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Here is my example of TypeCoin’s coin. It is the emperor’s own writing. The reverse is blank. [ATTACH]
All the stuff on this thread are new purchases.
I only have his predecessor, John VIII. His coins circulated during the siege too! The Constantine XI hoard also came with coins of John VIII and...
This is a joint issue between the cities of Granville and Cherbourg. Cherbourg later absorbed the small community of Octeville. I like that it’s a...
The next city is a fishing village called Fécamp. It is two francs instead of one. I like the blue paper and fish motif. Fécamp, 1920, 2 francs....
Well, to continue the saga of new things I’ve bought, here are some new banknotes I bought (Parts 1 and 2 can be found here and here). First there...
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My Byzantine can be seen here.
I’ve bought nice Byzantine and Chinese off of eBay, so some stuff is reputable, but it helps to know the seller is recommended by more than one...
Don’t you mean Milan? Also, I bought a votive type Constantine I for my Latin teacher. It’s his favorite emperor, so he was really pleased with it.
I’ve decided to concede and just say it’s Dok Mai. In that case, it’s under Rama III, who reigned from 1824 to 1851. One of the 1804 silver...
I was looking through Krause, and I found this:[ATTACH]I think my coin is the one that is illustrated! What is the correct terminology for a coin...
Actually, it was the period before, under Michael IV onwards. This table helps to show how serious it was. [ATTACH] The paragraph underneath the...
I concur with that. When I was at Baldwin’s over the summer of last year, they had about ten Andronicus hyperpyrons, but no Michael VIII ones. The...
I hold similar sentiments towards why I started collecting Byzantine and what a task it will be to identify those trachies. Sear describes it as...
Also, here’s a contemporary Venetian grosso to go along with the basilikon. [ATTACH][ATTACH] Doge Pietro Gradenigo, 1289-1311.
Yes, with his regent John VI. I have been looking for a hyperpyron with a really good obverse, but for Michael VIII instead of Andronicus. It...
Actually, it is a kreuzer. It was issued in the areas of Northern Germany that the Swedes conquered. It had only half of the amount of copper for...
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