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  1. This is a great way to honor your father and his interest in Byzantine history. Really looking forward to seeing the progress of the thread. Great idea to take your time and enjoy the process. John
  2. Wow, Chris, that 1775 is phenomenal. Cool is the exact same die style. John
  3. Great coins! What year did they stop hammer striking these? John
  4. Hope it shows up soon! Probably fell on the floor and it is too much trouble to pick it up! John
  5. I have sent coins with blobs of extra metal on them to David Sear and gotten his opinion that they are genuine and it happens. Casting bubbles are typically smaller and perfectly round. Zurqieh does not sell obvious fakes. John
  6. I find byzantine coins and history to be really interesting. They have their own charm and fascination. John
  7. The difference between museums and private collectors is that most private collectors had to work hard to earn the money they used buy their coins and thus they value them for the effort it took to acquire them in addition to their collectable value. Private collectors therefore tend to take good care of the items in their collections. You'd think the British museum could bother to photograph and catalog all the items in their "care". It wouldn't take a lot of creativity to partner with universities and get students who are interested in various areas to do a lot of this work. It will take them 100 years to recover their credibility if ever. John
  8. What is the diameter in mm? Where is it from? XRF analysis? Never seen anything like it. Agree that it is not likely to be a coin... John
  9. Welcome Peter! Good luck on your recataloging efforts, that must be very satisfying. I've been planning on doing something similar when I retire. John
  10. It's a Friday afternoon die,! 😊
  11. Great result! Your technique has added a valuable tool for horn silver cleaning that I have never seen described by anyone else. John
  12. Theodosius

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    Is Papirius Turdus latin for toilet paper? I would have totally bought that gem too for the issuer name! 😊
  13. Some coins from Sicily exist with "Publica Commo Ditas" with a fourth line with a date. Looks like your coin does have a date on the bottom line. John
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