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WOW absolutely beautiful coin, I love the design!

Wow, those are extra sweet! 🙂

Indeed wonderful but I think I outdid myself with that one. Any coin I purchase from now on just may not cut the mustard. I'm ruined. I might as well start all over again lol. 🙂

Thanks' for the kind words, I certainly appreciate it. 🙂

Thank you kindly, much appreciated. 🫠

Most recent Ancient Roman Solidus Gold coin I purchased. The obverse depicts Theodosius II Emperor from 408 to 450 AD. Legend reads A. D N THEODOSIVS P F AVG, helmeted, pearl-diademed and cuirassed bust facing slightly to right, holding spear over shoulder and shield decorated with horseman. The reverse shows Constantine (The Great), Roman Emperor from 306 to337 AD seated facing, head to right, holding scepter and Victory on globe, and resting foot on prow; star in left field, CONOB (Constantinople) in exergue. A splendid piece added to my Ancient Roman Gold coin collection.

Lol, yeah, we don't see that very often do we?

Nice semi-proof I picked up. Some here take great pix to showcase their coins and I'm not one of them lol, so I chose to post a stock pic instead. Nevertheless, mine is in the same condition.

Beautiful coins! I remember as a 'lil tyke back in the early 70's seeing a Gold Krugerrand for the first time really hit home far more than any other coin. It was mesmerizing. 🙂

Thank you and thanks for asking as well! The diameter of this one is 20mm. Even at the fairly small size, they sure do show well in person/hand due to the relatively deep hand strikes combined with the sheer brightness of 24k Gold color lends themselves to a nice eye appeal. The Gold Solidus's from what I've seen and I've seen many usually range between 19mm - 21.6mm and weigh in the range of 4.2g - 4.46g's from what I've seen. The 3 I have so far are all 20mm of which I have another coming in that diameter tomorrow. Excuse me for the long read, I guess I get a bit too excited when I notice others share the same enthusiasm for Ancient Roman Gold as I do. As of late, I can say to myself I'm officially addicted to Roman Gold which could be a either a good thing, a bad thing or both simultaneously lol and now after giving it some thought, I guess when your addicted to Gold of any nature it's always a good thing imo.

Sold some American Silver to buy some Roman Gold. A no brainer for me since I have plenty of Silver but not much in Gold lol. This one here is a Ancient Gold Solidus (Latin word for 24 Karats pure). The Solidus served as the Roman period's primary gold denomination that retained its value and served as a monetary standard for over a thousand years, until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in the 15th century. This coin here is from the Byzantine Eastern Roman Empire and depicts the reign of Emperor Heraclius 610-641 AD (on left) and his son Heraclius Constantine (Heraclius III) both crowned and holding labarum in right, on the obverse shows a cross potent on tri-stepped base with the legend "Conob" (Constantinople) below. A bit of history on these two if it might interest you, Flavius Heraclius Augustus was the son of exarch of Carthage. Father and son led a revolt against the unpopular usurper Emperor Phocas in 608. When Heraclius marched on Constantinople he was proclaimed Emperor. He beheaded Phocas himself after the latter sarcastically replied to a query. Heraclius is considered one of the greatest of Roman Emperors. Although the Empire suffered military setbacks in the east, Heraclius reformed both government and army, decreasing corruption and increasing effectiveness. Heraclius is accredited with the recovery of much territory that had been lost to the Persians, he was the first Emperor to come into contact with the Muslims and halt the Arab advance, and his military reforms helped assure the besieged Empire's survival for centuries.

Beautiful coin and please always remember if you can, anytime I give you and anyone else a like it's actually a super like. At the moment, I'm held back from giving super likes due to my lowly status here lol. Is this considered cheating? 🤔

Beautiful coin. I love those early Russian gold coins.

Thank you for the kind words. Much appreciated! 🙂

Glad to hear you have a couple! I'm thinking who ever sent it into NGC was sent in just for authentication only. Maybe for some, authentication is all they care about. I didn't know you can do that, then again this may be the cheapest way to go when sending to NGC.