I thought this would make an interesting collage to share, this is coinage of the Alexius Reform of Eastern Roman coinage in 1092. It remained...
I saw the first two Seasons on Amazon Prime, I recommend it too. I have not seen season three yet but good to know its on Acorn. I will check...
I thought Isaac II was not that bad, but Isaac from Cyprus, the pretend ruler was a villain, he ruled Cyprus Illegally 1185-91AD , he was defeated...
I just did not think of him , you caught me off guard with this choice but I have heard those stories as well so he is an excellent fit.
Pre 1500 so still ancient. Imitation of an Alexius tetartera, many common types of imitations were made but the style of this one had some coin...
Andronicus I Comnenus was evil! His rule 1183 to 1185 Ad as the Eastern Roman Emperor. To start he orchestrated the death of his predecessor...
Great story , thank you for sharing!
Ironically even though it is rarely studied, it was the most used coin throughout the empire during the 12th century. I recently got this coin...
More information on creating these coins, The Celator had a great article written by Simon Bendall on the striking of trachea. Go to Page 20 for...
Thank You Doug,I agree its the best Ive seen, especially for a complex trachy design that could have many elements go wrong. Here is a focused...
Thank You, I have had a few in my collecting career but this one was just soo nice.
Can trachea be perfect? This one is close to it, its silver wash has gone, just a few specks left, but the dies were new and the strike was...
I find myself split on this, we recently had a survey about this on CT. I am trying to find attractive coins but complete details as well. I got...
Tiff, I had noticed this coin in your collection before , I have two examples of these and they are EXTREMLY difficult to find. The coin catalogs...
Going by the archeological findings, the most abundant coinage of the 12th century is tetartera and coinage of Manuel I is the most common. It is...
I get excited when I find another gem for my collection as we know we all do. This one would have got a very good price from one of the major...
Beautiful coin Al.
Not a plate coin but is published. [ATTACH] ALEXIUS I AE Tetarteron S- Unlisted DOC 41 CLBC 2.4.11 OBV Monogram of Alexius. REV Bust of...
I have had several issues with auction houses but Roma was not one of them. I have done business with them but I tend to avoid them because I...
It was good time at the show, stopped by on Friday afternoon and got a few new treasures, nothing I was looking for but coins that I had wanted...
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