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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2345146, member: 74799&quot;]The crudeness of some of these coins are also attributed to the quality of the coins that are collected as well.&nbsp; There are some really nice coins out there, but the criticism that all Byzantine coins sucks is unwarranted.&nbsp; For instance, the original posters&#039; coins are just poor in quality.&nbsp; Equivalent coins can be obtained with far better quality than those posted. </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, there are some coins that are just poorly struck with little or no quality in place.&nbsp; Some of the trachys that can be found are just poor and getting good quality ones is near impossible...</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, it is unfair to compare Roman Imperial/Roman Republic coins with Byzantine Coins as the period and circumstance had changed.&nbsp; This is clearly evidence in some Roman coins just prior to the Byzantine period.&nbsp; Even other cultures had similar problems as well (Venice, Bulgaria, Serbia, etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p>QG[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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