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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BenSi, post: 3275403, member: 95174&quot;]Not my first ancient, I did not have photos of those but it is the first of my current collection acquired in the late 1990&#039;s. <b>SBCV-1968 Manuel Comnenus , </b>it is an unusual example, Very brassy and heavy, I don&#039;t know what got my attention, the two weeks it took to attribute, it however was my very first.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]864829[/ATTACH] My original collection of tetartera I kept on line at Forum, This was the collection at 8 years old.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=26" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=26" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=26</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I kept the album because I did not want to delete the comments of friends passed. The current collection is part of my signature. It has come a very long way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now my newest coin, I am excited about it not because it is rare but it is in the best condition I have ever seen, it has a complete inscription , nicely centered , well judge for yourself. I am proud to show it off.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]864831[/ATTACH] </p><p><b>ALEXIUS AE TETARTERON S-1931 DOC 40 CLBC 2.4.7 </b></p><p>OBV Jeweled radiate Cross, decorated at the end of each limb with one large globule and two smaller, all on two steps. </p><p><br /></p><p>REV. Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in r. hand scepter cruciger and in l. Globus cruciger. Complete Inscription </p><p><br /></p><p>Size 19mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight 3.08</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a Thessalonica minted coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>DOC lists 25 examples with weights running from1.09gm to 4.22gm and sizes ranging from 17mm to 23mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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