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Offline Paleologos

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #100 on: January 17, 2015, 07:01:21 am »
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #101 on: September 14, 2015, 05:58:24 am »
Here are a rare sb 1943 for John II.

A coin that is seen very infrequently ! so important to keep in archives

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #102 on: September 16, 2015, 05:12:38 pm »
Interesting example, CLBC says about 40-50 copies known. I do not always agree with the rarity system of the catalog but he lists this as rarity 4 and says even though Sear listed it as common he only found one for sale in the past few years.
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #103 on: September 17, 2015, 03:02:57 am »
I saw the 5 copies of the coins on sale for the last 3 years. I have 2 copies of the coins in his collection.
One of them is found in Cyprus, as this coin too.
I think the rating R4 corresponds to the reality.

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #104 on: September 17, 2015, 04:51:04 am »
Five years ago, I was outbidden on this one.
I think it was found in Cyprus as well.

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #105 on: November 19, 2015, 05:27:15 pm »
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #106 on: November 19, 2015, 07:03:49 pm »
Mine is kind of rare.  It is #148 in the Bendall Revue Numismatique. 1/8 constantine xi stavraton

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #107 on: November 21, 2015, 04:22:44 pm »
Nice coin at  good price

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #108 on: November 21, 2015, 05:25:04 pm »
Sear 2217
John Comnenus Ducas
1237-1242AE trachy 21mm 1.56gr.,6h
Thessalonica mint.
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #109 on: November 25, 2015, 10:33:31 pm »
Lovely coin,  not a series of John I have spent much time looking at. The obverse is a stretched wing, what does this represent do you think?

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #110 on: December 08, 2015, 11:56:25 am »

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #111 on: December 09, 2015, 12:22:50 pm »
This John VIII 1/8 stav is from the Constantine XI hoard so it is pictured, weighed, described in the Simon Bendall's "The coinage of Constantine XI" published in Revue Numismatique.  This John VIII is coin #64 in the hoard, so I have this and my Constantine XI (#148) from that hoard.  All known John VIII 1/8 stavraton come from this hoard or the Corlu hoard acording to Bendall.  There were 16 of this type in the Constantine XI hoard.

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #112 on: April 12, 2016, 07:07:10 pm »
I just got this coin, and the auctioneer called it rare.  It is a silver 1/2 siliqua of Justinian I.  On the coin flip it is called a 1/2 siliqua

"Justinian I (527-565 AD). AR 1/2-Siliqua (14-15 mm, 1.08 g), Carthage, 534-565 AD.
Obv. D N IVSTINI-ANVS PP AI, pearl-diademed and draped bust right.
Rev. VOT / MVL / HTI within wreath.
Ex. CONOS.
Sear 253."
 
Different, being a Byzantine coin from Carthage.  "Issued at Carthage after the reconquest of the African province from the Vandals by Belisarius."  --Brian
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #113 on: November 28, 2016, 11:10:17 am »
I like this thread and I think it is worth keeping alive. I just read it again from the beginning.

Here is a rare one I picked up this summer. This is the auction houses picture. I am going to reshoot my collection in the upcoming months.

Isaac Comnenus. Usurper in Cyprus, 1185-1191. Æ Tetarteron (20mm, 2.39 g, 6h).  Struck 1187-1191(?). Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Crowned facing bust of Isaac, holding cruciform scepter and akakia. DOC 7; SB 1994. VF, green patina. Rare.
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #114 on: March 14, 2017, 08:11:46 pm »
Excellent sample of its type

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #115 on: March 15, 2017, 05:05:21 am »
Thank You Jason, Welcome to the board.
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #116 on: June 25, 2017, 12:59:58 pm »
Justin I and Justinian
Sear 128 variety = Hahn 8 variety.
Crosses either side of M. Cross above. Officina number B below. In ex: NIKM
Sear does not mention the cross above head. Sear 128 is illustrated without the cross-above-head. 40-nummia.
The cross is neither mentioned nor illustrated by Hahn 8 (plate 12). DO 12 neither mentions nor illustrates a cross-above-head.
32-30 mm. 14.94 grams.
Cross above head visible.
B below M.
Unlisted. Possibly unique with the cross-above-head.

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #117 on: June 28, 2017, 10:02:49 am »
That orange patina also makes that coin very attractive, nice coin Warren.
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #118 on: December 31, 2017, 07:18:01 pm »
Andronicus III, AE assarion. Constantinople. 1328-1341 AD. ANDPONIKOC, Andronicus, standing, holding sceptre / Cross with v-shaped leaves on ends. Sear 2481. DOC 912. LBC 831.

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #119 on: April 30, 2019, 12:25:43 pm »
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #120 on: December 13, 2020, 08:58:27 am »
Did not realize how rare this coin was until I got it.  I have found no image on Wildwinds and one image on LabarumSear puts it at a higher value but I am uncertain how he got that price when no examples seem to be avaiable.


Theodore II (Magn.) AE Tetarteron SBCV-2146 DOC IV 14

OBV- Star in Crescent

REV- Full length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision and Chalmys; holds in r hand labarum headed scepter. In l.Globus .

Size 19.36

Weight 1.8gm

DOC notes one example, no weight given size 19x16
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #121 on: December 13, 2020, 11:31:26 am »
John Comnenus-Ducas. As emperor of Thessalonica, 1237-1242. Æ Half Tetarteron (1,04 gr.). Thessalonica mint. + Iω Δ/KOMNH/NOC O ΔO/VKAC in four lines / Cross potent on two steps; barred IC-XC across field. DOC 13; SB 2224,CLBC V.Marchev 14.30.3
The coin is minted in 1242-1244 

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« Reply #122 on: December 13, 2020, 01:49:29 pm »
I have a version of that as well, I was noticing how they differed. Weight is near same but the reverse legend is not the same.  These are found concaved as well. Both yours and mine agree with Hendys observation  that they are tetartera.

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Here is our coins side by side.
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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #123 on: December 13, 2020, 01:57:34 pm »

I read kitov's  coin: Ιω/ ΔΕCΠ(Ο)/ ΤΗCΚ/ ΟΜΝ

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Re: Rare Byzantine coins in your collection
« Reply #124 on: March 11, 2023, 09:30:49 pm »
I was with my Dad in 1972 in Carthage. He bought a bunch of uncleaned "Roman" coins. I recently "cleaned" enough to identify - some late Roman, some Arab, some Byzantine (all minted in Carthage), some imitations, and a lot of vandal coinage. This little silver coin turned out to be a surprise. SB#872 Heraclius 1/2 Siliqua, Carthage.

Reverse is Her. Const. and Martina, with cross between.

Obverse is Heraclius, looking like Darth Vader here. It was solid smooth black all around when I started.


 

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