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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 3280604, member: 74799&quot;]The coins got imitated across the Balkans and into Sicily in various metals:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Normans in Sicily: Roger II (1130-1154) AR Ducale, Palermo (Spahr 72; MEC 212; Biaggi 1770) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: + IC • XC • RG • IN AE TRN (<i>Jesus Christus regnat in aeternum</i>); Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels</p><p>Rev: King Roger and his son Roger, duke of Apulia, staff with cross at each end between them, beneath the king R RX SCLS (<i>Rogerius Rex Siciliae</i>), beneath the duke, R • D X • AP (<i>Rogerius Dux Apuliae</i>) and AN R X (<i>Anno decimo del regno</i>) between them</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/MEC-212%281%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Byzantine Empire: Isaac II Angelus, 1st Reign (1185-1195 CE) BI Aspron Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2003; DOC 3b) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: <i>MP - ΘV</i> in upper field; Virgin nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, seated upon thrown with back; holds beardless, nimbate head of Christ on breast</p><p>Rev: <i>ICAAKIOC ΔЄCΠOTHC</i> in two columnar groups; Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, jeweled loros of simplified type, and sagion; holds in right hand scepter cruciger, and in left, anexikakia; Manus Dei in upper right field</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2003.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Bulgaria, Second Empire: Petar IV (1185-1197) Æ Trachy, Uncertain Mint (Raduchev &amp; Zhekov 1.1.1; Youroukova &amp; Penchev 31-3; Dobrinić &amp; Dimnik 1.1.1) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: IC XC in field; Christ standing facing on daïs, raising hand in benediction</p><p>Rev: ◉/Δ/Ο to left, B? and ΡШΜΝ in ligature to right; Petar IV standing facing on daïs, holding patriarchal cross</p><p>Dim: 27mm, 2.79 g, 6h</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/RZ-1_1_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Hungary: Belá III (1172-1196) <b>Æ </b>Follis (Huszár-72, Unger-114) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: SANCTA—MARIA, Nimbate Madonna facing the front, scepter in right hand, infant Jesus in left. Two crosses above.</p><p>Rev: REX BELA on left, REX STS on right; Two kings seated on thrones facing, each holding scepter and globus cruciger; long cross between. Inverted crescent and three lines in exergue.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Husz%E1r-72.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Latin Rulers of Constantinople: Anonymous (1204-1261) Æ Trachy, Constantinople (Lianta 103-106; CLBC 11.31.1) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: O/Δ/ΓI to left, O/C to right; Full-length figure of beardless and nimbate saint wearing short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; right hand spear resting over shoulder; left hand holding shield</p><p>Rev: Full-length figure of emperor, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece and paneled loros of simplified type; right hand holds trilobate scepter; left hand holds globus cruciger.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Lianta-103.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Kingdom of Thessalonica: John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242) BI Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear 2210; DOC IV, Type L B.25a; Grierson 1223; CLBC 14.13.3; Lianta 401-404; Bendall, Notes 20/III) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Head of cherub nimbate, with wings</p><p>Rev: IШ - OAΓOC; Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of beardless, nimbate saint (Demetrius?) in military dress; between them cross, surmounted by globule on long shaft. Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; right hand holds anexikakia; Saint wears short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; left hand holds sword resting over shoulder </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2210.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Empire of Nicaea: John III Ducas-Vatazes (1222-1254) BI Trachy, Magnesia (Sear-2099; DOC IV, Type K 45; Lianta 241-42) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Ο AΓΙΟC ΔHMHTPIOC in two columnar groups. Full-length figure of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, wearing short military tunic, breastplate and sagion; right hand holds spear; left hand holds shield</p><p>Rev: IШ ΔЄCΠ-OΔϪKAC; Emperor seated upon throne with back, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece and paneled loros of simplified type; right hand holds labarum-headed scepter; left hand holds globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Sear-2099%282%29.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A rare Serbian trachy is currently on CNG and it blew past my budget <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>SERBIA. Stefan Radoslav. </b>King, 1228-1234. BI Trachy (32mm, 3.00 g, 6h). Ras mint. Christ Pantocrator enthroned facing; barred IC XC across upper field / (CT)ЄΦAN[OC PIZ OΔ] KONCTANTH, Stefan, holding akakia, and St. Konstantin, holding cross-tipped scepter, standing facing, holding patriarchal cross between them. Jovanovic 4; Ivanisevic 1.4; D&amp;D 1.2.3.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/11001340.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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