What a nice collection of Byzantines! There are several delicious coins in there that I won't mind getting ;). I'm all ears :D
Theories are just that, theories. An educated guess to how things are done. It might be right or it might be wrong. The problem here is that...
And another one: Kingdom of Thessalonica: Theodoros Comnenus-Ducas (1224-1230) Æ Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear-2168, Sommer-73.6) Obv: IC XC in...
Yep. About 800 years too late ;). Old technology recycled as new :)
Seems that John II Comnenus' coins all look the same. Majority of the ones I have seen have little to no legends and hence it is isolated to just...
That is an outstanding visual effect, especially for these coins! Wow, I got to try that myself. Great coins! The trachys aren't isolated to...
As Doug recommends, it is far better to store these in 2x2 boxes or one of the small coin capsules instead of an album. The weight from the other...
There have been several theories proposed to why the coinage changed to a cup-shaped flan. Among the earliest was that it was easier to stack...
Some coins are REALLY concave and causes a lot of problems in a 2x2 flip. For instance, this particular coin gives me the most trouble. There is...
In a standard 2x2 flip, but it tears them up after a while. I removed them from my album and hence have them in stored in a 2x2 storage box. It...
Collecting Byzantine trachys is quite challenging (Byzantine coins, in general, is an acquired taste). The condition of most of these coins are...
Yep, there is a virus on that website :rage:, be careful!
An awesome lot of coins! #1, #3 and #9 are my favorites. You did very well....
Well, I won the follis version of the Nicomedia half follis that I posted earlier today. Even though I have this particular type of follis in a...
Collecting Byzantine coins does requires a certain discipline. As Doug points out, you can't always expect problem-free coins, but trying doesn't...
Cheers mates! Merry Christmas and have a wonderful New Year!
Byzantine Empire: Michael VIII Palaeologos (1261-1282) Æ Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear 2295; DOC V 136-43; PCPC 64) Obv: ΓΟΑΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟC in two...
Those anonymous folles will probably end up being sold, unfortunately. I have too many of them already. For instance, [IMG]
Anonther anonymous follis... Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A2-32 Follis, Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025),...
Another coin, another picture. As usual, it has been overstruck with an earlier follis. The host coin is totally obliterated as far as I can...
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