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TYPE: |
Rev.: St. Demetrius (nimbate and with sword, turned 3/4 right) and Alexios (crowned in loros) standing, the former presenting the emperor with patriarchal cross on two steps, Greek legends DEM[...] - AL[...]
| New Byzantine III, July 16, '01 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), pre-reform silver histamenon nomisma, Thessalonika mint. 3.73g | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus and holding Book of Gospels, Greek legend IC XC ("Jesus Christ") across, circular Greek legend +KE V[O] - ALE[X] Rev.: St. Demetrius (nimbate and with sword, turned 3/4 right) and Alexios (crowned in loros) standing, the former presenting the emperor with patriarchal cross on two steps, Greek legends DEM[...] - AL[...] | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1905, DO IV 5b | ||
| GRADING: | VF / VF+, slightly porous, toned, very rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1956, $385 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), billon aspron trachy (scyphate), Philippopolis? mint, 4.02g | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Christ enthroned facing, holding Book of Gospels, leg. IC XC Rev.: Emperor facing in crown and loros, holding labarum and gl.cr., Greek legend DESPOTE - T K [...] | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1936, DO IV 31a | ||
| GRADING: | VF, good billon, flan crack, typical porous surface, scarce | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1957, $95 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), bronze pre-reform follis, Constantinople mint, anon. K class | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus and holding Book of Gospels, Greek legend IC XC ("Jesus Christ"), border of large pellets Rev.: Virgin orans, border of large pellets, Greek legend MR - ThU | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1901 | ||
| GRADING: | AVF, visibly overstruck, brown patina | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1875, $55 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), bronze pre-reform follis, Constantinople mint, anon. K class | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus and holding Book of Gospels, Greek legend IC XC ("Jesus Christ"), border of large pellets Rev.: Virgin orans, border of large pellets, Greek legend MR - ThU | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1901 | ||
| GRADING: | F+, visibly overstruck obv., green patina | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1937, $40 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), pre-reform anonymous follis (bronze), struck 1081-1092, class J, Constantinople mint, 3.94g | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Christ facing, holding Book of Gospels, cross behind Rev.: Cross with globules and pellets around, crescent below | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1900 | ||
| GRADING: | F / AVF, rough black patina, interesting double o/s on earlier anon. folles | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1281, $30 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), billon aspron trachy (scyphate) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Christ enthroned facing, holding Book of Gospels, leg. IC XC Rev.: Emperor facing in crown and loros, holding scepter and akakia, circular Greek legend ALE DES (traces) | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1918 | ||
| GRADING: | VF, good billon w/ some encrustation, unusually nice and single struck obverse | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1912, $45 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), bronze tetarteron, Thessalonika mint | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Christ facing, wearing nimbus and holding Book of Gospels, Greek legend IC XC ("Jesus Christ"), border of large pellets Rev.: Emperor facing crowned, holding gl. cr. and cruciform scepter | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1929 | ||
| GRADING: | VF / F, o/s, mixed olive green patina | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1977, $32 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118 AD), bronze tetarteron, Thessalonika mint | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Jewelled cross sith globus in each extremity and X at the middle, Greek letters in quarters S - F - AL - D ("O Cross, help Alexios Emperor") Rev.: Crowned bust with cruciform scepter, Greek legend TO KO[MNEN] | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1931 | ||
| GRADING: | VF / AVF, flat spot, highlighted olive green patina, double struck reverse | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1976, $40 |
| Byzantine Empire, John II Komnenos (1118-1143 AD), billon aspron trachy, 4.00g | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Nimbate bust of Christ facing, IC XC to sides Rev.: Bust of John in loros, with scepter and gl. cr., Greek legend IO DES PORFYRO | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1944 | ||
| GRADING: | VF+, grainy, silvery appearance, sharp and mostly single struck obverse | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1975, $75 |
| Byzantine Empire, Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180 AD), bronze tetarteron, Constantinople mint | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Facing nimbate bust of the Virgin orans, Greek initials MR ThU ("Mother of God") Rev.: Emperor standing in loros, with scepter and akakia, Greek legend: MANOUIL DESPOTES | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 1970 | ||
| GRADING: | AVF / F, brown patina | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1949, $26 |
| Byzantine Empire, Isaac II Angelos (1185-95 AD), billon aspron trachy (scyphate) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: The Virgin enthroned, with nimbate head of Christ on her breast, Greek legend MR ThU (Greek initials for Mother of God) Rev.: Isaac facing in crown, divitision and loros with sagion ornamented with star, holding cruciform scepter and akakia, crowned by Manus Dei (hand of God) coming from top right, Greek legend ISAAKI DESPOTI (better part visible) in fields | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2003 | ||
| GRADING: | VF+, some silvering and darker surfaces | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1916, $38 |
| Byzantine Empire, Alexios III Komnenos-Angelos (1195-1203 AD), Bulgarian imitative copper aspron trachy (scyphate) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Nimbate bust of beardless Christ facing Rev.: Alexios (left) and St. Constantine (nimbate), each wearing crown, divitision and loros and holding a labarum, and jointly holding globus cruciger | ||
| REFERENCE: | DO B.3c-d, SB 2012v | ||
