Ok... one last coin as a Christmas gift to myself - a AR Basilikon

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  1. AussieCollector

    AussieCollector Moderator Moderator

    Hi all

    I thought I had purchased my last coin for the year, but I had this unexpected little win from a recent auction.

    It's not a coin that was necessarily prioritised on my list, but I jumped at the opportunity to pick up a bargain, and it is a very welcome addition to the expansion of my Eastern Roman Empire collection (I refuse to use the B word!). It is my first (very) late silver Eastern Roman Empire coin.


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    AR Basilikon
    Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX
    Constantinople, AD 1295-1320
    KYPIE BOHΘ[EI], Christ enthroned facing, raising right hand in benediction, holding book of Gospels in left; IC - XC across upper fields
    AVTOKPATOPЄC POMЄON, emperors standing facing, holding long labarum between them with circle beneath plaque. Cf. PCPC 167; DOC Class VIII, type C; Sear 2402. 2.13g, 21mm, 6h.

    Please post your late silver Eastern Roman Empire coins, or any relevant coins for that matter :)

    And Merry Christmas all!

    AC
     
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  3. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ..the "B" eh?!..ah, those Greek speaking Romans..:rolleyes:...hehe kool koin RC...:)
     
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  4. AussieCollector

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    Heh, yes, those Greek speaking Romans :)

    And agreed, it is a kool basilikon koin.

    Quite timely as well, given one of the featured articles at the moment.
     
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  5. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    COOL Basilikon, @AussieCollector !

    I do not collect these, but I believe I have one of these... I got it just becuz...

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    BYZANTINE EMPIRE. Andronicus II and Michael IX, AD 1295-1320.
    AR Basilikon, 22mm, 2.1g, 6h; Mint of Constantinople.
    Obv.: IC XC KVREI BOHΘH, Christ enthroned, right hand raised in benediction,large dot either side.
    Reverse.ΑVΤΩΚΡΑΤΟ - PΕC PWΜΑION; Andronicus standing left and Michael standing right; holding between them a labarum.
    Reference: DOC V part 1.Class VIII.(f) 528-534
    From the @H8modern Collection
    Ex: @John Anthony
     
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  6. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ..let me correct that to AC..pardon the freudian slip sir...:D
     
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  7. AussieCollector

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    Thanks for sharing @Alegandron

    Lovely Basilikon you have there!

    They don't seem to come up all that often, and don't seem to be wildly popular - but they represent a very important time in the twilight years of the Empire. From my perspective, they are highly important because they reflect the power shifts that were occurring in the Mediterranean, where the ERE started to imitate other currencies - as opposed to the other way around.
     
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  8. Only a Poor Old Man

    Only a Poor Old Man Well-Known Member

    Beautiful coin. I have been trying to get one of those for a while. I was following the auction where you won this, and I was surprised at how popular the Byzantine section was. Many coins went for 3 and 4 times the estimate!
     
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  9. AussieCollector

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    Yep, but not this one!
     
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