@panzerman, just love your gold byzantine coins. You definitely have a good eye for outstanding pieces...
Thanks! Even those small follis are popular with Byzantine collectors. The last Irene follis that sold in auction was in a worn state sold for...
The previous section is missing Artavasdus (742-743) which is rare and the sole reign of Irene (797-802) which seems to be extremely popular and...
Thanks @Al Kowsky! There was a bit of sarcasm when I posted those missing emperors. Should have said rare, extremely rare, or not known. There...
I am missing a few emperors from the above list, namely, Heraclius Constantine (641), Mezezius (668-669), Anastasius II (713-716), and Theodosius...
Continuing... Constans II (641-668) AR Hexagram, Constantinople (Sear-998; DOC 57; MIB-152) [img] Constantine IV Pogonatus (668-685) AR...
@TheRed, now I know who to tap for Norman Sicily attributions :D. Great gifts...
This is going to be an interesting thread! Good chance we will not be able to get all the emperors as some of them are extremely rare, but lets...
First coin is a cash coin from Mysore, not ancient, but 18th century southern india. See Krause 1701-1800 under Mysore, India. It should be KM#167.
I gifted myself the following coin and got several books that was on my want list for a while: [IMG] [img] [img] [IMG]
This is one of the most spectacular coin in the Thessalonica series. Been on the hunt for Sear 2233 forever and I doubt I will ever find one....
I like the coins from the break-up after the fourth crusades, especially the coins from Thessalonica and Nicaea: Empire of Nicaea: Theodore I...
Here are a few more... Byzantine Empire: Leo V (813-820) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1630) Obv: LЄOҺ S C-OҺSC; Crowned facing busts of Leo...
Byzantine coinage has a lot of collecting themes, including the following series of coins. Around the time of Leo III, the follis underwent a...
All of these coins are absolutely delicious! That anonymous denier you don't see often. I think the last one that came to auction went for big...
Still looking for one...You lucky dogs! :D
That is definitely a nice coin with good clear legends! Here is mine: Byzantine Empire: John II Comnenus Ducas (1118-1143) BI Tetateron,...
Well, I was able to get Simon Bendall's 1996 Numismatic Circular article on these "tokens" from a FORVM member, but there really isn't much...
Thats an awesome coin! That's the one that got me into Crusader coins as I just fell in love with the obverse. Here are a few bucket heads:...
The Georganteli's article was the pre-cursor to Bendall's articles. He refutes Georganteli's proposal (even though she is right about the...
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