For sure Byzantine, anybody know anything else about it??

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  1. princeofwaldo

    princeofwaldo Grateful To Be eX-I/T!

    Bronze. Weighs 11.9 grams, about the size of a half-dollar.

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    princeofwaldo, Jun 22, 2014
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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    I think LEO VI THE WISE AD 886-912
     
    Mat, Jun 22, 2014
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  4. Valentinian

    Valentinian Well-Known Member

    The reverse photo is upside down. It is an "anonymous bronze" of Class A2, attributed to Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1028), Sear Byzantine 1813.
    IhSUS
    XRISTUS
    bASILEU
    bASILE
    Jesus Christ, King of Kings
     
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  5. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    nice lookin' byzantine.
     
    chrsmat71, Jun 22, 2014
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  6. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    The most interesting fact on anonymous bronzes to me was that they were depictions of Christ from famous churches all over the empire. Most of these portraits are lost to antiquity so the series is effectively our only way to study these famous artworks.
     
    medoraman, Jun 23, 2014
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