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Pseudo-Byzantine: Anonymous (ca. 640-670) Æ Follis, Syria/Palenstine (Goodwin Type H; cf. Numismatik Naumann Auction 11, Lot 741)Obv: Facing imperial bust with long beard holding globus cruciger; heavily blundered legend around perhaps intended as INPÐ„R – BCONST
Rev: M with Î“ officina below and cross above, ANO – II/I/Ð§ either side; NÐ„O in exergueQuant.Geek

Kingdom of Thessalonica: Theodoros Comnenus-Ducas (1224-1230) Æ Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear 2165; DOC IV Type D, 7; Lianta 329-31)Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimbate, seated upon throne without back; right hand raised in benediction, holds Gospel in left hand; pellet normally in each limb of nimbus cross; star to right above throne
Rev: ΘЄOΔШPOC ΔϪK - X/M; Full-length figure of emperor on left, and of St. Michael nimbate, giving model of the city of Thessalonica with three towers into the hands of the emperor; Emperor wears stemma, divitision, collar-piece and jeweled loros of simplified type; right hand hold labarum-headed scepter; Saint wears divitision, collar-piece and panelled loros of simplified type; left hand holds jeweled scepter; Manus Dei in upper center fieldQuant.Geek

Byzantine, John VIII Palaeologus (1425-1448) AR stavraton, Constantinople (Sear-2563; DOC 1663)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantocrator, with radiate nimbus, flanked by IC - XC and • - ? / + IÎ©ANHC Î”ECÎ OTHC O Î Î‘Î›Î•ÎŸÎ›ÎŸÎ“OC (outer circle);
Rev: + Î˜V XAPITI AVTOKPATWP (inner circle), facing bust of John, crowned and nimbate; sigla: pellet | pellet

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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class K Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear-1901; DOC K.1)Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels; to left, IC; to right, XC. Border of large pellets.
Rev: Three-quarter length figure of the Virgin orans facing. She is nimbate and wears pallium and maphorium; to left of nimbus, M; to right, Î˜. Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class K Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1901; DOC K.1)Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels; to left, IC; to right, XC. Border of large pellets; Mardin Hoard Countermark #10 (Ø¹Ø¯Ù„â€Ž) and #17 (Ù„Ù„Ù‡)
Rev: Three-quarter length figure of the Virgin orans facing, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium; to left of nimbus, M; to right, Î˜
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class K Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1901; DOC K.1)Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels; to left, IC; to right, XC. Border of large pellets
Rev: Three-quarter length figure of the Virgin orans facing, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium; to left of nimbus, M; to right, Î˜
Dim: 23 mm, 5.24 gQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class K Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1901; DOC K.1)Obv: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and raising right hand in benediction; in left hand, book of Gospels; to left, IC; to right, XC. Border of large pellets
Rev: Three-quarter length figure of the Virgin orans facing, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium; to left of nimbus, M; to right, Î˜
Dim: 27 mm, 5.42 gQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class I Follis, Attributed to Nicephorus III (Sear-1889, DOC I.1-64)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Rev: Latin cross with central X and globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll below Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class I Follis, Attributed to Nicephorus III (Sear-1889, DOC I.1-64) Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Rev: Latin cross with central X and globus and two pellets at the end of each extremity; crescents to upper left and right, floral scroll belowQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class H Follis, Attributed to Michael VII (1071-1078), Constantinople Mint (Sear-1880; DOC H.5)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Rev: Patriarchal cross with globule and pellets at extremities, set on floral ornament2 commentsQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class G Follis, Attributed to Romanus IVObv: IC-XC to left and right of bust of Christ, nimbate, facing, right hand raised, scroll in left, all within border of large dots
Rev: MP-QV to left and right of Mary, nimbate, hands raised, all inside border of large dotsQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class F Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1856; DOC III.2-F.3) - Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)Obv: IC-XC in field; Christ seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction; gospels in left hand
Rev: IS XS / Ð¬ASILÐ„ / Ð¬ASIL in three lines; cross above and beneath
Dim: 27mm, 9.22 g, 6hQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class F Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1856; DOC III.2-F.2) - Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067)Obv: IC-XC in field; Christ seated facing on throne without back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, raising right in benediction; gospels in left hand
Rev: IS XS / Ð¬ASILÐ„ / Ð¬ASIL in three lines; cross above and beneath
Dim: 25mm, 5.38g

