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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 4433193, member: 4910&quot;]Emperor Alexius had the misfortune to be the man in charge when the soldiers of the First Crusade passed through Byzantium leaving a lot of destruction in their wake.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_byzantine_alexius_histamenon.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Alexius Electrum Histamenon Christ</p><p>Electrum, 30 mm, 4.35 gm, struck: AD 1082-1087 Constantinople</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Christ facing on throne, IC to left and XC to right</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Crowned bust of Alexius facing, holding scepter surmounted by star and globe with cross</p><p>AΛEΞIꞶ ΔECΠOT TꞶ KM (Alexios Despot, &quot;TꞶ KM&quot; is &quot;Of Comnenus&quot;)</p><p><br /></p><p>When the Crusaders moved east and into the territory of the Christian Byzantine Empire and the Moslem Empires they encountered gold coins in routine use.</p><p><br /></p><p>The term &quot;Bezant&quot; became a slang term for a Byzantine gold coin and sometimes for any gold coin encountered.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also a trachy of Alexius:</p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_byzantine_alexius_trachy_christ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Alexius Aspron Billon Silver Trachy Christ</p><p>Billon silver, 26 mm, 4.57 gm</p><p>Struck: AD 1090-1118 Constantinople</p><p><br /></p><p>Aspron was a Byzantine name for a white silver coin</p><p>A trachy was a cup-shaped coin made of electrum, billon silver, or copper</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p>Christ Pantokrator facing on throne</p><p>IC to left of Christ</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p>Crowned facing bust of Alexius, holding sceptre and globe with cross</p><p>AΛEΞIꞶ ΔECΠOT (Alexios Despot)</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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