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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3144138, member: 56859&quot;]It&#039;s going to be an interesting match to watch!</p><p><br /></p><p>BenSi&#039;s images are superb and the coin is great for the type.&nbsp; The story is interesting too.&nbsp; Value?&nbsp; I guess I&#039;ll have to research that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ryro&#039;s coin is very appealing and of course the ATG-style tets are massively important in ancient coin history.&nbsp; The price was very low for the type!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve shown my ATG tet dozens of times so instead I&#039;ll trot out some Byzantines which rarely see the sun.&nbsp; Both are of John II Comnenus and both are from a large group lot.&nbsp; I thought the first one was pretty good &quot;for the type&quot; but Ben&#039;s blows it away <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]804178[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>John II Comnenus, CE 1118-1143</b></p><p>BI tetarteron, 16x18 mm, 4.1 gm</p><p>Constantinople mint</p><p>Obv: IC-XC; Christ, nimbate, standing facing on footstool, wearing pallium and colobium and holding book of gospels</p><p>Rev: IW DECPOT TW POPQVPOGNT, John, crowned, standing facing, wearing divitision and jewelled loros, holding cross-headed sceptre and cross on globe</p><p>Ref: SB 1945</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]804179[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>John II Comnenus, CE 1118-1143</b></p><p>AE tetarteron,&nbsp; 19 mm, 3.2 gm</p><p>Constantinople mint</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; MP-QV, nimbate bust of Mary facing, both hands raised</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; IW DEC POT TW POP to left, QV PO GE NH T to right of John standing facing, wearing crown, divitision and chlamys, holding jewelled sceptre and cross on globe</p><p>Ref: SB 1946[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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