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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2775066, member: 4910&quot;]The Byzantine Empire made these cup-shaped gold coins called Hyperpyrons from AD 1092 to 1352.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins circulated far outside the Empire, from England to the Crusader states, where they were known as &quot;Bezants&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_byzantine_john2_hyperpyron.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>John II Gold Hyperpyron Christ</p><p><br /></p><p>Size: 27 x 25 mm</p><p>Weight: 4.18 gm</p><p>Catalog: Sear 1940</p><p>Struck: AD 1122-1137, Constantinople</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Christ on throne holding book of gospels</p><p>ΚΕΡΟ ΙϹ ΧϹ ΗΘΕΙ</p><p>ΚΕΡΟ is Κυριος, Kyrios or Kyrie (Lord)</p><p>ΙϹ ΧϹ is an abbreviation for Ιησους Χριστος or Jesus Christ</p><p>ΗΘΕΙ is help or aid</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Emperor left being crowned by Mary right</p><p>Left: ΙΩ ΔΕϹΠΟΤΗϹ Top: (Unknown) Right: ΜΘ</p><p>ΙΩ is Ιωαννης, Ioannis or John</p><p>ΔΕϹΠΟΤΗϹ is Despotes or Lord, Master</p><p>ΜΘ is Μητηρ Θεου, Meter Theou, or Mother of God</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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