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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2331663, member: 74799&quot;]Wonderful examples herberto.&nbsp; Here is some addendum to your excellent write up.&nbsp; I&#039;ll add some of my coins toward the end to make it easier to follow.</p><p><br /></p><p>The similarity between the Byzantine Miliaresion and the Umayyad Dirham can not be understated.&nbsp; With the iconoclastic policies of Leo III, the miliaresion was clearly modeled after the &quot;minimalist&quot; Islamic approach of the dirham.&nbsp; However, a christian legend with the proclamation of the Emperor and co-Emperor would replace the Arabic legends, but retaining the iconic three-beaded border.&nbsp; This was a huge departure from the clunky and irregular hexagrams of the emperors past.&nbsp; Majority of the miliaresion were struck from melted or re-struck silver coins including dirhams that were exchanged during trade or taken as booty.&nbsp; This can be seen in one of the coins that exists in the DOC collection.&nbsp; Notice the Islamic legends with the outline of the miliaresion:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]472521[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>By this time, the legends on Byzantine coins were a mixture of Greek and Latin letters and hence deciphering them is a bit tricky.&nbsp; Below is a gallery of various hexagrams, miliaresion of various denominations, and a dirham for comparison.&nbsp; Greek and Latin legends have been expanded for reference.&nbsp; Hope this helps.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><i><u><b>Gallery of Coins</b></u></i></font></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b>Byzantine Empire: Heraclius (610-641) Hexagram, Constantinople (Sear-798) </b></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: ddNN hЄRACLIЧS ЄT hЄRA CONST; Heraclius left, bearded and Heraclius Constantinus right, without beard, enthroned facing, both wearing cruciform crown and chlamys, holding globus cruciger. Cross between their heads</p><p>Rev: dЄЧS AdIЧTA ROMANIS; Cross on pellet and three steps, K in right field</p><p>Obv Latin Legend: ddNN hЄRACLIЧS ЄT hЄRA CONST; <i>Dominorum Nostrorum Heraclius et Heraclius Constantinus</i>; Our Lords, Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine</p><p>Rev Latin Legend: dЄЧS AdIЧTA ROMANIS; <i>Deus Adiuta Romanis</i>; May God help the Romans</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-798.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>Byzantine Empire: Constans II (641-668) AR Hexagram, Constantinople (Sear-998; DOC 57; MIB-152)</b></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Fragmentary inscription; To left, bust of Constans, facing, with long beard, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet in front and behind it, plume. To right, Constantine IV, beardless, wearing chlamys and similar crown without plume. Between heads, cross</p><p>Rev: dЄЧS AdIЧTA ROMANIS; Cross potent on base over globe on three steps. To left, Heraclius, to right, smaller Tiberius, both beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross</p><p>Rev Latin Legend: dЄЧS AdIЧTA ROMANIS; <i>Deus Adiuta Romanis</i>; May God help the Romans</p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-998.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b> Byzantine Empire: Constantine IV Pogonatus (668-685) Hexagram, Constantinople (Sear-1168)</b></b></p><p><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p>Obv: dN CONSTA NTIЧSC CONST; Helmeted bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield</p><p>Rev: dЄЧS AdIЧTA ROMANIS; Cross potent set on globe on three steps; Heraclius, holding long cross, and Tiberius, holding globus cruciger, standing facing on either side</p><p>Obv Latin Legend: dN CONSTA NTIЧSC CONST; <i>Dominus Noster Constantinus και Constantin</i>; Our Lord, Constantine and Constans</p><p>Rev Latin Legend: dЄЧS AdIЧTA ROMANIS; <i>Deus Adiuta Romanis</i>; May God help the Romans</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1168.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Basil I the Macedonian (867-886) AR Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear-1708)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: IhSЧS XRISTЧS hICA; Cross potent set on three steps on globe</p><p>Rev: + bASI / LIOSCЄ / CONSTAN / TINPISTV / bASILIS / ROMEO in 6 lines</p><p>Obv Hybrid Legend: IhSЧS XRISTЧS hICA; <i>Ιησούς Χριστός Νικά</i>; Jesus Christ the Conqueror</p><p>Rev Hybrid Legend: + bASILIOS CЄ CONSTANTIN PISTV bASILIS ROMEO; <i>βασίλειος</i> <i>και Κωνσταντίνος</i> <i>πιστοι</i> <i>βασίλεις Ρωμαίων</i>; Basil and Constantine, Faithful Kings of the Romans</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1708.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b>TO BE CONTINUED <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":stop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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