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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 3438056, member: 81093&quot;]Hi all</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t posted for a while (busy with work and so forth), but I thought I&#039;d share what I&#039;m currently hunting for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a wide ranging, somewhat eclectic collection, including Ancient Greek, Roman, Eastern Roman/Byzantine, and Age of Discovery/Sail.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, at the moment I am primarily focusing on Eastern Roman Empire/Byzantium, and have a hankering for a nice late gold Histamenon Nomisma or Hyperpyron (but not restored Empire late, as I already have one of those).</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins like these:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/nomos/obolos12/image00919.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinople, 989-1001. </p><p>Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing cross nimbus </p><p><i>Rev.</i> crowned bust of Basil II facing, wearing chlamys; on right, crowned bust of Constantine VIII, wearing ornamented robe</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/cng/e/441/image00517.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine X Ducas. 1059-1067. AV Histamenon Nomisma (27mm, 4.36 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck 1059-1062. Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing / Constantine standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.ma-shops.com/cdma/pic/combined417108.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>John II Comnenus 1118-1143, Hyperpyron, Thessalonica</p><p><br /></p><p>Tricky thing is, I&#039;m trying to get a good price on one of these. Which pretty much involves auction after auction, hoping to snap one up at a good price.</p><p><br /></p><p>The hunt continues...</p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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