WTS: A few byzantine coins

Discussion in 'For Sale' started by red_spork, Nov 20, 2015.

  1. red_spork

    red_spork Triumvir monetalis

    US-only. USPS first class tracked shipping in a bubble mailer is $3 and I will most likely ship them out the same day you buy them if possible. Buy all 3 and I'll ship for free

    follis_combined.jpg Heraclius, Follis (40 Nummi), Constantinople, 610-641 AD, OBVERSE: No legend. Heraclius, crowned and in military attire, with moustache and long beard, holding long cross, on left and Heraclius Constantine, crowned and wearing chlamys, with short beard, holding cross on globe and scepter, on right, both standing facing. REVERSE: Large M, ANNO to left, Gamma (third officina) underneath, uncertain regnal year to right, CON in exergue. Overstruck on: Follis (40 Nummi), Nicomedia, uncertain obverse. REVERSE: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year I or II? to right, NIKO in exergue - $20

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    Byzantine Empire, Romanus I Lekapenos (With Constantinus VII), AE follis, 931-944 AD, Constantinople; Obv: + RwmAn bASILEVS Rwm, bearded, crowned bust facing, wearing jeweled chlamys, holding labarum and globus cruciger; Rev: + RwmA / n En θEw bA / SILEVS Rw / MAIwN in four lines within circle; DOC 562, 25; Sear 1760; Ratto 1866; Overstruck on another follis - $20

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    Empire of Nicaea (Eastern Byzantium), John III Doukas Vatatzes, 1221-54 AD, Billon aspron trachy, Magnensia mint. OBVERSE: Christ seated, facing. REVERSE: [Iω / ΔЄCPO ΔOUK] John standing facing on l. wearing division, loros and sagion and holding labarum -tipped sceptre in r. hand, and St. Constantine standing facing on r., wearing similar attire and holding sceptre cruciger in l. hand; both holding patriarchal cross set on three steps between them. Ref: Sear 2093, DOC 39 - $5

     
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