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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [001]7.46 grams
27.2 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976) SEAR 1793
Overstruck on a follis of Constantine VII, Sear 1761
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [002]6.69 grams
26.0 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976) SEAR 1793
Overstruck on a follis of Nicepheros II, S-1782 (?)cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [003]6.8 grams
23.0 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976) SEAR 1793
Overstruck on a follis of Nicepheros II, either S-1782 or 1783cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [004]6.26 grams
24.9 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976) SEAR 1793
Overstruck on a follis of Nicepheros II, either S-1782 or 1783cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [005]4.72 grams
21.0 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976) SEAR 1793
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [012]4.22 grams
23.21 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976); SEAR 1793
Overstruck on an earlier follis of Nicephorus II Phocas; S-1782cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [012]5.66 grams
22.03 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976) SEAR 1793
Overstruck on an earlier follis of Nicephorus II Phocas, prob. Sear 1782 or 1783
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 [013]4.10 grams
20.65 mm
Attributed to JOHN I, TZIMISCES (969-976) SEAR 1793
Overstruck on an earlier follis of Nicephorus II Phocas, prob. Sear 1782 or 1783
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 - Imitative [001]6.88 grams
26.3 mm
Imitative anonymous follis imitating the official Class A type under John I. Possibly of Balkan, or Asia Minor origin. Struck ca. 970 – 980 AD. Double struck, with crude, retrograde, and/or blundered legends on both obverse and reverse.

See Lampinen Imitative p. 154 for a similar imitative pieces where he writes, "The second phase of Balkan coinage production goes into high gear with the introduction of the anonymous follis series during the reign of John I (969 - 976). The explicit Christian imagery must have struck a chord with the recently converted Balkan masses because the official mint issues were accompanied by a fair quantity of copies, to meet the excess demand. These Christian issues would also be the prototypes for the initial coinage of several medieval Christian states, such as the first Crusader issues of Edessa and Antioch, medieval Armenia and distant Georgia in the Caucasus."
(photo and comments courtesy FORVM Ancient Coins)
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A1 - Imitative [002]6.03 grams
24.8 mm
Imitative anonymous follis imitating the official Class A type under John I. Possibly of Balkan, or Asia Minor origin. Struck ca. 970 – 980 AD. Double struck, with crude, retrograde, and/or blundered legends on both obverse and reverse.

See Lampinen Imitative p. 154 for a similar imitative pieces where he writes, "The second phase of Balkan coinage production goes into high gear with the introduction of the anonymous follis series during the reign of John I (969 - 976). The explicit Christian imagery must have struck a chord with the recently converted Balkan masses because the official mint issues were accompanied by a fair quantity of copies, to meet the excess demand. These Christian issues would also be the prototypes for the initial coinage of several medieval Christian states, such as the first Crusader issues of Edessa and Antioch, medieval Armenia and distant Georgia in the Caucasus."
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A2 [001]16.01 grams
35.65 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 61 commentscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A2 [003]19.26 grams
33.0 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 14
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A2 [004]12.51 grams
30.67 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 32 (crosses in nimbus, on Gospel, and above/below reverse legend)
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [001]8.88 grams
26.48 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 24a
"Manus Dei" die break above headcmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [002]8.88 grams
24.9 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 24cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [003]8.46 grams
27.48 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 24cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [004]16.0 grams
26.87 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 41cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [005]11.53 grams
29.0 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 41 (?)cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [006]9.16 grams
28 x 25 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 32cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [008]14.42 grams
30.73 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 40cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [009]10.34 grams
29.5 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: 45cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class A3 [010]6.57 grams
24.9 mm
Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)
DOC: poss. 22 or 29 (ornamentation on Bible indistinct)
Overstruck, but undertype uncertaincmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [001]5.34 grams
28.44 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [002]12.62 grams
29.68 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823
overstruck on a Class A follis1 commentscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [003]12.01 grams
31.55 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [004]10.95 grams
30.93 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823
overstruck, undertype visible on both sidescmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [005]11.66 grams
28.5 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [006]6.09 grams
22.4 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823
"Mardin" type 16var counterstampcmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [007]10.85 grams
31.0 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823
Overstruck on a class A follis, undertype visible on both sidescmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class B [008]6.23 grams
26.4 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS III ARGYRUS (1028-1034)
SEAR 1823
Double struck obverse, and overstruck on a class A follis, undertype legend visible on reversecmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [001]7.04 grams
29.4 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
overstruck on a Class B folliscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [002]8.58 grams
28.67 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
overstruck on a Class B folliscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [003]10.93 grams
31.3 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [004]9.28 grams
30.6 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [005]13.53 grams
32.8 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [006]7.88 grams
29.1 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [007]11.91 grams
32.47 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
overstruck / doublestruckcmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class C [008]7.20 grams
27.3 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL IV (1034-1041)
SEAR 1825
overstruck on a Class B follis1 commentscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class D [001]8.14 grams
27.45 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE IX (1041-1042)
SEAR 1836
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class D [002]6.18 grams
28.24 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE IX (1041-1042)
SEAR 1836
traces of Class C undertype on reversecmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class D [005]7.31 grams
26.41 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE IX (1041-1042)
SEAR 1836
overstruck on a class C folliscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class E [001]6.12 grams
26.0 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1855
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class E [002]10.81 grams
27.3 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1855
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class E [003]5.64 grams
26.0 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1855
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class E [004]5.99 grams
25.22 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1855
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class E [005]4.02 grams
25.49 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1855
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class E [006]4.71 grams
26.3 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1855
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class F [001]8.35 grams
27.1 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1856cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class F [002]8.41 grams
27.7 mm
Attributed to CONSTANTINE X (1059-1067)
SEAR 1856cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class F [004]5.77 grams
27.0 mm
Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)
Sear 1856
overstruck on a (probably) class E anonymous follis
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class F [005]5.24 grams
25.0 mm
Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)
Sear 1856
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class F [006]8.40 grams
27.43 mm
Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)
Overstruck on a Class E follis of Constantine X
Sear 1856
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class G [001]5.82 grams
24.67 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS IV (1068-1071)
SEAR 18671 commentscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class G [002]8.36 grams
25.9 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS IV (1068-1071)
SEAR 1867

