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<p>[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 7411341, member: 111037"]Congratulations Donna, may this be the first gold of many. How about trying for a semissis or tremissis next? </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a very nice coin with great level of detail in both the obverse and reverse. And of course the cherry on the top is the fascinating provenance. </p><p><br /></p><p>All of my gold coins are fairly religious and very Byzantine. I am actually looking for an early one that has still some Roman characteristics. Your emperor and his son will probably be the most likely candidates. Here is the coin that was my first gold:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1288238[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Only a Poor Old Man, post: 7411341, member: 111037"]Congratulations Donna, may this be the first gold of many. How about trying for a semissis or tremissis next? It is a very nice coin with great level of detail in both the obverse and reverse. And of course the cherry on the top is the fascinating provenance. All of my gold coins are fairly religious and very Byzantine. I am actually looking for an early one that has still some Roman characteristics. Your emperor and his son will probably be the most likely candidates. Here is the coin that was my first gold: [ATTACH=full]1288238[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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