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<p>[QUOTE="sand, post: 7793461, member: 118540"][USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] That's a nice Byzantine silver coin.</p><p>The Byzantine silver coins are interesting. I've mostly collected the Byzantine bronze coins, because of the scarcity and therefore relatively high cost of nice Byzantine silver coins.</p><p>[USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER] That is a nice Nicephorus II Phocas follis. It's funny, that an Emperor would have the same name, as the infamous Phocas who reigned from 602 AD to 610 AD.</p><p>[USER=93702]@Clavdivs[/USER] That's a really nice Justinian I follis. I like the green patina, and the size.</p><p>Here is one of my Byzantine coins, a Basil II or Constantine VIII coin, a 40 nummus bronze follis, minted from 1023 AD to 1028 AD. It may have been minted, during the last few years of the reign of Basil II. Or, it may have been minted, during the reign of Constantine VIII. It doesn't have a portrait of the Emperor. It doesn't even have the name of the Emperor. Instead, it has a portrait of Jesus Christ. From 969 AD to 1059 AD, none of the Byzantine 40 nummus follis coins bore the portrait or name of the Emperor. This was because of the spirituality of the Emperors of this time period, according to some scholars. On the obverse, near the left edge, it says "EMMANOVHL", which is Greek for "Emmanuel", meaning "God With Us". Also on the obverse, to the left and right of the Jesus Christ portrait, it says "IC XC", which is an abbreviation for "IHSUS XRISTUS", which is Greek for "Jesus Christ". On the reverse, it says "IHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE", which is Greek for "Jesus Christ King Of Kings". Constantinople mint. Class A3. Sear 1818. Diameter = 28 mm. Weight = 9.27 grams.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337895[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sand, post: 7793461, member: 118540"][USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] That's a nice Byzantine silver coin. The Byzantine silver coins are interesting. I've mostly collected the Byzantine bronze coins, because of the scarcity and therefore relatively high cost of nice Byzantine silver coins. [USER=41219]@furryfrog02[/USER] That is a nice Nicephorus II Phocas follis. It's funny, that an Emperor would have the same name, as the infamous Phocas who reigned from 602 AD to 610 AD. [USER=93702]@Clavdivs[/USER] That's a really nice Justinian I follis. I like the green patina, and the size. Here is one of my Byzantine coins, a Basil II or Constantine VIII coin, a 40 nummus bronze follis, minted from 1023 AD to 1028 AD. It may have been minted, during the last few years of the reign of Basil II. Or, it may have been minted, during the reign of Constantine VIII. It doesn't have a portrait of the Emperor. It doesn't even have the name of the Emperor. Instead, it has a portrait of Jesus Christ. From 969 AD to 1059 AD, none of the Byzantine 40 nummus follis coins bore the portrait or name of the Emperor. This was because of the spirituality of the Emperors of this time period, according to some scholars. On the obverse, near the left edge, it says "EMMANOVHL", which is Greek for "Emmanuel", meaning "God With Us". Also on the obverse, to the left and right of the Jesus Christ portrait, it says "IC XC", which is an abbreviation for "IHSUS XRISTUS", which is Greek for "Jesus Christ". On the reverse, it says "IHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE", which is Greek for "Jesus Christ King Of Kings". Constantinople mint. Class A3. Sear 1818. Diameter = 28 mm. Weight = 9.27 grams. [ATTACH=full]1337895[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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