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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1961442, member: 44210&quot;]Augustus denarius, in horrible shape (edges very chipped and crystallized) but at least I got a silver coin of him for a good amount less than normal ones go for:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/augustusden_zps1a846cb2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Carolingian obole of Charles the Bald (840-877 AD). I love Carolingian coins and I went for it thinking I could get it for cheap, which I did. I mean, how often do you find Carolingian coins selling for $20? The details are pretty good too. It arrived in three pieces which I promptly put back together (the seller didn&#039;t have the missing piece unfortunately):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/charlesobol_zpse622a4e6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Half-follis of Byzantine emperor Tiberius II Constantine. Byzantine Italian coins (with the exception of Syracuse) are usually pricey. This one was at a price I was able to agree with. Struck in Rome (ROM mintmark):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/MT_zpsdb60b6cf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Got it when I was still starting out. It was sold as a Gratian and that is what I thought it was until I looked closer. It is actually a Magnus Maximus:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/Unknown01_zps273d7ef3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think there used to be more to this Ottoman akre. Struck in Constantinople in 1482:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/BayezidIIConstantinople.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Small part near the bottom broken off of this Leo I nummus:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/LeoCaptive.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not only broken and looking like Pac-Man, this $10 siliqua of Julian II is also pretty bent (how this coin hasn&#039;t broken further is beyond me):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/julianIIsiliqua.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>A gift but I really like this one since it was my first Roman coin from London mint and a very scarce mint for Helena:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/aa429/LurkingNinja/HelenaNew.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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