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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 8215927, member: 115171&quot;]My first coin was a half penny from Great Britain worn almost smooth and dated in the 1860’s.&nbsp; But the first coin I purchased at a show was this electrum ducat attributed to Robert of Anjou 1346-64AD Schlumberger XII/34.&nbsp; The dealer was John Barton of Owl, Ltd.&nbsp; He listed the coin at $175 but let me have it for $150, and I gave him $50 and paid the rest over time.&nbsp; That was in December of 1977.&nbsp; Having a coin of Frankish Greece helped fire my interest in the Fourth Crusade which became the subject of my senior thesis.&nbsp; My first Byzantine gold coin was purchased soon after. </p><p>My latest coin is a recent auction win from Leu, 44 years later.&nbsp; Leu listed this as a Solidus of Justinian from Constantinople, but I believe it is from the Carthage mint.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1442200[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1442201[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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