Post your Byzantine coins!

D.Argos, I did discover the coin was most likely fake before taking possession of it after researching data bases on fakes & counterfeits. I emailed the president of the company with my findings & told him I wouldn't take possession of it if it reached my front door. Foolishly, I should have done my research before bidding on the coin . I later researched the company's archives & alerted them of similar suspicious examples, as you have done. What they did about it is none of my business.

 

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Here's my small but growing collection...hopefully no fakes






Anastasius




Tiberius II Constantine




Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (III)



Constantine VI, with Leo III, Constantine V, and Leo IV



Constantine X Ducas




Alexios I Komnenos



Andronicus II Palaeologus

 

Thanks for sharing! Very scary reading for a newer collector, but valuable info.

 

D.Argos, It looks like you're building a nice collection of Byzantine gold ! The Anastasius & Tiberius II Constantine solidi are both handsome coins .

 

beautiful gold! I wouldn't know if they are fake because i'm not experienced with being able to tell. as of right now i need to rely on experienced trusted dealers and i also get a second opinion if i'm not sure. I am getting a book though and i hope to study up on the subject so i can start relying on myself as well.

 

I also have several Bysantine coins. Favorite is this Constantine VIII histamenon.

 

It took me forever, but I finally got around to this thread! Some of my personal favorites are below.
A nice full face.
I love the enthroned image. Very projecting!

This hexagram is pretty nice.
I like Theophilos’s loros.

 

That's really pretty!

 

Thanks!
I also done a colorised version of obverce.

 

These two arrived in the post today. Pretty common, and I will surely upgrade them given the opportunity, but they are nice coins. What I particularly like about the class B is that it is unusually big and the whole design fits comfortably in the flan.

What can I say, I like big follis and I cannot lie...

 

He looks like a bad ass in this one.

 

An incredible example, @BenSi. Something like this is the only reason I wouldn't want olive patina.

 

That “irregular mint” Solidus of Heraclius has an interesting portrait style. What’s the rarity of such a piece?