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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class E Follis, Attributed to Constantine X (1059-1067) (Sear-1855)Obv: IC - XC.
Facing bust of Christ with beard and nimbus cruciger, wearing pallium and colobium, raising hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels.
Rev: IS XS / bASILE / bASIL'.
Legend in 3 lines.
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class D Follis, Attributed to Constantine IX (1042-1055), (Sear-1836)Obv: IC - XC.
Christ seated facing on throne with back, wearing nimbus cruciger, pallium and colobium, and holding book of Gospels with both hands.
Rev: IS XS / bASILE / bASIL.
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class C Follis, Attributed to Michael IV (Sear-1825)Obv: EMMA NOVHL around, IC-XC to right and left of Christ, with nimbate cross behind head, three-quarter length figure standing, raising right hand, holding book of gospels in left
Rev: IC-XC/NI-KA in the angles of a jeweled cross with dot at each endQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-4b) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having a square in each arm and

in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with

on cover, from beneath
Rev: IS-XS Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ in large letters to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps

A common variation of the Anonymous Class B Follis. See the following paper for various classifications of the these types of folles:

Zervos, Orestes H., The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B, Nomismatika Khronika No. 22/2003
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-4b) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034) Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having a square in each arm and

in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-3) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, with cross nimbus having

with a central pellet in each arm and

in each upper quarter, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with

on cover, from beneath
Rev: IS-XS Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ in small letters to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps
Dim: 29 mm, 9.32 g

An extremely rare variation of the Anonymous Class B Follis. The arms of the nimbus cross has

with a central pellet and the book of Gospels has five dots. Using Orestes H. Zervos' classifications of the Class B folles, these types were found during the excavation of Corinth. See the following paper:

Zervos, Orestes H., The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B, Nomismatika Khronika No. 22/2003Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64; Zervos Type B-2) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, dot in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in center of dotted square on book
Rev: IS-XS Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps
Dim: 27 mm, 8.65 g

An extremely rare variation of the Anonymous Class B Follis. The arms of the nimbus cross has only dots and the book of Gospels has five dots. Using Orestes H. Zervos' classifications of the Class B folles, these types were found during the excavation of Corinth. See the following paper:

Zervos, Orestes H., The Substantive Varieties of Anonymous Folles of Class B, Nomismatika Khronika No. 22/2003Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1823; DOC B.1-64) - Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034)Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in center of dotted square on book; Mardin Hoard Countermark #13 (Ø¹Ø²)
Rev: IS-XS Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ Ð¬AS-ILÐ„ to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three steps; Unkown Countermark

Countermarked by Izz al-din Abu Bakr al-Dubaysi between 1146 and 1156 AD at the mint of al-Jazirah (obverse) and an unknown countermark that is not listed in The Mardin Hoard on the reverse. Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034 ), Constantinople Mint (Sear-1823)Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, square in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in center of dotted square on book
Rev: IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three stepsQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class B Follis, Attributed to Romanus III (1028-1034 ), Constantinople (Sear-1823)Obv: IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, â—» in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a dot in center of dotted square on book
Rev: IS-XS BAS-ILE BAS-ILE to left and right above and below cross with dots at the ends, on three stepsQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A3 Follis, Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VIII (ca. 1020-1028) Constantinople Mint (Sear-1818; DOC A2.16)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Rev: + IÒºSÐ§S / XRISTÐ§S / Ð¬ASILÐ„Ð§ / Ð¬ASILÐ„ in four lines; above and below, Î› between two pellets
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A2-41 Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1813) - Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)Obv: +Ð„MMA-NOVHÎ›; IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels, with nimbus
Rev: +IÒºSÐ§S / XRISTÐ§S / Ð¬ASILÐ„Ð§ / Ð¬ASILÐ„ in four linesQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A2-40b Follis, Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025), Constantinople Mint (Sear-1813, Sommer-40.2.7)Obv: + EMMA NOVHÎ› IC - XC.
Bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels, with nimbus. Cross on book of gospels; cross in each arm of gospel.

Rev: + IhSYS/ XRISTYS/ bASILEY/ bASILE.
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A2-32 Follis, Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025), Constantinople (Sear 1813; Sommer-40.2.7)Obv: +Ð„MMA-NOVHÎ›; IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing with nimbate cross behind head, ðŸž¢ in each limb of nimbus cross, holding book of gospels, a ðŸž¢ on the center of book
Rev: + IÒºSÐ§S / XRISTÐ§S / Ð¬ASILÐ„Ð§ / Ð¬ASILÐ„ in four lines; above and below, ðŸž¢ between two pellets
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A2-31 Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1813) - Attributed to Basil II & Constantine VII (976-1025)Obv: +Ð„MMA-NOVHÎ›; IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels, with nimbus
Rev: +IÒºSÐ§S / XRISTÐ§S / Ð¬ASILÐ„Ð§ / Ð¬ASILÐ„ in four lines
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A2 Follis, Contemporary Imitation (DOC III.2-A2.52.3)Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class A1 Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1793) - Attributed to John I Tzimisces (969-976)Obv: +Ð„MMA-NOVHÎ›; IC-XC to right and left of bust of Christ facing, holding book of gospels, with nimbus
Rev: +IÒºSÐ§S / XRISTÐ§S / Ð¬ASILÐ„Ð§ / Ð¬ASILÐ„ in four lines

