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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 02-26-2009, 03:43 PM   #1 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Byzantine Coin Can anyone identify this? Its the last coin that I picked up from the NY Internation and World Coin Show that I need to identify and document. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-26-2009, 04:07 PM   #2 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,663 My Mood: Can you get an image of the otherside? And clearer, if possible. __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   02-26-2009, 04:11 PM   #3 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by Ardatirion Can you get an image of the otherside? And clearer, if possible. Clearer? I'll need to pull it out and rephoto it. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-26-2009, 04:17 PM   #4 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,663 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by mrbrklyn Clearer? I'll need to pull it out and rephoto it. Ruben Pleaaaaaaaase? Its double struck, that much I can tell you from here. Double struck Byzantine follles are already enough like a Rorschack test! __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   02-26-2009, 06:02 PM   #5 (permalink) diocletian Senior Member   Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 416 Right side up would help also. Justinian I ?   02-27-2009, 03:45 PM   #6 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by diocletian Right side up would help also. Justinian I ? and which side would that be __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-27-2009, 03:44 PM   #7 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 OK - hear are clearer pictures __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-27-2009, 04:17 PM   #8 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 wonderful. What is that symbolism? Other than the fact that it is definitely man made I have no idea what those coins are supposed to have stamped on them. Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-27-2009, 04:47 PM   #9 (permalink) randygeki Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,040 My Mood: I'd help if I could __________________ My old coins (really old)   02-27-2009, 05:11 PM   #10 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Maurice Tiberius maybe? __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-27-2009, 06:36 PM   #11 (permalink) Ardatirion FVTVE FATVM     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 2,663 My Mood: On the reverse, the K indicates the denomination, a Half Follis, or 20 nummi. The ANNO means year, IIII indicates the year number, and the chi-rho is a control marker, and the A indicates the officina (mint workshop) which struck the coin. Maurice Tiberius AE half follis Constantinople, 586-587 AD Crowned, cuirassed bust facing DN MAVR TIBER PP AV Large K, with chi-rho above, A below, ANNO to l., IIII to r. Sabatier 497, BMC 71 __________________ My Ancient Coin Collection   02-27-2009, 06:40 PM   #12 (permalink) mrbrklyn CEO of Brooklyn     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 10,092 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Quote: Originally Posted by Ardatirion On the reverse, the K indicates the denomination, a Half Follis, or 20 nummi. The ANNO means year, IIII indicates the year number, and the chi-rho is a control marker, and the A indicates the officina (mint workshop) which struck the coin. Maurice Tiberius AE half follis Constantinople, 586-587 AD Crowned, cuirassed bust facing DN MAVR TIBER PP AV Large K, with chi-rho above, A below, ANNO to l., IIII to r. Sabatier 497, BMC 71 I seached around on the net and could't find a match. How do you know it is Marv Tiber? Ruben __________________ "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society." Coin Talk Museum Exhibits http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins.html   02-27-2009, 07:15 PM   #13 (permalink) diocletian Senior Member   Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 416 Because of the AVR on the obverse that is clearly shown on your coin. LOL I knew it.   02-27-2009, 07:19 PM   #14 (permalink) diocletian Senior Member   Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 416 http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sb/sb0509.html   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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