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Byzantine Empire: Constantine VI & Irene (780-797) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1598; DOC-7)Obv: Crowned bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter
Rev: Crowned bust of Constantine facing, holding globus cruciger; pellet to left; to right, cross above pellet; in exergue, large M between X N and above A1 commentsQuant.Geek01/02/24 at 00:55Ed A: Sweet coin

Uncertain Emperor (Justin I or Justinian I ?), (circa AD 500-600). Uncertain mint
Pentanummium Æ

12mm., 2,30g.

Pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Large epsilon, star and date.

nearly very fine
1 commentsQuant.Geek05/23/23 at 20:11Kevin P: This is a RARE Justinian I pentanummium of Rome - ...

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) BI Aspron Trachy Nomisma, Constantinople (Sear 1918; DOC VI.B25; CLBC 2.3.3)Obv: IC XC in field; Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion, seated upon throne with back; blesses with right hand in front of chest, and holds Gospels in left hand
Rev: ΛΛЄ(ΞIШ) - ΔЄC(ΠOT); Bust of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and chlamys; holds in right hand scepter cruciger, and in left, globus cruciger
1 commentsQuant.Geek01/21/23 at 05:42Virgil H: Very nice example

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1931; DOC VI-40)Obv: Crowned facing bust, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger
Rev: Jeweled cross with central X and globe at each extremity; C-Î¦/AÎ›-Î” in angles

2 commentsQuant.Geek06/18/22 at 18:36Joe Sermarini: Fantastic example!

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 / ЬASILЄ / ЬASIL in three lines; cross above and beneath
Dim: 27mm, 9.26g1 commentsQuant.Geek03/01/22 at 18:53cmcdon0923: Very nice example!

Byzantine Empire: Anonymous Class J Æ Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1900; DOC J.1)Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head having

on each arm, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC.
Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.1 commentsQuant.Geek02/27/22 at 20:50cmcdon0923: Very nice class J !!

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Half Follis, Nicomedia, RY 16 (Sear 203; DOC 236; MIBE 153)Obv: D N IVSTINI-ANVS P P AVI; Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield; cross to right
Rev: Large K; cross above, A/N/N/O and XÐ§ in field; CH in exergue
Dim: 30 mm, 10.28 g, 11 h
1 commentsQuant.Geek12/10/18 at 10:11Simon: eally nice portrait.

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
1 commentsQuant.Geek12/10/18 at 03:19wileyc: nice

Byzantine Empire: Anonymous Class J Æ Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1900; DOC J.1)Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head having

on each arm, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC.
Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.
Dim: 25.96 mm, 5.26 g, 12 h

Overstruck on a class I anonymous follis SBCV 1889 1 commentsQuant.Geek12/09/18 at 19:41Simon: Great Overstrike.

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

Overstruck on an Anonymous Class C Follis1 commentsQuant.Geek12/04/18 at 17:15cmcdon0923: Good detail for a class F

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Half Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint in Greece (Sear 1932; DOC IV 45)Obv: Patriarchal cross; A-A across upper field, K-Î¦ across lower
Rev: AÎ›Ð„Z; Crowned facing bust of Alexius, holding scepter and globus cruciger

1 commentsQuant.Geek05/23/18 at 00:12Simon: Nice!

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
Dim: 25 mm, 7.22 g, 5 h
1 commentsQuant.Geek03/26/18 at 04:11cmcdon0923: Very nice class A1 !!

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
1 commentsQuant.Geek02/26/18 at 18:26quadrans: Great piece ..I like it.. Smile

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

1 commentsQuant.Geek02/05/18 at 10:47okidoki: nice indeed

Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180 CE) Tetarteron, Constantinople (Sear-1968)Obv: MP-ΘV; Virgin Hagiosoritissa, nimbate, wearing pallium and maphorium, standing slightly right, raising hands to Manus Dei to upper right
Rev: ΜΑΝVΗΛ-ΔЄCΠΟΤΗC; Manuel, bearded, standing facing, wearing crown, divitision, loros and sagion, cruciform sceptre in right hand, akakia in left

1 commentsQuant.Geek11/19/17 at 17:39Simon: Near perfect, superb example.

Byzantine Empire: Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus (1197-1203) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear 2015; DOC 5a)Obv: Î˜/Î“Ð„/Ð¨P Î“I/OC; Bust of St. George, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds spear in right hand, resting on left shoulder, and in left, hilt of sword
Rev: Î‘Î›Ð„ÎžÎ™ÎŸC Î”Ð„CÎ ÎŸÎ¤Î—C; Full-length figure of emperor wearing stemma, divitision, and chlamys; holds in right hand labarum on long shaft, and in left globus cruciger
1 commentsQuant.Geek11/19/17 at 17:34Simon: Nice example.

Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus (1282-1328) Æ Trachy, Thessalonica (Sear 2385; DOC V 745-8; LPC 220.24; PCPC 221; Lianta 673-674)Obv: Two wings with six-pointed star above and below
Rev: Three-quarter length figure of emperor in portico, wearing stemma, divitision, and jeweled loros of traditional type; holds in right hand , and in left hand anexikakia
1 commentsQuant.Geek10/27/17 at 01:35wileyc: nice coin, wonderful obverse.

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Follis, Nicomedia (Sear 199; DOC 110; MIBE 105)Obv: Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right
Rev: Large M; cross above and flanking, B below; NIKM in exergue2 commentsQuant.Geek10/09/17 at 23:23Simon: Great Green patina.

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1929; DOC 38)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator
Rev: Crowned facing bust of Alexius, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger
1 commentsQuant.Geek10/03/17 at 20:55Simon: One of the worlds best examples.

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.
Legend in four lines.2 commentsQuant.Geek09/18/17 at 23:00Sam: This is an amazing portrait of Christ, a superb ad...

Byzantine Empire: Michael VIII Palaeologos (1261-1282) Æ Trachy, Constantinople (Sear 2259; DOC 46-51; PCPC 20.1-3)Obv: IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate; right hand raised in benediction; left hand holds scroll; K ê“˜ across field
Rev: X/M/Î”Ð„C/Î /TIC to left, O/Î A/Î›Ð„/ÎŸÎ› to right; IC XC beside head of Christ; Kneeling figure of emperor wearing divitision, collar-piece and jeweled loros of simplified type, being presented by St. Michael, beardless and nimbate, to Christ, who crowns him with right hand and holds scroll in left
1 commentsQuant.Geek09/08/17 at 18:00Simon: Wonderful strike of the rev.

Byzantine Empire: Leo VI the Wise (886-912) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1729; DOC 8)Obv: +LÐ„OÒº Ð¬AS-ILÐ„VS ROM'; Bust of Leo VI with short beard, facing, wearing chlamys and crown with cross; on right shoulder, roundel with central pellet; holding akakia in left hand
Rev: +LÐ„OÒº / Ð„Òº Î˜Ð„O Ð¬A / SILÐ„VS R / OMÐ„OÒº
1 commentsQuant.Geek07/15/17 at 02:23Curtis H2: Great coin

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Follis, Thessalonica (Sear-1911; DOC VI-19)Obv: Cross potent set on two steps; pellet at each termination of arm
Rev: CÐ„P CVN/Ð„PÎ“Ð„I BA/CIÎ›Ð„I AÎ›/Ð„ZIÏ‰ in five lines1 commentsQuant.Geek02/02/17 at 15:49Warren: Really outstanding for the type!

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

1 commentsQuant.Geek12/10/16 at 20:36wileyc: Very nice, well stuck and with excellent Monogram!

Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Commenus (1143-1180) AE Tetarteron (Sear-1976)Obv: IC - XC.
Cross with X at centre, standing on three steps.
Rev: ΜΛΝϪΗΛ ΔЄCΠΟΤΗ;
Half-length facing figure of Manuel, wearing crown, divitision and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
1 commentsQuant.Geek12/03/16 at 21:53Simon: Very interesting because of the 2 different die si...

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Pb Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1934L1; DOC Pb.37; Grierson 1035)Obv: Standing facing figures of John II, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece and loros, and St. Demetrius, wearing short military tunic, breastplate and sagion, holding swords and between them, labarum on long shaft.
Rev: Alexius and Irene standing facing, both wearing crown, stemma, divitision and loros and holding between them cross on long shaft
1 commentsQuant.Geek11/25/16 at 21:33Simon: Very Nice example.

Byzantine Empire: Isaac II Angelus, 1st Reign (1185-1195) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-2005; DOC-5a)Obv: Facing bust of St. Michael the Archangel, holding trefoil-tipped scepter and globus cruciger
Rev: Facing bust of Isaac, holding cross-tipped scepter and akakia
1 commentsQuant.Geek11/25/16 at 21:27Simon: Very Nice Example.

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (Sear-1933; DOC 43)Obv: Christ Pantokrator standing facing
Rev: Alexius standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger
1 commentsQuant.Geek04/27/16 at 21:21Simon: Very Nice example, congrats!

Byzantine Empire: Basil II Bulgaroktonos with Constantine VIII (977-989 CE) AR Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear-1810; DOC 17)Obv: Cross crosslet, with X at intersection, on base, globus, and four steps. In field left, facing bust of Basil, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross and pendilia. In field right, facing bust of Constantine, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross and pendilia. Triple linear border
Rev: with ornament above and beneath. Triple linear border
2 commentsQuant.Geek02/24/16 at 16:54Sam: Excellent piece of art.

Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) Æ Half Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1978; DOC 21)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel, raising right hand in benediction, holding volumen in left
Rev: Manuel standing facing, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger

From the Prue Morgan Fitts Collection
1 commentsQuant.Geek02/24/16 at 16:52Sam: Very interesting. Congratulations Bob.

Byzantine Empire: Constantine VI & Irene (780-797) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1598; DOC-7)Obv: Crowned bust of Irene facing, wearing loros and holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter
Rev: Crowned bust of Constantine facing, [holding globus cruciger; pellet to left;] to right, cross above pellet; in exergue, large M between X N and above A
1 commentsQuant.Geek02/11/16 at 00:40Vladislav D: Nice !!!

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) Æ Follis, Thessalonica (Sear-1909; DOC 18)Obv: Facing bust of the Virgin Mary, with medallion of Christ on chest
Rev: Alexius standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger1 commentsQuant.Geek02/11/16 at 00:39Vladislav D: Nice !!!

Byzantine Empire: Andronicus I Comnenus (1183-1185) Æ Half Tetarteron, Uncertain Mint (Sear-1989; DOC-8)Obv: Half-length bust of the Virgin Mary facing, orans; medallion with bust of Christ on her chest
Rev: Half-length figure of Andronicus facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger

1 commentsQuant.Geek01/21/16 at 22:51Simon: Thats the best portrait of Andronicus I have seen ...

Byzantine Empire: Phocas (602-610) AE 40 Nummia, Constantinople Mint (Sear-640)1 commentsQuant.Geek10/27/15 at 02:38wileyc: nice example example with great portrait.

Byzantine Empire: Leontius (695-698) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1344; DOC-18; Anastasi-295)Obv: Leontius standing facing, wearing crown and loros, and holding akakia and globus cruciger
Rev: Large M; monogram above; SCL below1 commentsQuant.Geek07/16/15 at 22:23Simon: I love the portrait of Leontius, really gives this...

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.Geek07/04/15 at 23:06Mat: Wow, this is wonderful!

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.Geek07/04/15 at 23:03Mat: Nice portrait on this

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˜.
1 commentsQuant.Geek05/24/15 at 15:42Simon: Beautiful Coin, nice patina, well centered.

Byzantine Empire: Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078) AR ⅔ Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear-1876; DOC-8)Obv: Facing bust of the Virgin Mary, holding medallion with the face of the Holy Infant; pellet to left and right
Rev: + ΘKЄ / BΘHOЄI / MIXAKΛ / ΔЄCΠOTH / Tω ΔUKA in five lines2 commentsQuant.Geek05/24/15 at 15:34Simon: Great Coin.

Byzantine Empire: John II Comnenus Ducas (1118-1143) BI Tetateron, Constantinople (Sear-1945; DOC-12)Obv: Nimbate figure of Christ standing on footstool holding book of Gospels, IC XC with contraction marks in left and right field.
Rev: [+Ιω Δ]ΕCΠΟΤ Τω ΠΟΡΦΥΡOΓNT; emperor standing facing wearing crown and chlamys, holding jeweled cruciform sceptre and globus cruciger.
1 commentsQuant.Geek03/11/15 at 18:16Simon: Very Nice!

Byzantine Empire: Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) AR Histamenon nomisma, Thessalonica (Sear-1904; DOC VI-4)Obv: +KЄ B Θ AΛЄZ. IC XC in field; Bust of Christ, bearded and nimbate, wearing tunic and kolobion; holds Gospels in left hand
Rev: DIMITI, DECPOTHT, Full-length figure of emperor facing, on right, and of St. Demetrius, beardless and nimbate, facing to right and handing to emperor labarum on long shaft standing on globule1 commentsQuant.Geek03/10/15 at 17:34Skyler: Very nice!!!

Byzantine Empire: Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1760; DOC 25)Obv: RWMAN bASILEVS RWM; Crowned, bearded, facing bust of Romanus, wearing chlamys, holding labarum and cross on globe
Rev: RWMA - N EN QEW bA - SILEVS RW-MAIWN; Legend in four lines1 commentsQuant.Geek02/12/15 at 08:58Charles S: very nice!

Byzantine Empire: Manuel II Palaeologus (1391-1425) AR half-stavraton, Constantinople (Sear-2551; DOC 1453)Obv: Facing bust of Christ Pantocrator, with crucifom nimbus, holding book of Gospels; IC - XC over C - Φ flanking
Rev: [MA]NOVHΛ BACIΛЄVC O ΠΑΛЄ[OΛOΓOC], nimbate and crowned facing bust of Manuel; Φ-C flanking

From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection

1 commentsQuant.Geek01/11/15 at 21:43chance v: Very nice> Did you leave it in its tomb since its ...

