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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2345900, member: 74799&quot;]Another rare coin that fairs much better than the museum collections in Ashmolean, but somewhat outdone by the <u><b>BEST</b></u> specimen I found...</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282) Æ Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear-2297; DOC 147-50) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: The Archangel Michael standing facing, holding labarum and sword</p><p>Rev: Half-length facing figures of Michael, holding cruciform scepter, and St. Demetrius, holding spear, supporting staff surmounted by cross within circle between them</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 95, Lot 704</u> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477102[/ATTACH] </p><p><u><br /></u></p><p><u><br /></u></p><p><u>From My Personal Collection</u></p><p><br /></p><p><u><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2297A.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </u></p><p><br /></p><p><u><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2297.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </u></p><p><u><br /></u></p><p><br /></p><p><u>From the Ashmolean Collection of Byzantine Coins</u></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]477103[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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