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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3421091, member: 56859&quot;]Welcome, Gray Ghost!</p><p><br /></p><p>As FurryFrog said, the first is Byzantine.&nbsp; I&#039;m not very fluent with Byzantines but your coin looks similar to this follis of Romanus I Lacapenus.&nbsp; There&#039;s something not quite right about your coin to my eyes but I&#039;m not an expert.&nbsp; Perhaps someone with more knowledge of Byzantines will weigh in on the ID and authenticity.&nbsp; [USER=74799]@Quant.Geek[/USER], [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER]... what do you think?</p><p><br /></p><p>Cropped and joined images of your coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]908215[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://labarum.info/lbr/show.php?coin=17600" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://labarum.info/lbr/show.php?coin=17600" rel="nofollow">Similar to this coin</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://labarum.info/lbr/img/lbr17600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Sear:&nbsp; &nbsp; 1760</p><p>DOC:&nbsp; &nbsp; vol.I.pl.,25</p><p>Ruler:&nbsp; &nbsp; Romanus I Lacapenus (920-944)</p><p>Metal:&nbsp; &nbsp; AE</p><p>Denomination:&nbsp; &nbsp; Follis</p><p>Mint:&nbsp; &nbsp; Constantinople</p><p>Description:&nbsp; &nbsp; Romanus I Lacapenus. AE Follis. Constantinople mint.</p><p>AV: RWMAN bASILEVS RWM Emperor, crowned, bearded, facing bust of Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe.</p><p>RV: RWMA - N EN QEW bA - SILEVS RW - MAIWN</p><p>DOC vol.I.pl.,25</p><p>Avers:&nbsp; &nbsp; RWMAN bASILEVS RWM</p><p>Avers description:&nbsp; &nbsp; Emperor, crowned, bearded, facing bust of Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe.</p><p>Revers:&nbsp; &nbsp; RWMA - N EN QEW bA - SILEVS RW - MAIWN[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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