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Why do byzantine coins seems so unliked in the numismatic world? Due to the goofy designs? Lack of perceived historic interest from the post fall of Rome era?

Lately i've been tracking sales of byzantine gold solidus (solidi for plural?) on ebay out of curiosity, and believe it or not, some of the cheapest stuff is selling only slightly above spot (like +15/20%), comparable to premiums you'd see on mass produced 1900 US gold coins.. for 1500 years old gold coins i found this quite "shocking". Of course it's not all coins, some even carry big premiooms, but still.. i find this odd, so there is probably something i'm missing.