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<p>[QUOTE="catadc, post: 4964329, member: 103515"]Q.G, those are outstanding portraits for Nicephorus II. </p><p><br /></p><p>When Valentinian is saying "I'd love to have better examples to show you, but they are hard to come by", he clearly speaks about the better examples. Took me approx 2 months to decide that I do not actually want a follis of Nicephorus II, and during this time, noted that his coins are often offered on ebay, so they are not rare overall, but the condition is miserable. Noted also that not many appear in the respectable auction houses' offer, mainly because of the poor condition, rather than rarity (?).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="catadc, post: 4964329, member: 103515"]Q.G, those are outstanding portraits for Nicephorus II. When Valentinian is saying "I'd love to have better examples to show you, but they are hard to come by", he clearly speaks about the better examples. Took me approx 2 months to decide that I do not actually want a follis of Nicephorus II, and during this time, noted that his coins are often offered on ebay, so they are not rare overall, but the condition is miserable. Noted also that not many appear in the respectable auction houses' offer, mainly because of the poor condition, rather than rarity (?).[/QUOTE]
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