| GRADING: | F, partial greenish patina, double-struck | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1906, $9 |
| Byzantine Empire, Latin rule in Constantinople (1204-61), copper aspron trachy (scyphate), type D | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Christ facing, IC - XC Rev.: Michael standing w/ gl. cr. and cruciform scepter, Greek legend MANOUIL DESPO (well visible, large letters). | ||
| REFERENCE: | DO IV 4 | ||
| GRADING: | AVF / VF, dark patina | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1927, $55 |
| Byzantine Empire, Latin rule in Constantinople (1204-61), copper aspron trachy (scyphate), type D | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Christ facing, IC - XC Rev.: Michael standing w/ gl. cr. and cruciform scepter, Greek legend [MANOUIL] DESPO (large letters). | ||
| REFERENCE: | DO IV 4 | ||
| GRADING: | F+ / VF, dark patina, hexagonally clipped | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1962, $35 |
| Byzantine Empire, Empire of Nicaea, John III Doukas-Vatatses (1222-54 AD), gold hyperpyron of Magnesia, 4.37g | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Christ enthroned Rev.: John standing, crowned by the Virgin, Greek legend: MR -ThU | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2073, DOC IV 4 | ||
| GRADING: | AEF, minor graffiti | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1925, $195 |
| Byzantine Empire, Empire of Epirus (Thessalonika), John Komnenos-Doukas (1237-42 AD), reduced copper trachy (scyphate) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Star and crescent below Rev.: John standing, holding labarum-headed scepter and gl. cr. | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2215 | ||
| GRADING: | VG / AVF, dark patina, scarce | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1960, $55 |
| Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII Palaiologos (1258-1282 AD), copper trachy | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Virgin on throne with a "diaper pattern", Greek MR ThU Rev.: Michael kneeling before Christ, St. Michael behind, Greek legend [...]HIL, [IC] - XC. | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2260 | ||
| GRADING: | AVF, typical uneven strike (emperor and archangel's heads decent), dark patina, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1926, $60 |
| Byzantine Empire, Michael VIII Palaiologos (1258-1282 AD), copper trachy | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of St. Nicholas in episcopal vestments, Greek O A [...] KL [...] Rev.: Michael standing w/ gl. cr. and cruciform scepter, Greek legend HM (reversed MH) DES. | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2285, DO V 29 | ||
| GRADING: | VF+ / VF, black patina, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1928, $98 |
| Byzantine Empire, Empire of Trebizond, John II Komnenos (1280-97 AD), silver asper | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: St. Eugenius holding long cross, Greek legend [...] EGENIOS Rev.: Emperor in loros, holding labarum and gl. cr., Manus Dei crowning him from upper right, Greek legend IO KO - N[...] | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2609 | ||
| GRADING: | AVF, typical uneven strike, toning | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1968, $58 |
| Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), gold hyperpyron of Constantinople, 3.90g | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Bust of Virgin with arms spread, within circular representation of the
walls of Constantinople with 6 groups of towers, flanked by sigla ('pi' - ?) Rev.: Christ standing between kneeling emperor and co-emperor Michael IX, blessing each with one hand, traces of Greek legend ANDRONIKOS MIHAIL DESP | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2396 | ||
| GRADING: | AEF / VF, hairline crack | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1959, $195 |
| Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze assarion, struck 1302/3. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Emperor and co-emperor Michael IX, each crowned in loros, jointly holding long cross, Greek legend ANDRONIK MIH (part. blundered) Rev.: Large Greek "ni - alpha", pellet and ligature mark above (indiction year 1 = 1302/3 AD) | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB -, DO 659-60 | ||
| GRADING: | AVF / VF, brown patina, slight verdigris, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1964, $130 |
| Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze trachy, Thessalonika mint (DO Class XXIV) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Two circles bisected by 3 lines Rev.: Andronikos and Michael holding together cross in circle on long staff, Greek legend DES AN HA [...] | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2458, LPC 232-6, DO 778-9 | ||
| GRADING: | AF / F+, mixed dark patina, small hairline crack, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1966, $88 |
| Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze trachy, Thessalonika mint (DO Class XXXV) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Large patriarchal cross, splitting IC - XC / NI - KA Rev.: Andronikos holding cross-scepter and akakia, 5 stars around (4 visible) | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2388, DO 816-9 | ||
| GRADING: | AF / AVF, face flat, mixed greenish patina, small hairline crack, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1967, $90 |
| Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze trachy, Constantinople mint (DO Class XXXV) | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Three-quarter figure of the Virgin Hagiosoritissa, half-left, raising hands in adoration Rev.: Andronikos, in loros and with scepter, crowned by military saint holding sword | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2335, DO 567 | ||
| GRADING: | F+ / VF, saint face flat, green patina, flan crack, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1961, $82 |
| Byzantine Empire, Andronikos II Palaiologos (1282-1328 AD), bronze trachy, Constantinople mint | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Six-petaled flower Rev.: Andronikos, holding labarum-topped scepter and model of city | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2392, DO -, Gr - | ||
| GRADING: | AVF, black patina, typically crude, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1963, $125 |
| Byzantine Empire, Andronikos III Palaiologos (1328-41 AD), bronze assarion, Constantinople mint | ||
| DESCRIPTION: |
Obv.: Cross fleury (cross acree) with pellet in each angle Rev.: Andronikos standing, holding scepter, Greek legend [AV]TOKAR (sic) ROM[AIO]N | ||
| REFERENCE: | SB 2481, DO 908-12 | ||
| GRADING: | F, mostly dark green patina, rare | ||
| ORDER INFO: | B1965, $60 |
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