Interesting follis . Nicephorus III ?

[Vladislav D]

anyone recognize this coin 22mm  2.7 gr

[byzcoll]

Hi,

it looks like being from the time of Nicephorus III, but it does not fit the types of official folles. Also the style is very crude. May be it is imitative or from one of the usurpers of the time.

byzcoll

[Vladislav D]

It's already for three or four months, I fry mine mind trying to find any information about this coin i posted it in several forums , two in this one ( https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=78325.msg491500#msg491500 ) , and asked few coin dealers . No luck , nobody don't know what is it . I found a few coins a bit like mine , but only slightly. This another one from CNG  , listed as Theodore Gabras(?). Duke of Trebizond, circa late 1080s-1126  (22mm, 1.80 g )  . And  again not exactly like mine , but I think close .

Hi,

it looks like being from the time of Nicephorus III, but it does not fit the types of official folles. Also the style is very crude. May be it is imitative or from one of the usurpers of the time.

byzcoll

So, maybe it's the right direction  

[Vladislav D]

 Almost year later , I finally found two others coins of this type . Both from John J. Slocum collection .The owner of this two coins and I   came to the conclusion that this coins is most probably unknown crusader issue and probably from Edessa , as we find similar reverse crosses on Edessian coins  . Also we found that our coins have on obverse IC - X ,  instead of IC-XC .  I hope that more examples , with a provenance,  will point to the area of  issue .



22.8mm,  2.20g                                         20.6mm, 2.77g                                       22mm, 2.7 g

[Vladislav D]

Another example of this coin  has turned up . 24 mm . Weight unknown .  All this coins come from the same area - Lebanon, Syria .

[Vladislav D]

And another one . I think that the  owner is from Lebanon , and all his coins very likely came from the  local finds .
19 mm.  ,  1.65 gr.

[Vladislav D]

Another one . 2,1 g ; 19 mm
Note that all coins have  characteristic IC - X ,  instead of IC-XC .

[Obryzum]

Interesting!

[quadrans]

 Yes I agree ,
 It is very interesting..

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 Q.