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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Black Friar, post: 2327920, member: 76221&quot;]Billon trachy&#039;s are a real area of opportunity simply because it takes time and the right reference&#039;s to understand them, and they get no respect.&nbsp; Sear is not even the tip of the iceberg for this series. DOC Volumes Four and Five, as well as Hendy&#039;s solo book Dumbarton Oaks Studies XII <i>Coinage and Money in the Byzantine Empire 1081-1261 </i>(1969) is also a great source. I got my copy from a library sale.&nbsp; It can be expensive. </p><p><br /></p><p>A new book (relatively 2009) <i>Late Byzantine Coins 1204-1453</i> by Eleni Lianta and published by Spink.&nbsp; Charlie Davis on Vcoins.com has them for sale for $30 plus shipping.&nbsp; That is a deal.&nbsp; Also here is a link for a free down load from [MEDIA=dailymotion]x38tvv3[/MEDIA]. Great for your travels.&nbsp; Charlie also has Hendy&#039;s book for $145 plus shipping of course. Charlie is great people, I&#039;m always looking at his site.&nbsp; I think I found one I NEED to order.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding silvered trachy, yes they do indeed exist.&nbsp; I have attached several of my favorites.&nbsp; Choice examples are hard to come by.&nbsp; That being said, because people ignore them they are readily collectible and ignored.&nbsp; I have six examples from a hoard years back that are heavily silvered.&nbsp; I have some ideas as to how they were used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another series that is getting more popular (read <i>more expensive</i>) are Latin and Bugarian immiations.&nbsp; They are fun, so enjoy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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