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

From The Andre Constantine Dimitriadis Collection

1 commentsQuant.Geek09/18/14 at 18:26Colby S: Really cool coin Smile

Byzantine Empire: Constantine V (741-775) AE Follis, Syracuse Mint (Sear-1569; DOC 19)Obv: Two half-length figures facing, Constantine V, bearded to left, and Leo IV, beardless to right, each wearing crown with cross, holding in right hand akakia; between heads, cross. To left K, Λ/Є/O/N to right
Rev: Half length figure of Leo III facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding in right hand, cross potent on base; Λ/Є/O/N to left, Δ/Є/C/Π to right1 commentsQuant.Geek07/08/14 at 17:05quadrans: Hmm another nice piece..

Byzantine Empire: Constantine V (741-775) AE Follis, Syracuse Mint (Sear-1569; DOC 19)Obv: Two half-length figures facing, Constantine V, bearded to left, and Leo IV, beardless to right, each wearing crown with cross, holding in right hand akakia; between heads, cross. To left K, Λ/Є/O/N to right
Rev: Half length figure of Leo III facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding in right hand, cross potent on base; Λ/Є/O/N to left, Δ/Є/C/Π to right 1 commentsQuant.Geek07/08/14 at 17:04quadrans: Nice coin.... Smile

Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) Æ Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1975)Obv: Î˜/Î“/Ð„ Ð¨P/Î“I/O/C; Bust of St. George, beardless and nimbate, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds in right hand spear, and in left , shield
Rev: MANOV HÎ› Î”ECÎ OT; Bust of emperor, bearded, wearing stemma, divitision, collar-piece, and jeweled loros of simplified type; holds in right hand labarum-headed scepter, and in left globus cruciger1 commentsQuant.Geek06/12/14 at 23:54Simon: Awesome!

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.Geek02/13/14 at 00:03SpongeBob: Thanks. This is definitely a wonderful portrait o...

Byzantine Empire: Nicephorus II Phocas (963-969), Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear-1781)Obv: + IhSVS XRI-STVS nICA *.
Cross crosslet set on globus above two steps; in central medallion, crowned bust of Nicephorus facing.
Rev: + nICHF´ / En X·W AVTO/CRAT´ EVSEb´ / bASILEVS / RWmAIW´.
Legend in five lines.4 commentsQuant.Geek02/12/14 at 22:46Sam: Stunning and historical example.

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.Geek02/12/14 at 22:40Sam: Amazing coin. the Patriarchal cross is piece of ar...

Byzantine Empire: Andronicus I Commenos (1183-1185) Trachy, Constantinople (Sear-1985)Obv: MP - ΘV. The Theotokos (Virgin Mary) standing facing on dais, holding bust of the infant Christ.
Rev: ANΔPONIKOC ΔECΠOTHC / IC - XC. Andronicus standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, being crowned by Christ to right, holding Gospels 1 commentsQuant.Geek12/04/13 at 23:44Skyler: nice strike

Byzantine Empire: Leo VI the Wise (886-912) Follis, Constantinople (Sear-1730)Obv: Leo VI and Alexander, each crowned and wearing loros, seated facing on double throne, holding labarum between them. Legend around - + LEOn S ALEXAnGROS.
Rev: Legend in four lines - + LEOn S ALEXAnGROS bASIL' ROmEOn1 commentsQuant.Geek12/04/13 at 23:27Skyler: Absolutely STUNNING

Byzantine Empire: Constantine IX (1042-1055) 2/3 Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear-1835)Obv: H RΛAXERNITICA / MP - ΘV.
Facing bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium.
Rev: ΘKE R Θ KWNCTANTINW ΔECΠOTH TW MONOMAX.
Legend in 5 lines.3 commentsQuant.Geek11/16/13 at 09:06TheEmpireNeverEnded: There is beauty in it's delicacy.

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.
Legend in 3 lines.2 commentsQuant.Geek11/12/13 at 08:23*Alex: Your whole Byzantine collection is superb.

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.
1 commentsQuant.Geek11/12/13 at 08:20*Alex: Nice coin, great details.

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.
Legend in 3 lines.2 commentsQuant.Geek11/11/13 at 02:09cmcdon0923: Very nice ! Wonderful obverse detail !!

Byzantine Empire: Justinian I (527-565) Æ Half Follis, Constantinople, RY 12 (Sear-165)Obv: D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and decorated shield; cross right in field.
Rev: Large K between ANNO - XII, cross above; E below.2 commentsQuant.Geek11/09/13 at 03:48Lloyd: Very nicely detailed and preserved!

Byzantine Empire: Basil I the Macedonian (867-886) AR Miliaresion, Constantinople (Sear-1708)Obv: IhSЧS XRISτЧS hICA.
Cross potent set on three steps on globe.
Rev: + bASI/ LIOS CЄ/ COnSTAn/TIn PISTV/ bASILIS/ ROMEO.
Legend in 6 lines.1 commentsQuant.Geek11/08/13 at 21:25Sam: Amazing.

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