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<p>[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 7795753, member: 84905"]Yes, there is an article "Imitations of 11th century Byzantine coins found on the Taman Peninsula", by Alexander Basok in The Celeator, Vol 12, No. 11, Nov. 1998, which confirms this. Apparently, studies by Russian scholars also identified coins of John I Tzimisces (969-976) as models, but most of the Tmutarakan coins imitate Basil II and Constantine VIII. </p><p><br /></p><p>The latter two were brothers-in-law of Vladimir the Saint. He supported them in 985 by crushing a rebellion in Asia Minor, which had threatened the entire empire. In 988, Vladimir accepted Christianity, but in 989 he turned against Basil II and Constantine VIII, sacking Khersonaesis, which never recovered, while trade shifted to Tmutarakan. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also have this piece, which is made of copper:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338421[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A poor silver/billon specimen</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338422[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Copper</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338423[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338424[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tejas, post: 7795753, member: 84905"]Yes, there is an article "Imitations of 11th century Byzantine coins found on the Taman Peninsula", by Alexander Basok in The Celeator, Vol 12, No. 11, Nov. 1998, which confirms this. Apparently, studies by Russian scholars also identified coins of John I Tzimisces (969-976) as models, but most of the Tmutarakan coins imitate Basil II and Constantine VIII. The latter two were brothers-in-law of Vladimir the Saint. He supported them in 985 by crushing a rebellion in Asia Minor, which had threatened the entire empire. In 988, Vladimir accepted Christianity, but in 989 he turned against Basil II and Constantine VIII, sacking Khersonaesis, which never recovered, while trade shifted to Tmutarakan. I also have this piece, which is made of copper: [ATTACH=full]1338421[/ATTACH] A poor silver/billon specimen [ATTACH=full]1338422[/ATTACH] Copper [ATTACH=full]1338423[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1338424[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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