Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coin of Jesus

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The result was delete. Davewild (talk) 08:05, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Coin of Jesus[edit]

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This is not a notable coin. The find was indeed news, but many Byzantine coins had the image of Jesus. St Anselm (talk) 06:10, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. It would be valuable to have an article about this type of coin, minted in Constantinople in celebration of the First Millennium of Jesus' birth and typically bearing the text ΙΗΣΟΥΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ. An article about this specific coin doesn't make sense. --Lambiam 00:55, 23 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Lambian. Such coins fetch about $100 each in the collector's market. Johnbod (talk) 18:17, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. — frankie (talk) 18:07, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. — frankie (talk) 18:07, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. A coin type, as Lambiam says, is generally notable. A single specimen of a type rarely. Srnec (talk) 05:41, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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