[ATTACH]John Agrees.
I am wondering how other collectors judge the rarity of an ancient coin. Of course, the easiest way is to check a copy of Sears works, but like...
Roman chewing gum. If i could only l make a bubble.[ATTACH]
You still have to be careful on these coins, for some reason John III coinage is hot, the prices are getting way up there for a commonly offered...
I lost yesterday too, I was bidding on three coins and I stop when I realize you will never resell it at that price. I am also guessing You saw...
Leu is my choice.
THE MEROVINGIAN COINAGE OF THE REGION OF METZ Stahl, Alan M. Published by Louvain-la-Neuve, 1982 I found this as a quick search online, I am not...
To start one of my favorite sources for coin info is Dumbarton Oakes Catalog. It was written 1992 but published in 1999. It has for the most part...
You are correct 1071 it fell to 8 carats, however 50 years before under Michael IV the coins were 23 1/2 carats.
Good question, I do not know exactly when things went bad but I do know that when the Hyperpyron came out it became a new standard and respected...
@AussieCollector Be very cautious of 11th century Byzantine coinage, that was the reason for the coin reform (1092) and the birth of the...
That is a great looking coin and I am aware of it too BUT without testing the gold we are uncertain if it is John II ( 1118 -1143) or John III...
My pick from my collection is a bit later than the rest. It is a trachy minted by Isaac Comnenus of Cyprus , he stole Cypress with forged...
I agree, that is a better way but I got this box as a gift from the store owner, I get framing done there on a semi regular basis and when I...
I got this shadow box from our local framer, he had a watch displayed in it and i thought it would great with a large follis in it. Too bad i can...
[ATTACH] This is the best I could do with this one Ram, Patina is super dark. Here is another I own but I believe it already fits above. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Thank you for the compliments, cant afford the perfect ones but now is all three of the Constantinople Hyperpyron for John II.
I just got this from my last auction win last month, I now have the three Constantinople issues of Hyperpyron for John II Comnenus ( 1118-1143) ,...
Really ugly Picture, but this coin has a black patina so I lite it up for detail. This coin does not fir into any of the examples above, Note the...
It is a small circle for Byzantine coins here and it looks like 3 of us have a book only 200 copies were made. I too have a Bates catalog. Btw...
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