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Dear members;
I received on my IPhone[i am in travel] photo of this coin and i wonder if it;s Byzantine or Crusader's coin?Help for ID is highly appreciated[duke of Gabras??]
New issue?? ??? ???
All the bests
PS:Sorry about size & weight,i don't have-Thks
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It looks like an anonymous Byzantine follis with gibberish on the reverse. An imitation??
Shawn
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Great Thanks Shawn for your comment +++
Any idea about the meaning of the greek legend on Reverse?
All the bests
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I have no idea what this is, or even (if imitative) whether it is pretending to be Byzantine or Crusader. The symbols on the reverse are meaningless. It's certainly not imitating an anonymous follis, because there is a ruler's portrait on the obverse, not Christ. The reverse vaguely reminds me of the 14th century Politikon coinage, but there isn't really a Politikon issue that looks anything like your coin. Size and weight might help narrow the search.
Bill R.
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Great Thanks Bill R.for your comment and great help +++
All the bests
PS:Unfortunately i don't have size or weight because i received only photo ::)
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It looks very similar to your coin
25 mm 4.3 g
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=97168.0 (https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=97168.0)
Regards ,
Vlad .
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Finally i have full data of this coin AE 23mm-3,6g
it looks very close to Alexius I [Sear -Rev.of 1929}??
Thanks in advance for all help
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I'm quite confused. SBCV 1929 has a bust of Christ on the obverse and even the reverse of Sear 1929 doesn't look like your coin (the emperor's robes are different). What was wrong with the Edessa suggestion that Vlad made, which I thought seemed promising?
Bill R.
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The coin and Emperor robe look byzantine?
Any way great thanks for your contribution +++
All the bests
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