Those are some really nice pickups! Work had me all stressed out the past few months due to changes in the marketplace. Started picking up some...
I just received my coins a few days ago. Strange it is taking this long. On a side note, I will be avoiding the auction this time around. Too...
Now that is a coin! I love hybrid types and that coin takes the cake. Another specimen was auctioned off a while ago by Album. I wish I had...
Here is a coin that I was outbid on a CNG auction a while ago, but to my surprise, it showed up about a year or so later on ebay with a "Make an...
Those are some of the nicest gold coins I have seen @panzerman! Just stunning, can't even select one that I like as all of them have such a nice...
With the current situation with COVID, it is getting harder to even look at these lots. But, on the bright side, I started adding more coins to...
I am currently hunkered down in upstate New York due to COVID, but usually, on Long Island, we get a few. This year, not even a drop, the dentists...
That's actually a very nice fouree and thus somewhat jealous I didn't find it first. I like the simplistic approach to the coins during this...
:wideyed: Wow, words can't describe that, and two to boot! Congrats!
Here is the corresponding follis and decanummium that goes with that particular coin: Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Follis,...
[IMG] The above is the real-deal vs the one below from this seller: [ATTACH]
Another fake peddler and these are somewhat obvious... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are a few others with Virgin Orans: Byzantine Empire: Constantine IX (1042-1055) 2/3 Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear-1835) Obv: H...
Oh, you pulled a Bulgarian on me! :D There are several Virgin orans outside of the Byzantine Empire and that particular coin is an example of it....
How about the same design in Lead? Byzantine Empire: Anonymous (ca. 11-12th Century) Pb Seal (unpublished) Obv: IC-XC to left and right of bust...
Thanks everyone. These two were some of the nicest example of Nicephorus II Phocas I have seen and was so glad to have picked them up. Here is...
Another interesting Emperor of Byzantine. Here are my examples of Nicephorus II. As usual, they are overstruck and sometimes very badly....
The miliaresion was the Byzantine response to the dirhems and thus, it is not uncommon to see overstrikes between the two. In fact, I have been...
Outstanding post and a great coin! Byzantine silver coins are actually fun to collect and as been pointed out, very affordable. Here is one where...
Nice! I love the folles during this period, including the so-called X's and N's!
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