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Message:: [QUOTE="sand, post: 7931950, member: 118540"][USER=110226]@robinjojo[/USER] I'm no expert in this area, but that looks like a nice example (Sear 1918 as you mentioned) of an Alexius I (he is sometimes called "Alexios I") billon aspron trachy. It is one of the earliest billon aspron trachy coins. You can even see some of the silver content. The earliest billon aspron trachy coins were 6% or 7% silver. As the years went by, the silver content of newly minted billon aspron trachy coins eventually went to almost zero.Yes, trachy coins are fascinating and mysterious. Many of them seem to be very difficult to attribute, at least for me. I've never tried to buy un-attributed trachy coins, like [USER=118358]@The Trachy Enjoyer[/USER] did in the OP. I once went to an LCS, and they had a box full of cheap, un-attributed trachy coins. It was bewildering. I didn't buy any of them, because they weren't in very good condition, and because many of them looked like trachy coins that I already had. Maybe, someday, I'll go back, and look at them again, if they are still there.Here's one of mine.Latin Rule In Constantinople. 1204 AD to 1261 AD. Sear 2035. Maximum diameter 20 mm. Weight 1.12 grams. Obverse Jesus Christ standing on a dais. Reverse Emperor standing holding labarum and globus cruciger. The coin has been clipped, which is typical.[ATTACH=full]1371610[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]