As most of you know, I collect pre 1500 A.D. dated coins. I've not had much luck lately winning in the auctions. Even bidding 3 and 4 times estimate has shut me out. I've started picking up Byzantine coins that have regnal dates. These are coins that have Roman numeral numbers indicating how many years into the Emperors reign they were struck. Most are under $50 and in decent shape. Here is one I won today. Maurice Tiberius 582-602 Follis 12.34g. Year 9 The 9 is figured as G=6 plus the three I. minted in Constantinople. 4th officina. The triangle symbol below the large "M" is I believe the Greek symbol for 4. Feel free to correct me, kinda new at this era of numismatics. Post anything relevant, Show the forum what you got!
I Been collecting US coins since the late 1960’s and perfectly happy…. Went to a coin show four years ago and I had a buddy with a table there. Just beside my buddies table was a table of Ancients and a striking bust of Christ caught my eye…. Yeah, I bought my first anonymous folles... And probably ten more since. Byzantine pieces are quite the rabbit hole. And man, the history!
Romanus III. 1028-1034 AD. Class B anonymous follis, 1028-1034 AD. Constantinople. IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in centre of dotted square on book. IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps. SB 1823.
