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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 7893250, member: 111037&quot;]Great write up! The reason I am resurrecting this thread is that I just got a rather nice example from the old stock of a major European house. Unfortunately, I am constantly on the move lately, so I haven&#039;t done my usual photography set up, and let&#039;s face it... Byzantine coppers are a pain to photograph. It takes a lot of effort to get half-decent pics (with my limited photography skills). So here are a couple of finger-pics <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie31" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362212[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1362213[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>All I can add to your write-up is that Michael the Amorian was also known as Michael the Stammerer. (Don&#039;t you just love those Byzantine nicknames?). All I need now to complete the Amorian Dynasty is a coin of Michael the Drunkard <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (That won&#039;t be easy as they are rarer in good condition).</p><p><br /></p><p>What I love about this follis is the three ninja stars on the reverse. (Some say it is just a decoration filler to replace the then obsolete ANNO, but I will chose to ignore that <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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