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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 8314560, member: 21445&quot;]Nice writeup. Even though I like Byzantine coins, I admit I haven&#039;t found a passion for these particular types. Mainly it&#039;s the attributing and how junky some tend to look.</p><p><br /></p><p>I own a few of them.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472125[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;Alexius III (1195 - 1203 A.D.)</p><p>Billon Trachy</p><p>O: IC-XC, + KE HQEI Bust of Christ facing, beardless, wearing nimbus cross, holding scroll &amp; raising hand in benediction.</p><p>R: [ALEZIW ECP TW KWCTANTI] Alexius &amp; St. Constantine standing facing, holding labara, globe cross between.</p><p>Constantinople mint</p><p>3.29g</p><p>30mm</p><p>Sear 2013</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472126[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;Andronicus I Comnenus (1183 - 1185 A.D.)</p><p>Billon Trachy</p><p>O: MP - ΘV. The Theotokos (Virgin Mary) standing facing on dais, holding bust of the infant Christ.</p><p>R: ANΔPONIKOC ΔECΠOTHC / IC - XC. Andronicus standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, being crowned by Christ to right, holding Gospels.</p><p>Constantinople Mint</p><p>2.95</p><p>sb 1985</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472127[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;Isaac II Angelus (1185-95 A.D.)</p><p>Billon Aspron Trachy</p><p>O: MP ThV, The Virgin seated on a throne, facing. She holds a nimbate head of the infant Christ facing.</p><p>R: I/CAA/KI/OC DEC/PO/TH/C, Isaac standing facing, holding a cruciform scepter and akakia.</p><p>Constantinople mint, 1185 - 1195 A.D.</p><p>4.93g</p><p>SB 2003, BMC 19-31.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1472128[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;Manuel I, (1143-1180 A.D.)</p><p>Billon Trachy</p><p>O.: Christ, bearded, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, colobium, Gospels in left; no stars; in field / IC – XC</p><p>R.: MANYHΛ ∆ECΠ; the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) standing facing at right, crowning the emperor standing at left, holding labarum and globus cruciger; M above Mary&#039;s outstretched hand.</p><p>Constantinople mint, 1167 - 1183 A.D.</p><p>28mm</p><p>4.1g</p><p>SB 1966[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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