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Most are in chronological order (Exceptions are the new ones at the top). Skip down to
Anastasius, Justin, Justinian, Vandal and Ostrogothic, Justin II, Maurice, Heraclius, Constans II, Constantine IV, late Byzantine (anonymous and later)
Most recent: 2026, Jan. 20: Tiberius Constantine = Tiberius II, year 4, Sear 440.
2025, Dec. 16: A very large Tiberius II and a Justin I with standing emperor (formerly given to Justin II), Heraclius from Thessaloncia, large Constans II from Sicily.
2025, Dec. 11: Anonymous Class H, apparently scarce (none on vcoins).
Recent:
Tiberius II, 578-582
27.7-26.2 mm. 10.97 grams.
"year 4" a truncated one-year issue before his coin reform of year 5.
Actually, "year 4" was the first year of Tiberius II who had been Caesar (without coins in his name) under Justin II when Justin II was insane. So, when Justin II died in 578, Tiberius took over and considered himself to be in (his own) year 4 already. His year 5 follis is much different with consular robes and an eagle-tipped scepter, plus being reformed size.
Sear 440, Nicomedia. Page 108, 45 £ in F, 95 £ in VF.
DOC I Tiberius II 27 (2 pieces, one photographed, much worse obverse than this one)
[$65 SOLD] Only one on vcoins, similar but not as nice as this one, at 235 €.
In the October 1984 issue of the Nummismatist, Alan Shaw wrote an article "Copper Coins of Tiberius II: Weight and size changes" that made me aware of the special nature of year 4 coins of Tiberius II Constantine. This one is much nicer than his Nicomedia example.
Constans II, 641-668
Struck 654-659 according to DOC
29-26 mm.
Large. 5.03 grams.
Sear 1109.
Struck in Sicily at Syracuse. Constans II was considering moving the capitol there because Constantinople was under siege.
Nice monogram above the "M" with SCL below.
Bought Feb. 15, 2006 for $25 from James Lovette, who bought it from
from Dan Clark.
ex Lepczyk June 1981 "40-270" on the Clark envelope (whatever that means. Maybe Auction 40, lot 270?)
[$39]
Class H anonymous follis, under Michael VII, Ducas, 1071-1078.
26 mm. Good size for type. Repatinated.
Bust of Christ, holding gospels, facing
Patriarchal cross with floral base
Sear 1880.
None on vcoins as as I write. That's a surprise; I didn't think it was that uncommon.
[$37]
Only one on MA-Shops for $131, not quite as nice.
Maurice, 582-602
Pentanummium. Small at 13.5-12.3 mm and 1.18 grams. Repatinated
Mongoram 15 in Sear
Sear 539 (30 £ in F, 65 £ in VF) Only has a line drawing--no photo.
Not in DOC (was extremely rare at the time, but some appeared in 2024)
The monogram includes the letters
ɣ, M, P, A, K and possibly I.
MAVPIKIOU for Maurice [Grierson p. 68]
(Many of his non-monogram coins have
MAVRIC spelled in the legend)
Compare with the examples at $150 and $175 on vcoins.
Monogram clear. [$45]
Justin II, 565-578
Pentanummium
16.7 - 15.4 mm. 1.98 grams.
Sear 386 from Antioch
It differs from Sear 385 by having the phi at the top right instaed of the top left.
Clear with nice color.
[$19]
Phocas and Leontia, 602-610
17 mm. 2.21 grams. Small.
Decanummia with X.
Year 3 at Antioch.
Sear 675
[$24 SOLD] (Please compare to vcoins prices.)
Heraclius, 610-641
28-26 mm. 10.71 grams.
Year U = 5
Θ Є C
Thessalonica
Sear 824
None on vcoins. [$23]
Justin II and Sophia, 565-578
22.7-21.7 mm. 7.10 grams.
Year 11 is 575/6
Sear 370 from Nicomedia
[$19] Nicer than any on vcoins as I write, including those up to $89.
Michael I, 811-813
23-22 mm. This design very similar to Michael II, Sear 1642, but the flan is much smaller.
This one is Michael I and Theophylactus
and the larger type is
Michael II and Theophilus (so similar when abbreviated that there still is some dispute about whether this coin is Michael I or II), but the size makes it clear it is a different type.
Sear 1618. None on vcoins or MA-Shops as I write.
Berk 681. [$44]
Maurice, 582-602
24.7-23.6 mm. 5.94 grams.
Constantinople, year 10
Sear 497
Year 10.
Common. Large flan for type. His eyes are not worn flat, as so often they are. [$15]
Maurice, 582-602
18.3-16.4 mm. 2.07 grams.
Sear 498.
Full legend, bold reverse, cute decanummium.
[$17] (You can pay 160 € or 185 € on vcoins, and in some regards those are not better! How do they choose prices like that? Note firms that do that and decide if you ever want to buy from them.)
Coins of the First Crusade. (Byzantine coins below)
Byzantine coins below in chronological order, after some literature.
