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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Voulgaroktonou, post: 6651468, member: 84047&quot;]Although as a rule Byzantine coins lack the diversity as well as the aesthetic quality of engraving found on Greek or earlier Roman coins, an appreciation for and study of them provide a window into a thousand years of history often sadly overlooked and underappreciated in the west.</p><p><br /></p><p>In general, my interest is more in Byzantine silver than in the other metals. It&#039;s been pointed out above by [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] and [USER=96635]@Pavlos[/USER] that silver is actually scarcer than the gold as a rule, but apart from the miliaresia of the middle Byzantine period, it is rarely well struck. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a (perverse, according to my classically trained wife) love for the late 14-15th c. stavrata, large silver coins issued by the last rulers of the Palaiologan dynasty. I find them hauntingly beautiful. Here are some of my John VIII examples and 2 Constantine XI fractions.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1268770[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1268771[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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