Your favorite coins by century.

Louis the Pious, King of the Franks and Carolingian Emperor (814-840 AD)
AR Denier
Obv: + H LVDOVVICVS IMP, legend around cross with pellets
Rev: + XPISTIANA RELIGIO, legend around temple, cross in temple
Unknown mint, struck 822-840 AD
Ref: MEC 794

 

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Great coins, fellas!!

=> keep 'em comin'

 

this byzantine leo vi coin was issued between 886 and 912, but i'll go ahead and post it here in the 8th century.




this byzantine lev v and costantine v was minted 813-820.

 

chrsmat => those are a couple of sweet offerings!! (coincidentally, I'm gonna be showing my Leo VI "tomorrow", so he'll have good representation!!)

Cheers brother

 

Well, apparently it is tomorrow already, so ...

=> BRING-ON THE 10th-CENTURY A.D.

As I stated to chrsmat yesterday, I am posting my Leo VI today (this particular ruler's reign straddles the 9th and 10th centuries) ...

Leo VI the Wise. Æ Follis
Constantinople mint
886-912 AD
Struck 908-912 AD
Diameter: 25 mm
Weight: 6.40 grams
Obverse: Crowned bust facing, holding akakia
Reverse: +LЄOҺ/ ЄҺ ӨЄO ЬA/SILЄVS R/OmЄOҺ in four lines
Reference: DOC 8; SB 1729
Other: 6h ... rough red-brown surfaces

 

mine must be 10th century also stevex, i noticed yours says struck between 908-912, so probably mine was also, and not earlier in leo's reign.

 

My 10th century coin here over laps a little..

Byzantine Empire..
Anonymous..976 - 1028..AD..
Bronze Follis
Obv.Facing bust of Christ Jesus, holding the book of Gosples..
Rev. "IHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE"
33mm x 16.60 g.

 

I think I'm done here until 12th century

 

I only have one more to post and it's from the 11th Century.

 

this could be 10th century...



reverse is blank.

china, northern song
jing de yuan bao (988-1022 ad)
emperor zhen zong


this also could be 10th century, but I guess they were minted between about 800-1000 ad.

shahi kings of Kabul

 

Yup, it's that magical day once again ... next century day!!

=> BRING-ON THE 11th-CENTURY A.D.

Anonymous Folles, Basil II & Constantine VIII Æ26
Constantinople mint
circa 1020-1028
Diameter: 26 mm (Class A3)
Weight: 7.04 grams
Obverse: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Reverse: Legend in four lines; ornament above and below
Reference: DOC A2.40; SB 1818
Other: 6h … dark gray-brown and red-brown patina




NOTE => Eng posted a similar coin for the 10th Century AD (there is overlap)

 

Here is my only one for this century and my last for this thread.

ROMANUS III Follis
OBVERSE: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in centre of dotted square on book
REVERSE: IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps
Struck at Constantinople 1028-34AD
9.5g, 29mm
SB 1823

 

Romanus III. 1028-1034 AD. Class B anonymous follis, 1028-1034 AD. Constantinople. 10.6g, 31.81mm

OBV: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in center of dotted square on book.

REV: IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross on three steps.

REF: SB 1823.

 

My favorite coin's from the 11th. century are gold....

Byzantine Empire..
Romanus lV Diogenes 1068- 1071..AD..
AV Histamenon (Trachy)
Obv. Michael Vll in center, Costantius on left and Andronicus on right..
Rev.Christ Jesus standing on footstool wearing nimbus cross , crowning
Romanus left, Eudocia on right wearing loros and holding cross on globe between them.
IC left, XC on right,
Mint..Constantinople..
28mm x 4.43 g.

 

My second 11th. century coin...Gold..

Byzantine Empire..
Michael Vll ..1071 - 1078..AD..
AV Histamenon Nomisma..
Obv. Bust of Christ Jesus facing right, holding 4 gospels, hands raised in benediction.
To left IC - right- XC
Rev. Mixana Racia bust facing bearded, wearing, crowning, holding loros and labarum..
Mint..Constantinople..
29mm x 4.36 g.

 

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Eng! Those are some fine coins.

 

well, ENG wins the eleventh century!

 

here's my a few of my 11th century favs...

chalukyas of gujarat
gadhaiya pasia






and this northern song coin...



reverse is blank.

xi ning yuan bao, seal sript
emperor shen zong
1068-1085

 

well, i'm not going to be around for the rest of the weekend, so i'm going to go ahead and post my 12th century coins...i think it's pretty much time anyway.





hungary
bella iii
1172-1196

o: madonna with christ child (the pea pod!)
r: bela iii and stephen iii

this byzantine coin







manuel i comneneus
1143-1180
o:virgin
r: manuel


and this coin



reverse blank.

northern song
chong ning zhong bao
10 cash (33 mm)
1101-1112 ad

 

Right-on, chrsmat71 ... it's time to move onto the next century ...

BRING-ON THE 12th-CENTURY A.D.

ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk), Zangids (al-Mawsil), Saif al-Din Ghazi II
Æ Dirhem
AH 565-576 / AD 1170-1180
Dated AH 567 (AD 1171/2)
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 13.21 grams
Obverse: Draped young male bust facing slightly left, wearing hair in foreknot; above, winged figures flanking; AH date to right and left
Reverse: Name and titles of Saif al-Din Ghazi II in five lines and in outer margins
Reference: Whelan Type I, 174-5; S&S Type 60.3; Album 1861.1
Other: 7h … brown patina.
from the J.P. Righetti Collection