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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 6411638, member: 26430&quot;]Indeed, it is no simple matter to divide Roman or Eastern Roman from Byzantine, and many very serious experts decline the term Byzantine in favor of Eastern Roman. Others (e.g., John Julius Norwich) divide it with Constantine I&#039;s founding of Constantinople.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I tend to use Byzantine just as a matter of convenience, following the numismatic convention that is as much stylistic as anything else. For late Roman emperors through Justinian I, I will often catalog them under both labels (which is what they are, labels we&#039;ve applied centuries later, not categories they themselves would&#039;ve recognized).</p><p><br /></p><p>Returning to the &quot;jaggedy&quot; flan theme, here&#039;s one that I don&#039;t think has appeared yet. My Andronicus II &quot;Walls of Constantinople&quot; AV Hyperpyron.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1253912[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1328), with Andronicus III, AV Hyperpyron </b>(2.73g, 26mm, 6h). Constantinople mint, 1325 – 1328.</p><p><b>Obverse</b>: Half-figure of the Virgin orans within the walls of Constantinople, reinforced with four sets of castles towers at 12h, 3h, 6h, 9h. Constantinople sigla (14), triangle (trefoil) of pellets/K - triangle (trefoil) of pellets/X.</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: ANΔINI(ANΔPONIC)- ANΔIN / IC - XC. Christ standing facing, crowning Andronicus II and Andronicus III kneeling to either side.</p><p><b>Reference</b>: SB 2461 (CNG 109-279/455-462; 161-305; 94-1551; Bendall PCPC 185: sigla 13-14 ( \/K and \/X [Cf. CNG 75-99]).</p><p><b>Pedigree</b>: Ex-Agora Auctions Auction 36, Lot 249 (14 July 2015); Ex-Spartan Numismatics, Ex-Neubecker Collection (* if anyone should happen to know who the Neubecker was from the Pegasi/Agora auctions, I would love more info!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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