20190629

BYZANTINE; Constans II CE 641-668


AE Follis, 19 x 28 mm, 5.01 g, 7h, Regnal year 1= CE 641/2

SB 1001

O: Constans beardless stg facing wearing crown and chlamys and holding long cross and globus cruciger

εN TɣTO NIKA

R:  M is between O/Φ/A on l and N/ε/O/ς, above ANA in ex officina letter followed by regnal year numeral  ε I.

BYZANTINE; Justin II & Sophia CE 565-578


AE half Follis, 19 mm, 5.53 g, 5h, Thessalonika mint, Yr 4=CE 568-569

SB 366

O: DN IVSTI-NVS PP AV Justin and Sophia seated in thrones facing.

R: large K with cross above, ANNO to left, Delta to right and TES below.

BYZANTINE; Two Folles of Constantine X Ducas CE 1059-1067


AE Follis; 30 mm, 11.4 g, 6h, overstruck on SB 1823, Class B anonymous of Romanus III CE 1028-1034.

SB 1853

O: Jesus stg facing inscription obscured.

R: Eudocia on l and Constantine X on the r. inscription also obscured.



AE Follis; 30 mm, 7.21 g, 6h, overstruck on SB 1836, Class D anonymous of Constantine X CE 1042-1055.

SB 1853

O: Jesus stg facing inscription obscured.

R: Eudocia on l and Constantine X on the r. inscription also obscured.

BYZANTINE; Justin I CE 518-527


AE Follis, 31mm, 14.32 g, 6h, Constantinople mint 3rd officina

SB 62

O: diad bust r, DN IVSTI-NVS PP AVC

R: large M, cross above stars to right and left and officina below/CON in ex.

20190623

ISLAMIC/Arab-Byzantine "Pseudo-Byzantine" in style of Constans II c. CE 670-690


AE Fals, 21 mm 2.3 g,  minted in undetermined locales of Syria and Palestine prior to 'Abdalmalik's reforms of the late 690's.

Album 3504 of type similar to  SB 1007

what inscriptions appear, appear to be blundered and are only representative of the typology of the original coin.

ISLAMIC/Arab-Byzantine "Pseudo-Byzantine" in style of Constans II c. CE 670-690


AE Fals 21 x 18 mm, 3.64 g, minted in undetermined locales of Syria and Palestine prior to 'Abdalmalik's reforms of the late 690's.

Album 3504 of type similar to  SB 1007

what inscriptions appear, appear to be blundered and are only representative of the typology of the original coin.

20190615

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage Class K, attributed to Alexius I Comnenus CE 1081-1118


AE Follis, 26 mm, 4.57 g, 6h

SB 1901

O: JC

R: Mary facing

no visible inscriptions likely overstruck on Class J SB 1900 which were sometimes overstruck on folles of Nicephorus III of the type of SB 1888 which were themselves overstruck on Class H and so on.

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage; Class I attributed to Nicephorus III Botaniates CE 1078-1081


AE Follis, 22mm, 3.83g, 6h

SB 1889

O: facing bust of JC, IC to left XC to right

R: latin cross with X at center

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage Class H attributed to Michael VII Ducas CE 1071-1078


AE Follis 26 mm, 7.04 g, 6h

SB 1880

O: facing bust of JC, IC on left XC on right

R: patriarchal cross

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Bronze Coinage; Class C attributed to Michael IV CE 1034-1041


AE Follis 25 mm, 6.78 g 5h

SB 1825

O: +EMMANOVHΛ, half length fig of JC stg facing wearing nimbus in field to left IC to right XC

R: jeweled cross with pellet in each extremity in the angles IC-XC/NI-KA

20190614

BYZANTINE; Constans II CE 641-668



AE Follis, 21 mm, 4.61 g, 1h, Constantinople mint, Yr. 2=CE 642-643

SB 1001

O: Constans beardless stg facing wearing crown and chlamys and holding long cross and globus cruciger

εN TɣTO NIKA

R:  XP above M, M is between O/Φ/A on l and N/ε/O/ς, above ANA in ex officina letter followed by regnal year numerals which are not visible but appear to be II per noted combinations.

BYZANTINE; Justin II & Sophia CE 565-578



AE Follis, 33 mm, 15.17 g, 7h, Constantinople mint, Yr. 7=CE 571-572

SB 360 v

O: Justin and Sophia enthroned facing DNVSTI[----].