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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578–582 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Antioch/Theoupolis (Sear-459; MIBE 61)Obv: Sear Monogram 18 of Tiberius II Constantine
Rev: Large Ð§; cross above

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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578–582 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Antioch/Theoupolis (Sear-459; MIBE 61)Obv: Sear Monogram 18 of Tiberius II Constantine
Rev: Large Ð§; cross above

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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Half Follis, Theoupolis/Antioch, RY 8 (Sear 452; DOC 49; MIB 54)Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter; crown with cross
Rev: Large X • X; cross above, A/N/N/O Ï‚II across field; mintmark below

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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Follis, Theopolis, RY 9 (Sear 448; DOC 44; MIBE 47)Obv: Crowned facing bust of Tiberius II Constantine, wearing crown surmounted with cross and consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter
Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and Ð§III; above, cross; in exergue, THÐ„Ð§P'

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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Follis, Theopolis, RY 6 (Sear 448; DOC 41; MIBE 47)Obv: Crowned facing bust of Tiberius II Constantine, wearing crown surmounted with cross and consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter
Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and Ð§; above, cross; in exergue, THÐ„Ð§P'
Dim: 31 mm, 14.59 g, 7 h
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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Follis, Constantinople, RY 7 (Sear 430; DOC 13c; MIBE 25)Obv: Crowned facing bust, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepte with eagle. Cross above eagle. Legend around - D m TIb CONSTANT PP AVG
Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and Ð§I; above, cross; in exergue, CONÎ“Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Follis, Constantinople, RY 6 (Sear 430; DOC 1c; MIBE 25)Obv: Crowned facing bust of Tiberius II Constantine, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter
Rev: Large M between A/N/N/O and Ð§; above, cross; in exergue, CONÎ“
Dim: 35 mm, 16.70 g, 12 h
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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Decanummium, Ravenna (Sear-472)Obv: DM TIB CONSTAN PP AVI (or similar); Crowned, cuirassed bust of Tiberius II facing, holding globus cruciger
Rev: Large I between two crosses; all within wreathQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Decanummium, Constantinople (Sear-436; DOC 20b; MIBE 31a)Obv: DM TIB CONSTAN PP AVI (or similar); Crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing
Rev: Large X; cross aboveQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) AE ¾ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-432)Obv: D M TIÐ¬ CONSTANT P P A; Crowned, draped and cuirassed bust facing
Rev: Large XXX; cross above; CON B in exergue.
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Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) AE Follis, Nicomedia (Sear-441)Obv: D m TIb CONSTANT P P AVC.
Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and eagle-tipped sceptre; above eagle, cross.
Rev: Large m between A/N/N/O and GI; above, cross; in exergue, NIKO B.1 commentsQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582 CE) Æ Pentanummium, Constantinople (Sear 438A; DOC 22; MIBE 33a)Obv: d m TIb PP AVI; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Tiberius II, Constantine right
Rev: Large Ð§
Dim: 18 mm, 1.79 g, 1 h
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Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Half Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1668; DOC 16a.2)Obv: Half-length facing figure of Theophilus, wearing loros and tufa decorated with three pellets, holding labarum and globus cruciger
Rev: Legend in four lines within linear circleQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Uncertain Provincial Mint (Sear 1685; DOC 17)Obv: Crowned half-length bust facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger
Rev: + Ó¨Ð„O/FILÐ„ AVG/OVSÏ„Ð„ SV/ ÒºICAS in four lines
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Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1681)Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing loros holding globus cruciger
Rev: Large M; X/X/X to left, cross above, N/N/N to right, Ó¨ below3 commentsQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1667; DOC 15a)Obv: Î˜EOFIL bASIL Three-quarter length figure facing, wearing loros and crown surmounted by tufa, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
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Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1667)Obv: Î˜EOFIL bASIL Three-quarter length figure facing, wearing loros and crown surmounted by tufa, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
Rev: + Î˜EOFILE AVGOVSTE SV hICAS. Legend in 4 lines.
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Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1666; DOC 13)Obv: âœ· Î˜Ð„OFIL Ð¬ASIL; Crowned and draped bust of facing, holding patriarchal cross and akakia
Rev: Large M; cross above, X/X/X to left, N/N/N to right, Î˜ below
Dim: 28 mm, 8.03 gQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1680; DOC 29c; Anastasi 555 bis)Obv: ΘΟ FILOS; Theophilus facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross, holding in right hand cross potent on base
Rev: +ΙΧΗLSCOS; Two busts facing, Michael on left, bearded, Constantine on right, smaller, beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross; Above heads, ✶

