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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 2977739, member: 74799&quot;]Trachys are hard enough to identify, but when they are fragmented, it is sometimes nearly impossible.&nbsp; I picked up a lot of these types of coins that have several fragmented coins with chips and missing pieces.&nbsp; Either way, there are some very interesting and scarce coins in the lot.&nbsp; Here are a few that I managed to identify:</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Andronicus III Palaeologus (1328-1341) Æ assarion (Sear-2487; DOC 929; LPC 240.11; PCPC 261; Lianta-839) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, seated upon throne without back; holds sword across knees</p><p>Rev: Three-quarter-length figure of Andronicus wearing stemma, holding lis and cruciform scepter; stars in field</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-2487%281%29.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282) Æ Trachy, Constantinople (Sear-2288; DOC 121; Lianta 567-68; Grierson 1369; Bendall-Donald C.28; PCPC 49) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Large patriarchal cross with pelleted ends on floriate base</p><p>Rev: Χ/Μ/ΔЄ/Π/ΤH to left, Ο/Π/Λ/C to right; Half-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece and panelled chlamys (?); right hand holds labarum-headed scepter; left hand holds globus cruciger; Manus Dei in upper right field</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-2288.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b> Kingdom of Thessalonica: John Comnenus-Ducas (1237-1242) BI Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear-2211; DOC 25b) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: IC XC in field; Cross on base, top of shaft formed by large, letter ᗺ</p><p>Rev: John, holding akakia, and St. Demetrius, holding sword, holding between them a long cross surmounted by pellet</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-2211.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I will be posting more of them as I go through the lot and try to identify them, but in the meantime, lets see those piecesty beasties...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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