Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 3987037, member: 74799&quot;]This particular <i>coin</i> was first documented by Justin Sabatier (Sabatier, J. <i>Description générale des monnaies byzantines frappées sous les empereurs d&#039;Orient, depuis Arcadius jusqu&#039;à la prise de Constantinople par Mahomet II</i>) as a barbarous coin of Michael VIII and Andronicus II.&nbsp; All of the known coins are cast from a single die and thus there have been indications that it is a modern fantasy coin.&nbsp; Ratto and Lianta had followed suit and attributed the coin similarly and minted potentially in Cherson (Ratto 2222 and Lianta 611-12).&nbsp; There is a write-up about this coin in CLBC, but unfortunately, I don&#039;t have my copy of the book in front of me to give an attribution.&nbsp; My particular specimen came in an auction lot that I purchased a while ago.&nbsp; Whether it is an <i>original cast</i> or a <i>cast of a cast</i> is yet to be determined...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire: Michael VIII Palaeologos (1261-1282) Æ Trachy, Cherson? (Ratto 2222; Lianta 611-12)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: MP - ΘV; Full-length figure of Virgin nirnbate, orans. Cross on breast</p><p>Rev: Illegible legend around; Full-length bearded figure of emperor on left, and of figure in military dress. Between them cross on long shaft (military figure&#039;s hand above the hand of the emperor). Emperor wears stemma, divitision, jeweled loros and sagion; right hand holds cross on long shaft. Military figure holds in left hand sword point downward.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1049771[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><u>Ratto Plate Specimen:</u></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1049775[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Lianta/Ashmolean Plate Specimens</u></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1049776[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in