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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 5172054, member: 96635"]Welcome Christina! Very nice coins, Byzantine coins are relatively affordable, so you will have much fun learning their history.</p><p>I am Greek myself so Ancient Greek and Byzantine coins are the only ones I collect and that interest me a lot</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my Byzantine coins:</p><p><br /></p><p>This one I just posted in another thread, but I will share it again, why not.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FfjVOryp.jpg&hash=f36132ed1e363279199db0f2ac0304ca" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Andronicus II Palaeologus, 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma. Constantinople mint, 1282-1294.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Bust of the Virgin orans within the city walls furnished with six groups of towers; in lower field, CZ-ZC sigla.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> ANΔPO/NIKOC E/ XΩ T C/IΛIΠ/TICO IC/XC Andronicus on left, nimbate and kneeling right blessed by Christ standing facing on right, with decorated nimbus, holding Book of Gospels; between them fleur-de-lis; to right, C/N.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> DOC 225 var (sigla). PCPC 91B <i>Sigla</i> 77 var. SB 2326.</p><p>25mm, 4.28g</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/powDWMG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Alexius I Comnenus, 1081-1118. Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinopolis mint, 1081-1092.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Christ seated facing on square-backed throne, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobium, rasing his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospel in his left; in fields, IC - XC.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> + AΛЄZIω ΔЄC[ΠΟΤ Tω KM] Crowned bust of Alexius I facing, wearing loros, holding labarum with his right hand and globus cruciger in his left.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SB 1893.</p><p>4.40g; 28mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tZD4mCk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>John II Comnenus Æ Tetarteron. Thessalonica, AD 1118-1143</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Nimbate standing figure of Christ, holding book of Gospels; IC and XC in fields.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> John standing facing wearing crown, holding cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger; legend around.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Sear 1945; MBC 62-6.</p><p>3.58g; 20mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Y8XHUzp.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>John II Comnenus Æ Tetarteron. Thessalonica, AD 1118-1143.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Half-length facing bust of John, holding cross-tipped scepter and globus cruciger.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> DOC (15); Sear 1953.</p><p>4.32g</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yZnUrnu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Maurice Tiberius. AE Decanummium/10 Nummi. Constantinople mint, 3rd officina, 582-602.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Large I; cross above, star to left; Γ//CON.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> DOC 65c; MIBE 73c; SB 499.</p><p>2.93g</p><p><br /></p><p>And what about a Byzantine lead seal? I really enjoy these as well. Often there is even more interesting historical background about these seals than coins.</p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nyfIkGt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </font></p><p><b>Konstantinos, spatharokandidatos, First half 11th century. Lead Seal.</b></p><p><b>Obverse: </b>Θ / ΔI/M/H-[T]P,/OC Nimbate facing bust of Saint Demetrios, holding a spear over his right shoulder, and resting a shield on his left arm.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> +KЄ RΘ, / KωNCTA / NT,N, CΠ,Θ/…KAΔΔ in four lines.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Unpublished in the standard references.