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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 8392501, member: 44132"]Well, we've shown our oldest and second oldest Ancient coin, so now how about showing your youngest Ancient in your collection. Don't worry about dates of Ancient, just no modern coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1489215[/ATTACH] </p><p>JUSTIN II</p><p>AE Half Follis</p><p>OBVERSE: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, Justin on left, Sophia on right, seated facing on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding sceptre, sometimes with cross between their heads, sometimes with vine pattern below</p><p>REVERSE: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year to right, officina letter below, mintmark NIKO</p><p>Struck at Nicomedia 565-578 AD</p><p>12.9g, 29mm</p><p>SB 369</p><p><br /></p><p>And maybe not Ancient but...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1489216[/ATTACH] </p><p>ROMANUS III</p><p>Follis</p><p>OBVERSE: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in centre of dotted square on book</p><p>REVERSE: IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps</p><p>Struck at Constantinople 1028-34AD</p><p>9.5g, 29mm</p><p>SB 1823[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 8392501, member: 44132"]Well, we've shown our oldest and second oldest Ancient coin, so now how about showing your youngest Ancient in your collection. Don't worry about dates of Ancient, just no modern coins. [ATTACH=full]1489215[/ATTACH] JUSTIN II AE Half Follis OBVERSE: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, Justin on left, Sophia on right, seated facing on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding sceptre, sometimes with cross between their heads, sometimes with vine pattern below REVERSE: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year to right, officina letter below, mintmark NIKO Struck at Nicomedia 565-578 AD 12.9g, 29mm SB 369 And maybe not Ancient but... [ATTACH=full]1489216[/ATTACH] ROMANUS III Follis OBVERSE: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in centre of dotted square on book REVERSE: IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps Struck at Constantinople 1028-34AD 9.5g, 29mm SB 1823[/QUOTE]
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