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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;furryfrog02, post: 4357210, member: 41219&quot;]I will throw my beefiest hat into the ring <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin isn&#039;t anything &quot;special&quot; to most. Rather on the homely side as well. BUT it holds a ~30mm 11.00g place in my heart <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was purchased at the last Baltimore Whitman show that my son and I attended. What makes it super special is that we were able to identify it in the bin before bringing it home to study.</p><p><br /></p><p>Spending countless hour pouring over coins with my son finally paid off with this coin. It was time well spent.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other cool thing about this coin is that the reverse is rotated about 50 degrees (2:00 if I didn&#039;t do the degrees right) clockwise. I know Byzantine coins weren&#039;t held to a very high standard for quality control, but it is cool to see it on such a big coin. It really stands out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without further ado, here he is:</p><p><br /></p><p>Maurice Tiberius</p><p>582-602 AD</p><p>AE Follis</p><p>Constantinople</p><p>Obverse: DN MAVRIC TIBER PP AVG, Helmeted and curiassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield</p><p>Reverse: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year 9 right, officina Γ below.</p><p>Mintmark CON</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1102015[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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