Beautiful Byzantines

On my coin there is a monogram for Heraclius on the left of the M and numerals for 10 and 5, total 15, on the right of the M. Your lower-right coin has numerals for 10, 6 and 1, total 17 (626/7).

 

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Spectacular portrait that is NOT what I expect from a Byzantine coin

 

They are all beautiful me, and they grab you and take you on a fun and challenging ride.

 

A little gem from the near the end of the empire.

 

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I have a similar Phocas Solidus from Carthage. Some of the better portraits of Phocas came from the Carthaginian Mint in my opinion

 

I just got this Byzantine bigg'un from a FB coin group virtual show a week ago. It's just SOOO big! 44mm in diameter! It nearly covers up my recent Carthage 15-shekels completely, though it only weighs a quarter of it at 21.2g.

 

I guess its time for a Byzantine. The last one I posted was classified as a 4 Nummi from Alexandria, but was really from Carthago Spartaria. Here is a 6 Nummi that is actually from Alexandria...

Byzantine Empire: Heraclius (610-641 CE) Æ 6 Nummi, Alexandria (Sear-864; DOC 200; MIB 211)

Obv: Large S
Rev: Palm tree with dates

 

Anybody pick up any Byzantine coins during today's CNG auction? As usual, the prices were pretty strong, especially Bendall's collection...

 

Bid on two but failed to aquire. I was shocked on final price of both of them.
I did get one from the last auction, i had to have one of Simon Bendall's coins.

 

I was amazed by the PRs as well.

 

I was also surprised by the strong prices! Seems byzantine coins are on a high lately...

 

OK, going backwards,
Constantine XI. Constantinople. 1449/53. Eighth Stavraton. 0.63 gr. 12.7 mm. hr. 11. Sear -; DO 1789. Bendall, “The coinage of Constantine XI” (Revue Numismatique 1991, pp. 134-142), #110 (this coin).

Constantine XI. Constantinople. 1449/53. Eighth Stavraton. 0.63 gr. 13 mm. hr. 12. Sear -; DO 1789. Bendall, “The coinage of Constantine XI” (Revue Numismatique 1991, pp. 134-142), #129 (this coin).

 

So jealous! and two nonetheless...

 

Especially rare examples and coins in great condition. Indoor Hobbies with collectables normally slow during the summers, this year , with most people staying put the market never slowed.

Wonderful examples, imagine what price these would command on the market right now.

 

Also from Bendall collection. I thought I posted this already, if yes sorry about that.
If not, well here they are. Don't bother looking for them in DOC, nor Hendy or anywhere else that I know of.

I was really surprised I won this lot.

 

Nice acquisition y'all! I have yet to get a Bendall coin, but I do have this, which comes close

Empire of Nicaea: John III Ducas-Vatazes (1222-1254) BI Trachy, Magnesia Mint (Sear-2093; DOC 39.2)

Obv: Bust of Christ Emmanuel, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; hold scroll in left hand. Pellets in each limb of nimbus cross
Rev: Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of St. Constantine bearded, holding between them patriarchal cross at the base of which, three steps. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, jeweled loros of simplified type, and sagion; holds labarum-headed scepter in right hand. Saint similarly dressed, holds scepter cruciger in left hand

Plate Coin from the Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection

 

Andronicus III In 1980 supplement to Bendall/Donald book of 1979 p47. Also Lianta 2011 832

I have the Dochev book, pm me if you want a pdf of page with types.

 

I was just at the right place at the right time (twice). And I see many wonderful coins on your Forum ancient coins gallery! I must learn more about that!

 

Lianta also references the coin as Sear 2494. I bought an awful one years ago.