This coin has been discussed before, I know several collectors think it is a coin of Theodore Branas or Tsar Peter II. My opinion remains un...
SBCV-1910mMany have looked for it because it is in Sear but the coin is actually a post reform coin, Alexius Comnenus SBCV-1931 This is not new...
The city of Constantinople existed from its inauguration until its final fall a total of 1,123 years and 18 days. This thread pertains to its...
Sad news. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hagia-sophia-marble-floors-suffer-tremendous-damage-1234633143/ I was just in Istanbul last week...
I never thought I would acquire one of these hybrid Mule imitation tetarteron. In fact I never even went on a chase for it. I recently had one...
Many collectors have run across these in group lots, coin shows and local dealers, just noting them as a curiosity. The coins are far more...
I bought this group lot a few weeks back from Nomo, I really just wanted the seal but the included coins turned out to be very interesting as...
Okay I feel like a babe in the woods here, I picked up these two Celtic coins, I truly know nothing here except I liked the style of the...
It has been a good year for my coin collection, I did acquire about twenty new coins and several group lots, I could not decide on what coins that...
[ATTACH] 19mm 2.85gm A was lucky enough to have this coin pointed out to be from one of our most observant fellow collectors @catadc . Thank You...
I used to collect women on Roman coins, I sold that collection decades ago but it turns out I still had this one. It was purchased in the NOL...
Trachy or the plural Trachea, harsh words, ugly coin? These coins were more complex to make, simply because of the two strike process, we have...
I am stuck on this coin, it is very attractive especially for a later issue. I bought the coin at auction and the sellers description was...
This is a common example of an Alexius III trachy, it came out of a group lot from the 80's and I bet this is the first time it was photographed....
I believe the legend is John VIII, the reverse makes no sense. Any Ideas? Extremely small coin. I might have the reverse wrong side up [ATTACH]...
When we talk about rarity in the coin world we see how often a coin or a ruler comes to market, Unfortunately this can be skewed on how hot a...
Bellow is my newest addition to my collection, a coin that is listed in Sear as a Latin Produced Half Tetarteron. This coin was the most elusive...
A cast Medallion of John VIII Palaeologus , it is a late creation , I am guessing 1900 because it is only one sided. The original was done the...
I thought it was an imitation but I am not sure, seems to have signs of overstrike or double strike. Its not my time period, I cannot figure out...
9mm 4.0 gm This coin is not AR that I can tell, it is AE. Been asking for a few years; It seems to me that on the back is written: "Mother of...
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