Rare Byzantine coins in your collection

[Yafet Rasnal]

Lovely coin Kevin. Is it yours?

[Pep]

Thank you and yes it is! 

Kevin 

[dolcinus]

If you like "roman" stuff 
16 mmm, 3,7 gr still Heraclius with family 

Note the reverse   

[byzantiumcoins]

Great coin !
At first sight it looks like a contemporary imitation of Sear 891, DOC 266, MIB 244
but despite the retrograde NN it might as well be Imperial.
Byzantiumcoins

[dolcinus]

Thnak you Byzantium 
you got informations about imitation of byzantine coins from Rome mint?
I don't believe so 
Anyway the reverse  is quite common in italian and roman mints 
I'm searching also images of these coins, can you help me to find them?

[byzantiumcoins]

Very often retrograde letters like on your coin indicate the possibility of "irregular" mints
but after looking through the reference books I guess your coin is Imperial.

I have found a similar coin from year 15 sold through CNG some time ago:

I have also checked the fotos in the standard reference works and found one moreÊ similar coin with retrograde NN
It is Tolstoj 437, also struck in year 15
Unfortunately I do not read Russian and thus cannot tell you what he writes about this coin.

Kind regards
byzantiumcoins

Foto from CNG, 152. Electronic auction, lot 242

[dolcinus]

thank you Byz 

[antvwala]

Hi! I have some unpublished trachy. For exemple, this two trachy of Isaac II with two stars in the field, near the emperor. In the first trachy, the two stars are both below under right arm of Isaac. In the second, the two stars are in both side of emperor.

Antvwala

[bakkar]

Here is a coin I am proud of with a comment from
an expert.


Bakkar

[byzantiumcoins]

A coin that has always fascinated me is Sear 85A, a Justin I follis of Nicomedia with manus Dei holding diadem above emperor´s head.
I bought it more than 10 years ago as a "barbaric imitation" 

[joma-tk]

Great coin
Here is a special coin from my collection 
Iustinus and Iustinianus follis Kyzicus mint, Sear 128A
The only specimen I know without a retrograde Z at KYZ
tk

[Glicerman]

Hi i have coin №4 from this site  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/coins/coins.html
4 = 'anonymous' follis Class A2, attributed to Basil II (976-1025).  What is the price actually of this coin?

[Glicerman]

Hi i have coin №4 from this site  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~chrisandpeter/coins/coins.html
4 = 'anonymous' follis Class A2, attributed to Basil II (976-1025).  What is the price actually of this coin and is it rare?

[joma-tk]

In average condition $10-$20
In VF condition $40-80
As in the drawing you submitted could reach $150-200
Very common coin
tk

[joma-tk]

One of the new additions in my collection.
Andronicus III AE Trachy, Thessalonica mint.
Obv Paleologan monogam
Rev St Demetrius and emperor holding large lis on stuff.
Not in Sear. (Grierson 1473)

PS According to our friend "glebe" Ross Glanfield, this is an Andronicus II coin

[Obryzum]

I found a rare Byzantine coin online this week.  Focas 30 nummi, Cyzicus, Sear 666.  The coin is pretty worn, but I like the cadaverous looking face -- perfect for this Emperor. 

I thought I was going to pick it up on the cheap for $11.50, but someone swooped in and bid it up to $164 with only seconds remaining.  This time I had a higher maximum bid - barely.      Maybe the other bidder was someone else who reads this board???
 

[cliff_marsland]

I need to dig up the coin and photograph it sometime - I have what may be a 1/2 follis of Constantine VII.  It would be interesting to get a consensus whether it's a true 1/2 follis or a cut-down regular.  Last time I looked at it, I thought the dies were slightly smaller than a regular follis.

I also was lucky to receive as a Christmas present the same type (not this particular coin, but same type) as http://www.byzantinecoins.com/10917o.jpg

I think the Maurice Grierson's Rome style follis is relatively rare, too.

I have one of the "neatly clipped" Aspron Trachea of Manuel, which don't seem to be super-common. 

Cool Phocas, by the way, I have one from Constantinople, which I picked up a few years ago for a relative bargain, although I can't remember from whom I bought it.

[joma-tk]

As you may know, there have been noted some rare specimens of John II AE half tetarteron, Sear 1954, where Christ is depicted
with his right hand raised in benediction while at the normal coin  both his hands hold the book of Gospels.
Recently I found a specimen with the raised hand.
Below I present two pictures one of the normal coin and one with the raised in benediction right hand.
tk

[Obryzum]

Quite honestly, I do not know how "rare" this assarion is.  According to Sear this is one of the rarest in the Andronicus II - Michael IX series.  I have looked in the archives for other specimens and google shows me that there is at least one in coinarchives, but I am not a coinarchives pro subscriber, so I cannot access the file.  Sear 2451.

[joma-tk]

Lately I added this coin to my collection.
It is worn and unattractive, but:
1. It does not exist in better condition than this one (not by far at least)
2. The opportunity to find a specimen is at the most once per year.
3. Approx. 20 specimens have beed recorded
So I got it
Iustinus I AE follis, Kyzicus mint, Sear 96
INS : fourth indiction, year 525/526
If I am not wrong, this is the first dated Byzantine coin
tk

[Geta]

I'd like to present a recent addition to my byzantine collection -
Andronicus II Ae trachy, Thessalonica mint. Sear 2487
Another thing about this coin which pleases me as much
as it's rarity is it's condition, not very common for those types I guess