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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 7648089, member: 75143"]I don't really collect Byzantine coins at all, but these were very attractive coins at a great price (I thought), at $25 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is Andronicus I Comnenus, with a pretty solid strike and clear legend. I especially like the attractive flow lines on the obverse left legend.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314983[/ATTACH] </p><p>Andronicus I Comnenus</p><p>Sear 1985</p><p>31x28mm</p><p>4.0g</p><p><br /></p><p>This second one has an even stronger strike, but not enough legends exist for me to be able to make an attempt. There's "EC" on the obverse right legend but that doesn't help me too much, as it's probably part of "DECPOTH" which is pretty much everybody. This is also a solid 35% lighter than the previous one, which is pretty crazy, although I don't know enough about these to know if that's reasonable or not</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314984[/ATTACH] </p><p>29mm</p><p>2.6g</p><p><br /></p><p>Please show off your first trachys, or your best ones, or anything else[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 7648089, member: 75143"]I don't really collect Byzantine coins at all, but these were very attractive coins at a great price (I thought), at $25 each. This is Andronicus I Comnenus, with a pretty solid strike and clear legend. I especially like the attractive flow lines on the obverse left legend. [ATTACH=full]1314983[/ATTACH] Andronicus I Comnenus Sear 1985 31x28mm 4.0g This second one has an even stronger strike, but not enough legends exist for me to be able to make an attempt. There's "EC" on the obverse right legend but that doesn't help me too much, as it's probably part of "DECPOTH" which is pretty much everybody. This is also a solid 35% lighter than the previous one, which is pretty crazy, although I don't know enough about these to know if that's reasonable or not [ATTACH=full]1314984[/ATTACH] 29mm 2.6g Please show off your first trachys, or your best ones, or anything else[/QUOTE]
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