Scyphates were Byzantine cup shaped coins starting in the 10th century. There were made in all metals and continued for several hundred years late into the empire. Andronicus I Billon Aspron trachy 1183 to 1185 AD Constantinople Mint Obvs: MP OV, The Virgin facing on dias, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium. She holds infant Christ. Revs: ANΔPONIKOC ΔЄCΠOTHC, Christ on right crowning Andronicus, who holds labarum and globus. 30mm, 3.8g. Ref: Sear 1985 Lets see some Scyphates!
Awesome animation, bet that took awhile to do. Nice coin too. I just have a few. ISAAC II ANGELUS (1185-95 A.D.) Billon Aspron TRACHY O: MP ThV, The Virgin seated on a throne, facing. She holds a nimbate head of the infant Christ facing. R: I/CAA/KI/OC DEC/PO/TH/C, Isaac standing facing, holding a cruciform scepter and akakia. Constantinople mint, 1185 - 1195 A.D. 4.93g SB 2003, BMC 19-31 ANDRONICUS I COMNENUS (1183 - 1185 A.D.) TRACHY O: MP - ΘV. The Theotokos (Virgin Mary) standing facing on dais, holding bust of the infant Christ. R: ANΔPONIKOC ΔECΠOTHC / IC - XC. Andronicus standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, being crowned by Christ to right, holding Gospels. Constantinople Mint 2.95 sb 1985 Manuel I, (1143-1180 A.D.) Billon Trachy O.: Christ, bearded, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, colobium, Gospels in left; no stars; in field / IC – XC R.: MANYHΛ ∆ECΠ; the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) standing facing at right, crowning the emperor standing at left, holding labarum and globus cruciger; M above Mary's outstretched hand. Constantinople mint, 1167 - 1183 A.D. 28mm 4.1g SB 1966
Great job portraying your Scyphate and info! Here is my only Scyphate from the BYZ...just to have one: BYZ Manuel I Comnenus 1143-1180 CE Aspron Trachy 35mm 4-6g Christ Gospels Labaran globus cruciger Virgin maphorium SB 1966 scyphate Obtained from The Hand of @John Anthony. I also have another Scyphate from Sogdiana: Sogdiana - Hyrcodes 3rd-4thCE AR Scyphate Obol or Reduced Drachm 12mm 0.56g Bukhara mint Male-Deity BMC Baktria p118 Note: This coin was pulled from the Black Hole that surrounds @John Anthony
Excellent choice for a very special image treatment! I may have to try that someday. 'All metals' includes electrum ...and whatever was lying around when the workmanship didn't matter. These are better than many of their ilk. Theodore of Nicaea 1204-1222 AD Bulgarian imitation of Alexius III
Manuel I, AD 1143-1180 Billon trachy, 30mm, 2.7g, 6h; Constantinople mint, AD 1167-1183. Obv.: Christ, bearded, seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium, colobium, Gospels in left; no stars; in field / IC – XC Rev.: MANYHΛ ∆ECΠ; the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) standing facing at right, crowning the emperor standing at left, holding labarum and globus cruciger; M above Mary's outstretched hand.
Awesome animation, this will be the go-to page to explain scyphates to newbies! And they will then be well-prepared for the storage difficulties... Some of my faves (most with obverse and reverse mislabeled): John II Comnenus (1118-1143) Isaac Comnenus. Usurper in Cyprus, 1185-1191 (rare) Theodore I Comnenus-Lascaris (Nicaea, 1208-1222) Andronicus II Badass Paleologus (1282-1328)
