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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2978456, member: 74799&quot;]A few more...</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire: Andronicus III Palaeologus (1328-1341) Æ assarion (Grierson 1473; DOC V 936-40; Sommer 82.14; Lianta 843-44) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Palaeologan monogram</p><p>Rev: Half-length figure of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, on left, and of bearded emperor; between them staff surmounted by large lily; Saint holds in right hand spear, Emperor holds in left hand scepter cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Grierson-1473.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The one below is the plate coin from <a href="http://labarum.info/lbr/show.php?coin=25001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://labarum.info/lbr/show.php?coin=25001" rel="nofollow">labarum.info</a> for reference:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://labarum.info/lbr/img/lbr25001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Michael VIII Palaeologos (1261-1282) Æ Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2283; Bendall-Donald C.23; PCPC 2) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: <i>X/M</i> to left or <i>X/A/P/Γ</i> to left and <i>X/M</i> to right or variation; Full-length figure of St. Michael, beardless and nimbate, wearing runic, breastplate and sagion; right hand holds spear; left hand rests on shield</p><p>Rev: <i>Χ/ΜΙ/ΔЄ/CΠ/Ο/Τ/S</i> to left, <i>Ο/ΠΑ/Λ/Є/O/Λ/O/Γ/S</i> to right, or variation; Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, jeweled loros of simplified type and sagion; right hand holds labarum-headed scepter; left hand holds anexikakia</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-2283%284%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>and one that exists in my collection (and it also happens to be the plate coin in <a href="http://labarum.info/lbr/show.php?coin=22830" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://labarum.info/lbr/show.php?coin=22830" rel="nofollow">labarum.info</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-2283%283%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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