double striking evident on obv.cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class G [003]7.75 grams
26.45 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS IV (1068-1071)
SEAR 1867cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class G [004]6.82 grams
24.54 mm
Attributed to ROMANUS IV (1068-1071)
SEAR 1867
overstruck on an earlier follis of Constantine X - SB 1854cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class H [001]7.22 grams
25.7 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078)
SEAR 1880

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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class H [002]4.92 grams
27.6 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078)
SEAR 1880cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class H [003]7.12 g
28.0 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078)
SEAR 1880
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class H [004]5.84 g
23.0 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078)
SEAR 1880
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class H [005]5.49 g
22.0 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078)
SEAR 1880cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class H [006]5.13 g
23.0 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078)
SEAR 1880cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class H [007]5.64 g
23.1 mm
Attributed to MICHAEL VII DUCAS (1071-1078)
SEAR 1880cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class I [001]4.96 grams
25.5 mm
Attributed to NICEPHORUS III (1078-1081)
SEAR 1889
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class I [002]4.74 grams
24.7 mm
Attributed to NICEPHORUS III (1078-1081)
SEAR 1889

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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class I [003]4.32 grams
24.29 mm
Attributed to NICEPHORUS III (1078-1081)
SEAR 1889cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class J [001]6.78 grams
24.2 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 1900 cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class J [002]5.13 grams
22.2 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118) SEAR 1900 cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class J [003]6.83 grams
26.7 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 1900
overstruck on a Class I follis
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class J [004]8.0 grams
24.5 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 1900 cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class J [005]7.85 grams
26.4 mm
Attributed to Alexius I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
Overstruck on a Class I follis of Nicephorus III, itself possibly struck over a class H follis of Michal VII Ducas
Sear 1900
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [001]5.56 grams
25.7 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 19011 commentscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [002]3.28 grams
27.0 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 1901cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [003]8.01 grams
25.8 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 1901
multiple "Mardin" type countermarks:
Types 1 and 13, plus one unidentifiable2 commentscmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [004]3.18 grams
26.1 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 1901
traces of undertype visible, but indistinctcmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [005]6.34 grams
25.25 mm
Attributed to ALEXIUS I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
SEAR 1901cmcdon0923

Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [007]5.58 grams
25.25 mm
Attributed to Alexius I, Comnenus (1081-1118)
Overstruck on an earlier Class J follis of Alexius I, Comnenus
Sear 1901
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Byzantine Anonymous Follis: Class K [999] Although an example of the relatively common class "K" follis, this one is overstruck on the very scarce class "J" type follis. Unfortunately, the coin was lost in the mail on its way to me, so I thought I'd at least post the picture from the dealer's website, as it's all I'll ever have by which to remember it. cmcdon0923

Classification of Byzantine Anonymous FollesA "virtual coin tray" representing the major classes of anonymous folles, from examples in my collection.cmcdon0923

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