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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 4587403, member: 75525"]On 5/31/20 I bought a One Semissis coin weight produced from a repurposed LRB coin Constantine (?) / Campgate. The same day, I bought a Byzantine electrum coin of Alexius III Angelus Comnenus. The coin from Austria arrived today. The weight made from a coin shipped on 6/9 from Switzerland. It has been stuck in NYC for 10 days. When the weight arrives, I will show a weight check of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not an expert in Byzantine coins. The seller's attribution is below. The obverse is well worn (or overstruck). I am not sure which way is up. I can see only one emperor on the reverse . I can not see the second on in the description or in examples on line. Can someone here ID the coin? </p><p><br /></p><p>Alexius III Angelus Comnenus (1195-1203). EL Aspron Trachy. Constantinople mint.</p><p>Obverse - Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing.</p><p>Reverse - Alexius and St. Constantine I, each wearing loros and holding cruciform scepter, standing facing, holding labarum between them. D.O. 2d;</p><p>Sear 2010.</p><p>EL.</p><p>2.15 grams</p><p>27.0 mm</p><p>About VF.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1135993[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1135992[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 4587403, member: 75525"]On 5/31/20 I bought a One Semissis coin weight produced from a repurposed LRB coin Constantine (?) / Campgate. The same day, I bought a Byzantine electrum coin of Alexius III Angelus Comnenus. The coin from Austria arrived today. The weight made from a coin shipped on 6/9 from Switzerland. It has been stuck in NYC for 10 days. When the weight arrives, I will show a weight check of the coin. I am not an expert in Byzantine coins. The seller's attribution is below. The obverse is well worn (or overstruck). I am not sure which way is up. I can see only one emperor on the reverse . I can not see the second on in the description or in examples on line. Can someone here ID the coin? Alexius III Angelus Comnenus (1195-1203). EL Aspron Trachy. Constantinople mint. Obverse - Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing. Reverse - Alexius and St. Constantine I, each wearing loros and holding cruciform scepter, standing facing, holding labarum between them. D.O. 2d; Sear 2010. EL. 2.15 grams 27.0 mm About VF. [ATTACH=full]1135993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1135992[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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