[ATTACH] One of my favorite, the largest NIKE i have seen. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Fakhr al-Din Qara...
In Sear he notes three. In DOC they have 11 different variations. I believe there is more. 2013 is very difficult to find. The main difference...
It is a modern replica; the coronation issues of Alexius are rare and normally not in great condition. It was nice the seller noted he also...
He is a good man that I consider as a friend as well. That beautiful Alexius more than likely came from his personal collection. As for the art...
Ross, I am not sure I would disagree with you here, but it would make it unlisted trachea with that reverse. Are you disputing this coin or the...
Since the moderators were kind enough to make this as a featured article, I wanted to add some more information to the article. These two assaria...
I agree, the nice ones are rare regardless of type. Thats is part of the challenge. It is also much easier than some of the trachea of the time...
I am glad it was helpful. Here is another thread that will give you some of the basics regarding the trachea (Concaved coinage.) An Introduction...
The ones from Constantinople mints are. It was proven by Metcalf in the 1970's then retested by Michael Hendy in the 1990's and again proved the...
I know your coin very well Curtis, I have an excellent collection including most of the Nicea issues except this one. It's rare when an example as...
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...
Why did they use casts instead of the actual coin? I have seen this before and i have always been curious about that?
I shared this story a few years back, its a bit long but it was a fun hunt. Several members on the board were of great help. Here is the link to...
No, it is an Anonymous Follis , Class I SBCV-1878 OBV is Christ. REV is upside down in your photo.
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I have been working more and more since the end of the pandemic, less time to look for new coins and less time to spend on the hobby in general....
I decided to repost this from an article I wrote on another board. It is easy to dismiss the Eastern Roman Empire when it became Christian, but it...
Every religion has their own rules, in the Muslim faith they don't allow engraven images, this is true for several orthodox Abrahamic religion's....
I have been there several times in the last decade, it was for work, it is an amazing city, it still has the original city walls standing but with...
Sad news. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/hagia-sophia-marble-floors-suffer-tremendous-damage-1234633143/ I was just in Istanbul last week...
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