AE Half Follis, 25 mm max and 17.5 x 16.8 mm, 2.97 g. Constantinople mint
RY 2= CE 686-687
SB 1262
O: facing bust of Justinian II
R: Large K with A/N/N/O on outer l. II on outer rt.
Ex: W. Esty
20260530
Byzantine/Justinian II ὁ Ῥινότμητος CE 685-695 & 705-711
20260513
BYZANTINE/Justinian I CE 527-565
AE Decanumium, 4.07 g, 14 mm, Ravenna mint, RY 29= CE
555-556
SB 326
O: little no extant inscription due to wear. Facing portrait
of Justinian.
R: large I with A/N/N/O on outer left and XX/VIIII on outer
right.
Basilica San Vitale, Ravenna, Justinian mosaic c. CE 547 (fair use photo)
20260324
ISLAMIC/Seljuqs of Rum; Sulayman II CE 1196-1204
AE Fals, 28 mm, 6.87 g, 3h, nm AH 595 (CE 1198-1199)
Album 1205.2
Obs: Horseman adv r, holding a mace in his r hand, star to
the left
Rev: Inscription
السلطان القاهر
سليمان ابن
قلج ارسلان
Around:
ضرب في
سنة خمس
و تسعين
وخمسماءة
20260320
ISLAMIC/Seljuqs of Rum; Kayqubad I CE 1219-1236
AE Fals, nm nd, 23 mm, 3.41 g, c. CE 1219-1225
Album 1213.1
citing An-Nasir as Caliph.
20260302
EUROZONE; Bulgaria 2026
€2 Pasius of Hilendar
€1 Ivan of Rila
The remaining denominations from €0,01-0,50 all depict the Madara Horseman
The actual Madara Horseman dates from c. the 8th Century CE and is shown below: (photo from Wikipedia)
20260227
ISLAMIC/ARAB-BYZANTINE (Umayyad) c. CE 661-697 (pre-reform)
AE Fals, 4.79 g, 17 mm, 7h, Damascus mint
Album 102
SICA I 572
Wilkes 131 var.
O: Standing imperial figure, holding long cross and globus
cruciger; to left, bird standing on T; Λ/Є/O sic to right
R: Large M; staurogram above, inverted crescent and – below. On right ضرب, on left جايز and in ex. دمشق
20260104
ROMAN/Valentinian I CE 364-375
AE 18.5mm, 1.77 g, Thessalonika mint CE 364-367
RCV 19513
O: diad cuir and dr bust r, DN VALENTINI—ANVS PF AVG
R: Victory adv l, SECVRITAS—REIPVBLICAE in ex, TESA
ROMAN/Theodosius II CE 402-450
AE 14.4 mm, 2.35 g,
Thessalonika mint, CE 408-415
RCV 21198
Esty type 51
O: diad dr cuir bust r star behind bust, DN THEODO—SIVS PF
AVG
R: Honorius stg l taller and Theodosius stg r shorter,
GLORIA—ROMANORVM in ex TESA
Ex: W. Esty
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