I do not know but the shortage was severe. Alexius melted down public monuments and church statues for copper. The original tetartera was made of...
Yes, I have seen this several times before. The latter class follis dropped to around 5gm, someone cut them to aprox weight. A full heavy...
I said 10 or less. I don't use catalogs anymore to rate rarity, they usually rate market value, I try to use the archeological data of site finds...
I have commented as well. Take a moment to fill this out. Not all of the comments were agaisnt so please spend a moment to defend our hobby.
Thank You both, I know its not much I am not use to seeing such small coins.
[ATTACH] Somehow further out seems clearer.
I was going through a bag that had a lot of byzantine coins and perhaps Roman. The reverse did not have a lot of info but a portrait and partial...
Nice, my favorites #9 and #1
Well, this one is not so perfect. [ATTACH] ALEXIUS Constantinople Tetarteron SBCV-1920 DOC IV 33 CLBC 2.4.1 Grierson 1042 OBV Bust of Christ,...
Decision made, I will explore other ways of seeing what is being covered if anything. Thank You All for the input ,especially you LaCointessa.
The CNG coin sold for $900.00 in 2014, mine is the only other one that I have seen anywhere. I don't think I could ever find a replacement. It...
I have honestly not decided, I really wanted to see if it was a feasible option. I am also wondering if I am hurting its value by not cleaning it...
This is a rare coin by Isaac Usurper of Cyprus. It is a tetarteron that is a rare series but this one has the Virgin on the left, I have only seen...
Not all that glitters is gold. This Alexius coin is filled with Mystery, to begin with it was rare , Dumbarton Oakes has only one in its...
Thanks Al, your coin ( Beautiful) and the previous posts make me want some more gold. It might be an expensive day. Happy New Year!
How about a Class C issue by Michael IV, 1034-1041. Its beautiful. [ATTACH]
In a coin store Old Jerusalem in the Christian section, I was looking for late Byzantine, they had none, he had two Deniers, I bought the nice one...
A little help please. I bought this coin as a souvenir in Jerusalem. I am sure it was minted elsewhere, just found there. Pardon the pic, too...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] One of each for John II, the Hyperpyron, electrum trachy, trachy, Constantinople Tetarteron( Had silver added.), Regional...
[ATTACH] Byzantine, Leo V and Constantine 813-820 AD, AE Follis, SBCV - 1635
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