My BEST Byzantine Piece

Here is a Follis of Michael IV from the 1040 time frame.

 

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wow!! thats nice indeed... thanx for sharing...:thumb:

 

VERY nice there Bone!!
It's really hard to find ones with such detail on Christ's face.They're sort of the Standing Liberty quarters of their time.
I actually don't have a Michael IV bronze (I know,hard to believe) but here is a nice one of his immediate predecessor that has a fairly good obverse (typical) but a really nice reverse featuring the "Jesus Christ,King of Kings" inscription.
OOPS!...coin is upside down,dyslexia kicking in again.

 

Hello Mikjo0,

Really nice reverse, but I almost twisted my neck to read it, LOL

Cucumbor

 

Would you believe this was in a lot of uncleaned ancients. One of the very first I cleaned. The crud, just popped off like two bottle tops.

Thanks for looking
Ben

 

Can I ask from who you bought that uncleaned lot? Sounds very worthwhile.

 

Sure, his eBay ID is aaccoins and his stuff goes fast when he lists it too.

Take Care
Ben

 

I think I've seen you mention that seller before. Thanks for the tip!

 

He's located in Cyprus or Syria and the shipping takes awhile. Well worth the wait.

Take Care
Ben