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Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1666; DOC 13)Obv: ✷ ΘЄOFIL ЬASIL; Crowned and draped bust of facing, holding patriarchal cross and akakia
Rev: Large M; cross above, X/X/X to left, N/N/N to right, Θ below Quant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842 CE) AV Tremissis, Syracuse (Sear 1678; DOC 27)Obv: ΘЄO-FILOS; Crowned bust of Theophilus facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger
Rev: ΘЄ-OFILOS; Crowned bust of Theophilus facing, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger
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Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842 CE) Ꜹ Solidus, Constantinople (Sear 1670)Obv: ΘЄO-FILOS; Bust facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on triangle, holding in right hand globus cruciger
Rev: ΘЄ-OFILOS; Similar bust to obverse, but wearing loros and holding in right hand cross potent
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Byzantine Empire: Theodosius III of Adramytium (715-717) Æ Follis, Constantinople, RY 1 (Sear 1492; DOC 5; MIB 13)Obv: Crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding patriarchal globus cruciger and akakia; cross to right
Rev: Large M, cross above; A/N/N/O - I (date) across field; B below; CON in exergue
Dim: 24mm, 5.43 g, 6hQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Stephanos apo hypaton, patrikios and general kommerkiarios of the apotheke of First and Second Cappadocia (659-668 CE) Pb Seal (BLS I, 138-144)Obv: CTЄΦANϪ APϪ / PA TШN ΠATPIKI / ϪKAI ΓЄNIKϪ KOMM / ЄPKIA; Facing busts of Constans II, with helmet and long beard, on left, wearing crown and chlamys, and Constantine IV, on right, wearing crown and chlamys; both holding globus cruciger; above, cross
Rev: PIϪ AΠΟΘHKHC K / AΠΠΑΔOKIAC / ΠPШTHC KAI / ΔЄYTЄPAC; Facing busts of Heraclius, on left, wearing crown and chlamys, and Tiberius, on right, wearing crown and chlamys; both holding globus cruciger; above, cross
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Byzantine Empire: Romanus IV Diogenes (1068-1071) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1866; DOC III 8)Obv: IC XC over NI KA in field; Bust of Christ, facing, bearded, with dotted cross behind head, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left hand holds book, with nine dots on cover, from beneath
Rev: C-R / P-Î”; Latin cross with X at intersection and one large and two small pellets at end of each arm

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Byzantine Empire: Romanus IV Diogenes (1068-1071 CE) AV Histamenon Nomisma, Constantinople (Sear 1859; DOC 1)Obv: + PΩMAN.-ЄVΔKΠCH; central figure of nimbate Christ, standing facing on dais, reaching up with both hands to crown Romanus (on left), and Eudocia (on right), each wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger with inner hand; IC-XC across fields
Rev: KΩN-MX-ANΔ; three figures of Michael VII (in center), Constantius (on left) and Andronicus (on right) standing facing on circular cushions, each crowned and wearing saccos and loros; Michael holding transverse jeweled vexillum in right hand and akakia in left, the other two each holding globus cruciger in outer hand and akakia in inner hand
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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Pentanummium, Constantinople (Sear 647; DOC 40; MIBE 67)Obv: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right, with long beard
Rev: Large Ð§
Dim: 17mm, 1.53 g, 6hQuant.Geek

Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Pentanummium, Antioch (Sear 676A; MIB 89)Obv: Sear Monogram 20 of Phocas
Rev: Large Ð„; cross to right
Dim: 15mm, 1.37 g

Sear Monogram 20

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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Pentanummium, Antioch (Sear 676A; MIB 89)Obv: Sear Monogram 20 of Phocas
Rev: Large Ð„; cross to right
Dim: 14 mm, 1.55 g

Sear Monogram 20

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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Half Follis, Nicomedia (Sear-661; DOC 61; MIBE 71)Obv: Phocas, holding globus cruciger, and Leontia, holding cruciform scepter, standing facing; cross above
Rev: Large XX; cross above; NIKOB in exergue
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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Half Follis, Cyzicus, RY 2 (Sear-668; DOC 79a; MIBE 80a)Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes, and holding mappa and cross
Rev: Large XX; cross above; II to right; KYZA in exergue
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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Half Follis, Cyzicus (Sear-670; DOC 79-80; MIBE 79)Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and cross
Rev: Large XX; cross above, III (date) to right; KYZA in exergue

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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Half Follis, Carthage, RY5 (Sear-686; DOC 116; MIBE-98a)Obv: Crowned bust facing, wearing consular robes and holding mappa and cruciform scepter
Rev: Large X•X; cross above, star to left, Ð„ to right; KRTÏ‚

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Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) Æ Follis, Nicomedia (MIBE V69a; CNR 18/3, p. 6)Obv: dmFOCA[S P]Ð„R [AVG]; crowned bust of Focas facing, wearing consular robes, holding mappa and eagle-tipped scepter; crown with pendilia; all within wreath border
Rev: Large XXXX; ANNO above, III right; NIKOA in exergue
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