ANCIENT - Byzantine Fever-

I am surprised you haven't leaped on such a coin. If I had a coin from King Nathan I I would buy it in a heart beat. Being John, you def. need a John I coin.

 

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Really nice coin. Very lucky to own a silver byzantine

 

Or John VIII. This is the very last Byzantine coin you can own unless you wish to go WELL into five figures for one of the very few Constantine XI coins. I like John VIII, and pick them up when I can reasonably.

 

Byzantine Silver in Hand....

Ah the coin arrived today and promptly took my own measurements, of this coin.

They are as follows 21.6 mm x 2.62 g. Toned very nicely with alot more facial detail than I expected...I tried to capture with this upclose photo.

 

Looks good, brother ...

 

Lookin' good their Anoob

 

Hello. I did not want to come in. The fact is that the only Byzantine coin I own proves itself to be oddly-shaped, average poor and partially damaged. I wish someone could identify the Emperor at least. Thanks..
Charles

 

Hello. I did not want to intervene in this thread. The fact is that the only Byzantine coin I own is average poor, oddly-shaped and harshly cleaned. I wish someone could assist me identifying the name of the Byzantine Emperor , at least. Thanks..
Charles

 

I'm not going to be much help on this coin7C. However, I have three Byzantine coins with a large M on the reverse. One is Anastasius, one Justinian I and the last Justin II. Here are the images. See if any of these match what you have in hand:

1. Anastasius


2. Justinian

 

And the last one:

Justin II

 

Pretty much has to be Anastasius, Justin, or Justinian. They were the only three I know of that made that style obverse. Based on the condition that is about the best I can do. If it helps, I would lean towards Anastatius.

 

more new photos of John I

Interesting coins all! I am glad we got to see some other types.

I took my own photos of my coin and was quite pleased with the out come. I find this coin very photogenic...

 

Awesome Anoob, just awesome....:thumb:

 

Thanks a lot. On the right side of obverse, I can read SIVSSIAN. It must refer to Emperor Anastasius. On exergue of reverse, I can read CON . On the center, within the large letter M , there is a C . Also a star on right side of M . The coin is of coin- alignment. The main striking thing is the shape where it is angular convex on the upper side of obverse. Is this familiar with Byzantine coins? Charles