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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2507712, member: 74799&quot;]Here is a pair that you normally don&#039;t encounter:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1853; DOC-8) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: +ЄMMA NOVHA; Nimbused Christ standing facing on footstool; IC XC to left and right</p><p>Rev: +ΚШΝΤΔΚ ЄVΔΚΑVΓΟ; Eudocia and Constantine standing facing, holding between them a labarum with a cross on shaft set upon three steps</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1853.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>The Zangid Atabegs of Aleppo: Nur al-din Mahmud ibn Zangi (1146-1174 CE) <b>Æ </b>Dirham (Album-1850)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Within circle of small beads, two Byzantine-style standing figures facing forwards supporting a labarum resting on three steps; downwards left of the standard, العادل (al-‘adil), downwards right of the standard, نردين (nur al-din); blundered Greek legends around</p><p>Rev: Within a circle of small beads, figure of Christ standing, facing forward, holding book in left hand and with right hand on hip; downwards on right, محمود‎‎ (mahmud); downwards on left, مالك الأمراء (malik al-umara’); blundered Greek legends to the left and right</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Album-1850.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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