of the solidi in this thread have a less cartoonish and crude look that the majority of these I saw during a quick browse of ACsearch.&nbsp; I&#039;d take any of them if someone is giving out early Saturnalia presents <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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