Byzantine reference literature for sale:
HAHN, Wolfgang and METCALF, William E.-1988 (ANS) "Studies in Early Byzantine Gold Coinage"-144pp, 24pls, hardbound in red cloth, gilt, 4to. [$15]
All three catalogs together as one lot: [$10+$6 shipping]
Chronological order begins here:
Anastasius, 491-518
Anastasius, 491-518
Nummis.
Very small. 8.8 mm.
Hisbust right
Monogram of Anastasius
Clear monogram. [$10]
Justin I, 518-527
Justin, 518-527
Pentanummia
13 mm. 2.08 grams.
Large chi-rho, N to left and Є to right, two dots low in fields
Sear 93, attributed to Nicomedia because of the "N".
None on vcoins as I write. [$27, reduced to $19]
Justin 1, 518-527
Small. 5-nummia. 12 mm.
Tyche of Antioch seated left.
Retrograde Є (Why did these have "5" retrograde?)
Sear 111. DO 57.
[$23, reduced to $14]
Justin and Justinian, joint reign, 527
Justin and Justinian, joint reign
4 April - 1 August 527. Short joint reign--less than 3 months!
pentanummium. 12.4-11.9 mm. 2.16 grams. Small
Minted at Antioch with Tyche seated left and backwards Є .
Facing busts with some weak legend around
Sear 133.
[$49, reduced to $39]
Justinian, 527-565
Justinian, 527-565
15.0 mm. 2.32 grams.
Pentanummium at Antioch
Sear 244
[$18] Check them out on vcoins. One is priced at 245 €. Note which firm that is and learn a lesson.
Justinian, 527-565
3.19 grams. 15. 8 mm. Small.
(Smaller than many of his 5-nummia pieces)
10-nummi
year 32?
Nicomedia
Sear 205. [$8]
Justinian, 527-565
23 mm.
Bust right
AISP (IS = 16)
Sear 175ff.
Thessalonica mint and its unusual denomination "16"! [$19]
Justinian 1-nummis, small, 9 mm. 0.84 grams. AE nummis.
Chi-rho reverse. Close to the end of this denomination.
Sear 283
Rare, Carthage mint.
Remarkably good detail and even some obverse legend, which is not common.
Cute! [$39]
Justinian, 527-565
9 mm. Very small.
Bust right
VOT
XIII (very late for a vota coin)
Sear 278 from Carthage, year 13
This one is clear "for type" [$24]
Vandals and Ostrogoths, time of Justinian
Free! An up-to-date reference for many of the small Vandalic AR4's is Bijovsky, INR6.3 "From Carthage to the Holy Land: The ‘Palm Tree’ Nummus" which you can get for free on Academia.edu or ask me for it gratis via e-mail (It is 1.7 mb).
Vandal
King Gelimer, 530-534
Tiny! 8.8 mm. 0.58 grams.
Wroth WPBC plate II. 21.
Rare. Lousy, like usual. [$25]
(Better than the only one on vcoins, at $70, as I write.)
Justin II and Sophia, 565-578
Justin II and Sophia, 565-578
30 mm. 11.15 grams
Sear 372, year 10, at Cyzicus
Ex Marcus and Susan Phillips in England, May 20, 2002 [no ticket]
[$31]
Tiberius II, 578-582
A hoard of monogram pentanummia came out maybe two years ago. Some previously very rare types were in it. I got two of this one and I think they will return to being very rare sometime. Too many museums did not have one and donors will buy them, I think. For example, the BMC and BN catalog do not have one.
Tiberius II, 578-582. Tiberius Constantine.
Pentanummium. U is a form of V for "5"
Small. 13 mm. 1.43 grams.
Theoupolis (Antioch).
Monogram 18 in Sear of Tiberius II Constantine.
This is a difficult one to attribute. The expansion of the monogram is not obvious.
The clear "N" does not belong in "Tiberius" but our modern choice to emphasize "Tiberius" from the name "Tiberius Constantine" was apparently not his choice on this coin.
The monogram seems to have
N, T, A, ɣ. square C (a lunate S), and K. Of course, "I" could be in there, too.
Grierson [p. 68] says this is for
KONSTANTOU
Maybe it also includes "TI" from "Tiberius".
Large U; above, cross.
Sear 459. (65 pounds in VF) [$55, reduced to $49]
Tiberius II, 578-582
21-16 mm
Decanummia
Sear 436, Constantinople
[$19, reduced to $15]
ex Dan Clark, March 3, 2007, with his crude ticket and with my ticket
None on vcoins under $50! (All of them cost too much!)
Tiberius II, 578-582
15 mm. 1.875 grams.
dM TIb PP AVG
U
Sear 438
A good example of the U-shape for the Roman numeral V = 5.
[$22]
Maurice, 582-602
Maurice, 582-602
10 nummia.
18-16 mm. 2.63 grams.
at Antioch, year 8 (589/90)
Sear 536
Bought in 2006 from Glen Woods at the Summer ANA in Denver for $25 (plus a lot of trip expenses!) with his ticket (for $40)
Pretty little wear. Good details. