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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 2456138, member: 74799"]Very nice write-up Herberto. The coinage of Alexius is very interesting, especially with the divisions of pre and post reformation. I have been slowly adding to my Alexius collection, and hopefully, one day I will have added majority of the coins he had issued:</p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="6"><u><b>Pre-Reformation Coinage</b></u></font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) AR Histamenon nomisma, Thessalonica (Sear-1904; DOC 5a) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: +KЄ B Θ ΛΛЄZIW; IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand</p><p>Rev: • ΔIMITI ΔЄCΠTH; Full-length figure of emperor facing, on right, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, facing to right and handing to emperor labarum on long shaft standing on globule</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1904.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Follis, Thessalonica (Sear-1909; DOC 18)</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: MP ΘV in field; Bust of Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast</p><p>Rev: ΛΛЄΞI ΔЄCΠOTTWK; Full-length figure of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified typel holds in right hand labarum on long shaft and in left, globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_SB-1909.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1909.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Follis, Thessalonica (Sear-1911; DOC 19) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> </b> Obv: Cross potent set on two steps; pellet at each termination of arm</p><p>Rev: CЄP CVN/ЄPΓЄI BA/CIΛЄI AΛ/ЄZIω in five lines </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1911.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b><u><i>Post-Reformation Coinage</i></u></b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Constantinople (Sear-1922; DOC-35) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated on throne without back; holds Gospels in left hand</p><p>Rev: +ΛΛЄΞIW ΔΕC; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand cruciform scepter and in left, globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1922.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1929; DOC 38) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> </b> Obv: IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels (open) in left hand. Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross</p><p>Rev: +Λ C Ξ; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand cruciform scepter and in left, globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1929.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1931; DOC 40) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: TWK O MNH; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in right hand cruciform scepter and in left, globus cruciger</p><p>Rev: Jeweled, radiate cross, decorated at end of each limb with one large globule and two smaller, all on two steps; C-Φ/AΛ-Δ in angles</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1931.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1931%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) PB Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (DOC 42) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels (open) in left hand; Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross</p><p>Rev: +ΛΛCΞ ΔΕC; Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in right hand scepter cruciger and in left globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_DOC-42.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (Sear-1933; DOC 43) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC XC in field; Full-length figure of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand</p><p>Rev: +ΛΛЄ ΞIWΔΕC; Full-length figure of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in right hand labarum on long shaft and in left, globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1933.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetartemorion, Thessalonica (Sear-1934 ; DOC 44) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b> </b> Obv: MP ΘV in field; Bust of Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion</p><p>Rev: ΛΛC; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand labarum on long shaft and in left, globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1934.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (Sear-1932 ; DOC 45) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: A-A / K-Φ; Patriarchal cross set on two steps.</p><p>Rev: AΛEΞI; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in right hand jeweled scepter, and in left hand, globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1932.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><b><u><i>Anonymous Follis of Alexius I</i></u></b></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class J Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear-1900; DOC J.1) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC.</p><p>Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1900.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4"><b> Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class K Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear-1901; DOC K.1) </b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4">Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels; to left, IC; to right, XC. Border of large pellets. </font></font></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4">Rev: Three-quarter length figure of the Virgin orans facing. She is nimbate and wears pallium and maphorium; to left of nimbus, M; to right, Θ.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6"><font size="4"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1901A.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 2456138, member: 74799"]Very nice write-up Herberto. The coinage of Alexius is very interesting, especially with the divisions of pre and post reformation. I have been slowly adding to my Alexius collection, and hopefully, one day I will have added majority of the coins he had issued: [I][SIZE=6][U][B]Pre-Reformation Coinage[/B][/U][/SIZE][/I] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) AR Histamenon nomisma, Thessalonica (Sear-1904; DOC 5a) [/B] Obv: +KЄ B Θ ΛΛЄZIW; IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand Rev: • ΔIMITI ΔЄCΠTH; Full-length figure of emperor facing, on right, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, facing to right and handing to emperor labarum on long shaft standing on globule [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-1904.jpg[/img] [B]Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Follis, Thessalonica (Sear-1909; DOC 18) [/B] Obv: MP ΘV in field; Bust of Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast Rev: ΛΛЄΞI ΔЄCΠOTTWK; Full-length figure of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified typel holds in right hand labarum on long shaft and in left, globus cruciger [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_SB-1909.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1909.jpg[/img] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Follis, Thessalonica (Sear-1911; DOC 19) [/B] Obv: Cross potent set on two steps; pellet at each termination of arm Rev: CЄP CVN/ЄPΓЄI BA/CIΛЄI AΛ/ЄZIω in five lines [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1911.jpg[/img] [SIZE=6][B][U][I]Post-Reformation Coinage[/I][/U][/B] [B][U][I][/I][/U][/B][/SIZE] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Constantinople (Sear-1922; DOC-35) [/B] Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated on throne without back; holds Gospels in left hand Rev: +ΛΛЄΞIW ΔΕC; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand cruciform scepter and in left, globus cruciger [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1922.jpg[/img] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1929; DOC 38) [/B] Obv: IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels (open) in left hand. Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross Rev: +Λ C Ξ; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand cruciform scepter and in left, globus cruciger [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1929.jpg[/img] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1931; DOC 40) [/B] Obv: TWK O MNH; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in right hand cruciform scepter and in left, globus cruciger Rev: Jeweled, radiate cross, decorated at end of each limb with one large globule and two smaller, all on two steps; C-Φ/AΛ-Δ in angles [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1931.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1931%281%29.jpg[/img] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) PB Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (DOC 42) [/B] Obv: IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels (open) in left hand; Pellet in each limb of nimbus cross Rev: +ΛΛCΞ ΔΕC; Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in right hand scepter cruciger and in left globus cruciger [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_DOC-42.jpg[/img] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (Sear-1933; DOC 43) [/B] Obv: IC XC in field; Full-length figure of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand Rev: +ΛΛЄ ΞIWΔΕC; Full-length figure of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in right hand labarum on long shaft and in left, globus cruciger [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1933.jpg[/img] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetartemorion, Thessalonica (Sear-1934 ; DOC 44) [/B] Obv: MP ΘV in field; Bust of Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion Rev: ΛΛC; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand labarum on long shaft and in left, globus cruciger [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1934.jpg[/img] [B] Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (Sear-1932 ; DOC 45) [/B] Obv: A-A / K-Φ; Patriarchal cross set on two steps. Rev: AΛEΞI; Bust of Alexius wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in right hand jeweled scepter, and in left hand, globus cruciger [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1932.jpg[/img] [SIZE=6][B][U][I]Anonymous Follis of Alexius I[/I][/U][/B] [B][U][I][/I][/U][/B][/SIZE] [B] Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class J Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear-1900; DOC J.1) [/B] Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC. Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets. [img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1900.jpg[/img] [SIZE=6] [SIZE=4][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=4][B] Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class K Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear-1901; DOC K.1) [/B][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=4]Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels; to left, IC; to right, XC. Border of large pellets. Rev: Three-quarter length figure of the Virgin orans facing. She is nimbate and wears pallium and maphorium; to left of nimbus, M; to right, Θ.[/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=4][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][SIZE=4][img]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1901A.jpg[/img][/SIZE][/SIZE] [SIZE=6][/SIZE] [B] [/B][/QUOTE]
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