Your favorite coins by century.

I bowl two evenings per week on league. Love it.

I'm going to re-take the image of that coin. The color is way off and Doug pointed out that the reverse is upside down. I'll post it again when and if the image is any better.

 

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Well, this little thing is awfully hard to photograph, but, for tonight, this is the best I can do:

 

The new photo makes the coin seem worth collecting while the first failed to make that clear. Good job.

 

Did a small coin show today, only 10 dealers, the other 10, from the South got snowed out..for a small show it was busy all day and sold a bunch of coins, Sorry Modern coins..

My 5th. and part of 6th century..
Anastasius..491-518..AD..
Ae follis..
Obv. Diademed draped, cuirassed, bust of Anastasius right.
Rev. Large M between two stars,cross above..
Mint..Constantinople..
Monster.36mm x 18.81 g..
Dark green with lite desert patina..

 

Thanks, Doug. But this coin is so hard to photograph. Perhaps tomorrow in the daylight.

 

I too have a Leo I lion, but I'll refrain from posting it. I dont want to take any attention away from Bing's Leo lion

 

yup => ya gotta chose your three-coins-per-decade wisely ... again Jango, you're kinda like a kid in a candy-store now that we've gotten to your niche-decade, eh?

 

I did, but there's nothing in the OP explicitly saying I can't post my coins that aren't my top-three per century favorites

After reading the OP though, I had forgotten this:

In a nutshell:

Johannes: In 423, Emperor Honorius died. An official of his elevated Johannes to Augustus of the West. Theo II of the East got a hissy-fit, sent in an army, and Johannes was painfully and publicly executed.

Valentinian III: After the death of the above usurper, Val III was proclamed Western emperor. He indulged himself and goofed around for 30 years as the Western Roman Empire was being broken apart by Germanic tribes. Killed who was probably the most popular guy of that time and was assassinated himself shortly after.

Libius Severus: He kept the Western throne warm for four years until he died in 465 AD. That's pretty much it for him!

(Oh and the monogram on the reverse of Libius Severus is of his top general and emperor-maker, Ricimer, the first barbarian to be honored with something like a monogram on a Roman coin. Around Ricimer's time as unofficial ruler, I noticed they stopped showing barbarians being trampled, tied up, dragged, or otherwise being embarrassed on coinage of the West. Coincidence? I don't think so! )

 

Oh-boy, oh-boy!! ... yup, it's been two days

=> BRING-ON THE "6TH-CENTURY A.D."

Justinian I AE Follis
Date: Year 32 (558-559 A.D.)
Diameter: 30.7 mm
Weight: 17.3 grams
Obverse: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian I, holding globus cruciger and shield
Reverse: Large M

 

My second x 6th-Century offering is good ol' Mo-T (oh, but please don't mention his non-nose, he's very sensitive about it!!)

Maurice Tiberius Æ Follis
Theoupolis (Antioch) mint
582-602, Dated RY 9 (590/1)
Diameter: 28 mm
Weight: 11.34 grams
Obverse: Crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter
Reverse: Large m; cross above, A/N/N/O Ч/IIII; τHЄЧP’
Reference: DOC 160; MIBE 95Ab; SB 532
Other: 6h … brown patina

 

Steve great coins, i see you had some "Canadian" bacon on that yummy pizza, you know we all love bacon around here..

My next coin rolls over two century..
5th and 6th century..
Sassanian
Khusro ll
591- 628..AD..Silver Dirham
31mm x 4.11g.

 

I just remembered this one,
Constans ll..
641-668..AD.
Ae half follis
Obv. crowned bust facing,holding globus cruciger..
Rev. large XX, cross between, CRTS
17 mm x 5.64 g.

 

I only own three coins from the 6th Century AD, so I guess they are my favorites. I am not a big fan of Byzantine coinage and after these three coins, I will not be able to play until he 12th Century AD roles around:

JUSTINIAN I AE Half Follis
OBVERSE: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield with horseman motif, cross to right
REVERSE: Large K, ANNO to left, chi-rho above, regnal year XVIIII to right, mintmark NI
Struck at Nicomedia 545-6 AD
10.2g, 25mm
SB 0203

 

JUSTINIAN I AE Follis
OBVERSE: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust right
REVERSE: Large M, star to left, cross above, star right, officina letter below, mintmark CON
Struck at Constantinople, 527-65 AD
10g, 28mm
SB 160

 

JUSTIN II AE Half Follis
OBVERSE: D N IVSTINVS P P AVG, Justin on left, Sophia on right, seated facing on double-throne, both nimbate, Justin holding cross on globe, Sophia holding sceptre, sometimes with cross between their heads, sometimes with vine pattern below
REVERSE: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year to right, officina letter below, mintmark NIKO
Struck at Nicomedia 565-578 AD
12.9g, 29mm
SB 369

 

My 6th century favorites (excluding my gold ):
City of Ravenna, Ostrogothic Kingdom
AE decanummium
Obv: FELIX R-AVENNA, turreted head of Ravenna right
Rev: Monogram of Ravenna within wreath, X below
Rome mint (494-526 AD)
Ref:COI 78a


Theodahad, Ostrogothic Kingdom (reigned 534-536 AD)
AE Decanummium
Obv: INVICT-A ROMA, Roma helmeted, bust right
Rev: DN THEODAHATHVS REX in four lines within wreath, X below
Rome mint
Ref: BMC Vandals, 16


Justinian I , Byzantine Empire
AE decanummium
Obv: DN IVSTINIANVS PP AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe and shield
Rev: Large I, ANNO (year) in left field, XXXVII (37) in three lines in right field,
Ravenna mint, struck 564 AD
Ref: SB 326

 

Aahaha => Eng, my awesome West-Coast friend ... you came too early with this baby!!

=> this is a "7th-Century" keeper ... duck-n-cover and bring-out this winner in two days!!

=> You rock, brother!! (cheers)

 

here's my favorite 6th century coin, a 547-548 justinian i (year 11) follis.







this pics shows a 6th century double play, justinain i half follis (year 13? 549-550) and a justin ii and sophia half follis (year 5...569-570)

 

I've only got one legit sixth century.


Tiberius II Constantine, 578-582 AD. AE Decanummium, Ravenna. DM TIb CONSTANT PP AVG, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding cross on globe / Large I, cross to left, cross to right, all within wreath. SB 472, DOC 66.

 

Welcome to the next Century. I will kick-off the 7th Century with this junk box find.

Heraclius was Byzantine Emperor from 610 to 641. According to Wikipedia, he was responsible for introducing Greek as the Eastern Empire's official language. He apparently reorganized the Byzantine imperial administration and the imperial armies and strengthened the Empire in the process.


Byzantine Empire
Heraclius
A.D. 610-641
Æ 6 Nummi
1.77 grams, 15.7 mm
Obv: Cross potent
Rev: Large S