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<p>[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3971322, member: 95174"][ATTACH=full]1044952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1044943[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One of each for John II,</p><p> the Hyperpyron,</p><p>electrum trachy,</p><p>trachy,</p><p>Constantinople Tetarteron( Had silver added.),</p><p>Regional Tetarteron ( Minted in Thessalonica),</p><p>Half tetarteron ( Also minted in Thessalonica).</p><p><br /></p><p>This gives you a complete Catalog view of the post 1092 coin reform of Alexius I,His son John II kept the same standards as his father. His grandson Manuel started debasing the gold. The system stayed intact after Latin Rule until gold was no longer available, silver became the new standard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Imitation coins became abundant in the 13th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Each one of these coins is Beautiful to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>**** I edited the photos, I accidently put an Alexius in as the John II trachy , it was fixed. ****[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BenSi, post: 3971322, member: 95174"][ATTACH=full]1044952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1044943[/ATTACH] One of each for John II, the Hyperpyron, electrum trachy, trachy, Constantinople Tetarteron( Had silver added.), Regional Tetarteron ( Minted in Thessalonica), Half tetarteron ( Also minted in Thessalonica). This gives you a complete Catalog view of the post 1092 coin reform of Alexius I,His son John II kept the same standards as his father. His grandson Manuel started debasing the gold. The system stayed intact after Latin Rule until gold was no longer available, silver became the new standard. Imitation coins became abundant in the 13th century. Each one of these coins is Beautiful to me. **** I edited the photos, I accidently put an Alexius in as the John II trachy , it was fixed. ****[/QUOTE]
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