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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8371043, member: 110226&quot;]Your first coin is a folis of Constantine X Ducas and Eudocia, 1059-1067, similar to this crusty and worn/corroded example:</p><p><br /></p><p>S 1853</p><p><br /></p><p>5.00 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485410[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin looks like an anonymous of Romanus III or Michael IV, 1028-1041, Class B, similar to this example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485411[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The third and fourth folles are anonymous ones of Class A but I cannot determine whether they&#039;re A1, A2 or A3 given the wear and flatness.&nbsp; One way to make a fairly accurate guess is based on the weight of the coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Class A1 folles of John I are rather small and often struck over folles of Nicephorus II or Constantine VII.&nbsp; They also lack the ornamentation of the A2 and A3 folles.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Class A2 folles of Basil II and Constantine VIII are larger and have ornaments on the reverse above and below the legend when visible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Class A3 folles of Basil II and Constantine VIII are smaller than the Class A2 folles, generally speaking, and they too have ornaments on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a Class A2 anonymous follis of Basil II and Constantine VIII:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485423[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The fifth follis is a bit of head scratcher.&nbsp; I think it is either a follis of Tiberius II Constantine or Maurice Tiberius wearing a helmet and cuirass. The mint appears to be&nbsp; Nicomedia. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a follis of Maurice Tiberius, Cyzicus, RY 8, 590/91:</p><p><br /></p><p>11.9 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485424[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And Tiberius II Constantine, a 30 nummi (three-quarters follis) of Cyzicus:</p><p><br /></p><p>12.1 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485425[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The last coin looks like a follis of Justin II and Sophia.&nbsp; I thought it might be a follis of Phocas, but I am leaning more towards Justin II and Sophia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a couple of examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantinople, RY 1</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485427[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Antioch, RY 9 (a little shiny due to treatment with Verdicare)</p><p><br /></p><p>11.28 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485430[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>One more, with Justin II alone, RY 1, Antioch.</p><p><br /></p><p>15.8 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485429[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a link that you might find useful, for the anonymous folles:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=anonymous%20follis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=anonymous%20follis" rel="nofollow">https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=anonymous follis</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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