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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;seth77, post: 4593422, member: 56653&quot;]Kid&#039;s asleep, wife&#039;s asleep, cats are asleep, so I&#039;m browsing this thread and chipping in with two of my favorite periods: the Late Empire and the Greek Frankokratia.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1137435[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="4">AURELIAN (270-275)</font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">AE25x22mm 3.27g pre-reform antoninian, Siscia mint, 3rd officina, second phase, late autumn or December 272(?)</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed and draped with paludamentum, holding Victory on globe in right hand and eagle-handled pugio on left forearm bust l.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">CONCORDIA MILITVM; Emperor togate stg. r., clasping the hand of Concordia stg. l.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">*T in exergue</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">LV 7428-33, RIC V-1 218corr. <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2201" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coin/2201" rel="nofollow">RIC Temp #2201</a>, 21 specs recorded from 3 obverse dies, obverse die-match with <a href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coinview/2201/247178833?ancre=type-specimen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ric.mom.fr/en/coinview/2201/247178833?ancre=type-specimen" rel="nofollow">LV 7428</a></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">From a series of coins with special bust types, possibly minted to mark Aurelian&#039;s victory against the Palmyra revolt and/or his campaign against the Carpi later that autum or early December 272.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">Jacquier Auction 40, Lot 404.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1137436[/ATTACH]</font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">PHILIPPE de TARANTO as PRINCE and Despot of NEPANTOI and CORFU and PRINCE of ACHAEA (1294/1306-1313)</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">AR19x18mm 0.86g billon denier tournois, Nepanti/Lepanto mint, cca. 1306-1307.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">+ : Ph&#039;S P &#039; ACh &#039; TAR DR &#039;; cross pattee</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">&nbsp; + ⚜ NЄPANTI CIVIS &#039; ; chateau tournois; ⚜ underneath</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="4">Malloy 113, Saulcy XV, 13.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="3"><font size="4">The coinage from of Philippe de Taranto as Prince of Achaea starts at Nepanti as early as 1306 and soon afterwards the type is moved to Glarentza and the series of Nepanti gets discontinued around about 1307. The mint apparently stops minting with Philippe&#039;s reign. The series naming Philippe as Prince of Achaea is scarce. </font></font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font size="3"><font size="4">The coin is part of a collection that was offered by Lanz and Savoca during 2018 and 2019.</font></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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