Tonight I got destroyed in the Nomos auction. I did win one coin on my wish list but it was not a deal but I really did not want to walk away...
[ATTACH] Here is my best , got it last year , the end of October. 40mm and 22.50gr
I have a fun one. I think it is Andronicus II and Michael IX . But I have no Match. [ATTACH]
Great write up, excellent quote. Your previous posts have rekindled my interest in post 1204 coinage, through the years I acquired group lots I...
okay how about this, I would like another opinion. Andronicus III SBCV-2486 Obv armed saint of some sort, Not so sure of a second cross in...
Okay, I angled the obverse of the coin, this will confirm it is SBCV-2142 [ATTACH]
Okay Another fun one, large module 29mm 2.8gm. [ATTACH] The emperor reminds me of John III or Theodore. The obverse has me stumped. Seated saint?...
Your are missing the other sides but all are attributable from one side alone. 1. Manuel ( SBCV-1966) 2 Alexius III ( Need other side to know...
My guess at this time is Manuel II LBC 1010.
I got this in a group lot late last year, the group was a partially identified group of mid to later Byzantine coins. This coin is at its widest...
Nice job @The Trachy Enjoyer . your very quick. Welcome to the board.
Another example of one strike, the metal was so thin I do not think it could have survived two. The coin is currently unattributed but enough is...
In the 12th century you are correct on the two strikes without question but I see evidence that the practices began to change in the 13th century...
I cant add to the discussion on why, but I have nice one. [ATTACH] Kingdom of the Gepids, Thrasaric, c. 491 - 504 A.D., In the Name of...
The separation of the empires is a modern concept ( last 200 years most commonly) , the last of the coinage used by the empire stated in the...
One that I just photographed. An acquisition from the beginning of the year. My lighting is off and I am trying to get better at capturing the...
What is the story? I am intrigued.
A masterpiece is a work that is judged outside its time period. It is just considered a work that is best in its time period. We are missing a...
The title of this thread is very subjective but it was influenced by Wayne Sayles 5 volume series of books on Ancient Coinage. In the back of...
Another for the show. Nasr-al-Din Artuq Arsian, Artuqids of Mardin, 1228-1229 AD, AE Dirham, SS. 45, AXF [ATTACH]
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