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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herberto, post: 2223245, member: 74222&quot;]My first purchases in term of cup coins were 2 coins in which the seller labeled them wrongly as Manuel Komnenos. Later some here pointed out that it was not the case, as they turned out to be Isaac II Angelos and Alexios III Angelos. It is still fine to me as these two played an important role in Byzantine history as their actions ended with the Latin Sack of Constantinople.</p><p><br /></p><p>Billon aspron thrachy of Isaac II, and obverse a sitting Mary.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]435905[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Alexius III on left, and obverse Jesus.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]435906[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And then one Manuel from the Komnenos dynasty prior to 1204:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]435904[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And then a folles of Tiberius Constantine a half millennium prior, when Byzantium was a superpower, and in which is one of my favorite coin due to its grade, and the way it is cleaned just suit it perfect:</p><p><br /></p><p>Minted Year 4 in Theoupolis. – However he was already a co-emperor 4 years prior, so it is minted during his eight reign years: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]435903[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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