Troublesome for me, at least. I got a group lot of AE Byzantine coins, and these two coins were included. I've had success identifying most, but I'm stumped with these two coins. The second coin I suspect is a crude imitation of some sort, but given the crude nature of these late coins, maybe not. 3.32 grams 2.05 grams I oriented the obverse to what I think is appropriate, but it is an approximation on my part. Thanks
First one is likely Emperor of Nicaea John III Ducas-Vatatzes, Sear 2108 Other examples: https://coins.labarum.info/en/catalog/1005?cid=6056
On the first one based on the weight I believe it is a small module Latin Imitative piece. I went to my copy of Michael Hendy's "Coingage and Money In The Byzantine Empire." That being said, because of so many issues in this period by Imperial and Latin coinage, it could be a real challenge to identify with certainty. I love the triangular beard of the "emperor" it is a really interesting piece. I've had several in my collection that have no possible catalogue entries that I know of. Fun Stuff.
Thanks! I do see similarities. Thank you. Yes, this is a very challenging type to identify definitively. That's part of the fun collecting these and other more obscure coins.
Fun, flolic, and it certainly as the ability to inspire manic behavior. Ain't it great. Cheers to all.
I was working on Latins this evening; your coin seems to be similar to one of them I was working on but besides the emperor's attire not enough details of your coin is showing to give it any certainty. SBCV-2056 To be honest I only work on the ones with enough detail to try to solve the puzzle. The best reference for this is CLBC (Catalogue of the late Byzantine Coins.) It has very good line drawings to assist in attributing. Here is my example I believe is SBCV-2056. The coin I attributed tonight.
