A new one from a CNG auction, nice relief , thick flan, but OC enough to cut off some details. They rarely come to market but when they do they...
The more desirable the coin the more the rules go out the door. I might be eyeing 6 coins but their will be one that I make sure I will win,...
I limited doing business with an Auction company that when I did have the highest bid they told me the auction company outbid me. To add injury to...
I Just got Zervos notes on class B, its a pamphlet, I know I have posted this one above twice before but with the dot in the cross in the middle...
I recently purchased three booklets, two of them had to do with Dr Zervos study of John II tetartera ( The third one was regarding class B...
That is how the denomination got its name, the size and shape were of the older gold coin known as a tetarteron. The Alexius coin was tariffed...
Beautiful. Nice coin.
Sadly my experience as well. I have two coins paid for a never received. Alfred said great things publicly on this board but privately via email...
[ATTACH] MANUEL METROPOLITIAN TETARTERON S-1967 DOC 14 CLBC 4.4.1 OBV Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds...
Another just reshot, a Class B , jet black patina so getting a photo has been difficult. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Here is an A1, smaller coin and the start of the series.
I find this coin very interesting Doug, when Alexius did the coin reform he over stuck tetartera on top of the currently circulating follis. Here...
I think one of the most interesting things about Eastern Roman coinage is the fact it has remained unstudied for such a long period of time. If...
Here is an Alexius I, still beautifully silvered on the reverse. I had to tone it down to get the picture correct. [ATTACH]
One more catalog to consider. Sommer, I think his prices in Euro are more accurate than Sear but that's because Sear was last printed in 1987....
I just got lucky this time, no one else noticed it. You do not always see it on this board but the Byzantine market is very active these days. I...
I won this coin on ebay and even though its not perfect , it is very rare. It is an Alexius I City tetarteron, I have only seen several in my...
I just got a ring light and this was one of the coins I just tried it out on. I am still getting there ( Silver coins way to bright.) I have...
Your right, they need more examples. This coin has been sold for years as Richard the Lionheart based on where they were found. It has had a few...
Right now the main way collectors communicate with one and another is through Sear numbers, the work was fantastic for its time but now we have...
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