</p><p>13.75g; 25mm</p><p> </p><p><i>Spatharokandidatos</i> was a mid-ranking Byzantine court dignity that ranked below that of <i>dishypatos</i> and above that of <i>spatharios</i> among the dignities intended for "bearded men" (i.e. non-eunuchs). Its distinctive insigne (<i>brabeion</i>) was a golden chain (<i>maniakion</i>) worn around the chest. The dignity was associated mostly with mid-level ranks, such as <i>notarioi</i> and lower judges. In the lists of offices known as the <i>Taktika</i>, the dignity corresponds to specific positions in the lower tier of the senior civil and military hierarchy, such as those of <i>asekretis</i> (senior secretary) and <i>kleisouraches</i> (commander of a frontier district).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 5172054, member: 96635"]Welcome Christina! Very nice coins, Byzantine coins are relatively affordable, so you will have much fun learning their history. I am Greek myself so Ancient Greek and Byzantine coins are the only ones I collect and that interest me a lot Some of my Byzantine coins: This one I just posted in another thread, but I will share it again, why not. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FfjVOryp.jpg&hash=f36132ed1e363279199db0f2ac0304ca[/IMG] [B]Andronicus II Palaeologus, 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma. Constantinople mint, 1282-1294. Obverse:[/B] Bust of the Virgin orans within the city walls furnished with six groups of towers; in lower field, CZ-ZC sigla. [B]Reverse:[/B] ANΔPO/NIKOC E/ XΩ T C/IΛIΠ/TICO IC/XC Andronicus on left, nimbate and kneeling right blessed by Christ standing facing on right, with decorated nimbus, holding Book of Gospels; between them fleur-de-lis; to right, C/N. [B]Reference:[/B] DOC 225 var (sigla). PCPC 91B [I]Sigla[/I] 77 var. SB 2326. 25mm, 4.28g [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/powDWMG.jpg[/IMG] [B]Alexius I Comnenus, 1081-1118. Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinopolis mint, 1081-1092. Obverse:[/B] Christ seated facing on square-backed throne, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobium, rasing his right hand in benediction and holding book of Gospel in his left; in fields, IC - XC. [B]Reverse:[/B] + AΛЄZIω ΔЄC[ΠΟΤ Tω KM] Crowned bust of Alexius I facing, wearing loros, holding labarum with his right hand and globus cruciger in his left. [B]Reference:[/B] SB 1893. 4.40g; 28mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/tZD4mCk.jpg[/IMG] [B]John II Comnenus Æ Tetarteron. Thessalonica, AD 1118-1143 Obverse:[/B] Nimbate standing figure of Christ, holding book of Gospels; IC and XC in fields. [B]Reverse:[/B] John standing facing wearing crown, holding cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger; legend around. [B]Reference:[/B] Sear 1945; MBC 62-6. 3.58g; 20mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Y8XHUzp.jpg[/IMG] [B]John II Comnenus Æ Tetarteron. Thessalonica, AD 1118-1143. Obverse:[/B] Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator. [B]Reverse:[/B] Half-length facing bust of John, holding cross-tipped scepter and globus cruciger. [B]Reference:[/B] DOC (15); Sear 1953. 4.32g [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/yZnUrnu.jpg[/IMG] [B]Maurice Tiberius. AE Decanummium/10 Nummi. Constantinople mint, 3rd officina, 582-602. Obverse:[/B] Crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing [B]Reverse:[/B] Large I; cross above, star to left; Γ//CON. [B]Reference:[/B] DOC 65c; MIBE 73c; SB 499. 2.93g And what about a Byzantine lead seal? I really enjoy these as well. Often there is even more interesting historical background about these seals than coins. [SIZE=4] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/nyfIkGt.jpg[/IMG] [/SIZE] [B]Konstantinos, spatharokandidatos, First half 11th century. Lead Seal. Obverse: [/B]Θ / ΔI/M/H-[T]P,/OC Nimbate facing bust of Saint Demetrios, holding a spear over his right shoulder, and resting a shield on his left arm. [B]Reverse:[/B] +KЄ RΘ, / KωNCTA / NT,N, CΠ,Θ/…KAΔΔ in four lines. [B]Reference:[/B] Unpublished in the standard references. 13.75g; 25mm [I]Spatharokandidatos[/I] was a mid-ranking Byzantine court dignity that ranked below that of [I]dishypatos[/I] and above that of [I]spatharios[/I] among the dignities intended for "bearded men" (i.e. non-eunuchs). Its distinctive insigne ([I]brabeion[/I]) was a golden chain ([I]maniakion[/I]) worn around the chest. The dignity was associated mostly with mid-level ranks, such as [I]notarioi[/I] and lower judges. In the lists of offices known as the [I]Taktika[/I], the dignity corresponds to specific positions in the lower tier of the senior civil and military hierarchy, such as those of [I]asekretis[/I] (senior secretary) and [I]kleisouraches[/I] (commander of a frontier district).[/QUOTE]
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