R: large M with Δ underneath ANNO on l, V/II on r, CON in ex.

BYZANTINE; Anonymous Class B attributed to Romanus III Argyrus CE 1028-1034


AE Follis 32 mm, 10.17 g.

SB 1823

O: Jesus facing with nimbus, IC on left XC on right

R: cross on three steps, bAS-ILE/bAS-ILE

BYZANTINE; Isaac II Angelus CE 1185-1195


 
Bi Aspron Trachy, 21 mm, 3.54 g 5h.

SB 2003

O: Mary enthroned MP/ϴV

R: Isaac stg facing, only legend visible is on right Δε/ C/T

BYZANTINE; Maurice Tiberius CE 582-602


AE Follis, 33 mm, 11.02 g, 1h, Cyzicus mint yr X=CE 591-592

SB 518 v barbarous blundered legend

O: OИMABAI-TIbERIPPC, helmeted bust facing

R: lg. M   A or B beneath, ANNO on left and X on r and KYZ in ex.

BYZANTINE; Justin II & Sophia CE 565-578



AE Follis, 32 mm, 14.93 g, 6h, Antioch/Theopolis mint, Yr. 11=CE 575-576

SB 379

O: Justin and Sophia enthroned facing blundered legend around.

R: large M with Г underneath ANNO on l, XI on r, ThEUP in ex.

BYZANTINE; Justinian I CE 527-565


AE Follis, 35 mm, 17.31 g, 5h, Nicomedia A mint, Yr. 22=CE 548-549

SB 201

O: DNIVSTINIANVSPPAVC, facing militaristic bust

R: large M with +above/NIKO in ex. Officina A under M, ANNO on left and X/X/II on right.

BYZANTINE; Romanus I Lecapenus CE 920-944



AE Follis, 25 mm, 4.39 g

SB 1760

O: [RωMA]n bASILEVS RωM’  bust of Romanus facing

R: +RωMA/n εn ϴεωbA/SILEVS Rω/MAIωn

In four lines.

20190613

ROMAN EGYPT/ Diocletian CE 284-296 (305)



AE Tetradrachm, 19 mm, 8.42 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 6= CE 289-290

Emmett 4046 (1)

O: AKГOVAΛΔIOKΛHTIANOCCEB, laur draped bust right.

R: Elpis stg. l holding flower, L in left fiels and S in r with star in upper r field

ROMAN EGYPT/ Galerius as Caesar CE 293-296



AE Tetradrachm, 18 mm, 6.86 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 1= 1 March to 28 August CE 293

Emmett 4207 (2)

O: ГΑΛMAΞIMIANOCK, laur draped bust right.

R: Athena std l on throne holding Nike and spear, L in left field A in right field and Г in ex for officina

ROMAN EGYPT; Maximianus CE 285-296 (310)



AE Tetradrachm, 18 mm, 8.32 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 4= CE 288-289

Emmett 4108 (1)

O: AKMOVAMAΞIMIANOCCEB, laur draped bust right.

R: eagle stg l with hd r with wreath in beack star in upper l field L in lower l field Δ in r field.

ROMAN EGYPT/ Maximianus CE 285-296 (310)



AE Tetradrachm, 18 mm, 6.67 g, Alexandria mint  Regnal Year 3= CE 287-288

Emmett 4147 (1)

O: AKMOVAMAΞIMIANOCCEB, laur draped bust right.

R: Nike adv. R holding a wreath, star behind, L Г

BYZANTINE; Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus CE 1195-1203


Billon Aspron Trachy, 27 mm, 2.73 g, 6h, Constantinople mint

SB 2011-2013 v.

O: bust of Jesus facing beardless wearing nimbus, raising r. hand in benediction in l. scroll. IC on left XC on r.

R: ΑΛΕ[----], Alexius on l, Constantine bearded and nimbate on r both stg facing.

20190604

ROMAN/Constantius I as Caesar CE 293-305

 
AR Argenteus, 18 mm, 3.14 g, 6h, Heraclea (3rd officina) mint CE 295
 
RIC Heraclea 5 (R3)
RCV 13940
RSC 242b

O: laur bust r, CONSTANTI-VS CAESAR

R: the four tetrarchs sacrificing over tripod altar with military camp in bkgd, PROVIDEN-TIA AVGG/HГ in ex.