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<p>[QUOTE="Herberto, post: 2904564, member: 74222"]That coin in the lot is most likely John II Komnenos. IF the OP can tell us wheter there is a bust of Jesus on the obverse side it might help. Also when looking at the clothes and dots it appears to be John.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my Alexius sear 1918:</p><p>Sitting Jesus on obverse (without head, worned), and Alexius on reverse:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]700371[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my John, sear 1944</p><p>Bust of Jesus(very worn) on obverse, and on reverse John (look carefully on the dots/square and clothes to distinguish from Alexius)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]700372[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If it is John in the lot, as I think it is, then that coin is full of history as it was in the time when Crusaders were in Jerusalem. Here is what happened when John's father was the emperor:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/comnenus-dynasty-and-komnenian-restoration.280513/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/comnenus-dynasty-and-komnenian-restoration.280513/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/comnenus-dynasty-and-komnenian-restoration.280513/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Herberto, post: 2904564, member: 74222"]That coin in the lot is most likely John II Komnenos. IF the OP can tell us wheter there is a bust of Jesus on the obverse side it might help. Also when looking at the clothes and dots it appears to be John. Here is my Alexius sear 1918: Sitting Jesus on obverse (without head, worned), and Alexius on reverse: [ATTACH=full]700371[/ATTACH] Here is my John, sear 1944 Bust of Jesus(very worn) on obverse, and on reverse John (look carefully on the dots/square and clothes to distinguish from Alexius) [ATTACH=full]700372[/ATTACH] If it is John in the lot, as I think it is, then that coin is full of history as it was in the time when Crusaders were in Jerusalem. Here is what happened when John's father was the emperor: [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/comnenus-dynasty-and-komnenian-restoration.280513/[/url][/QUOTE]
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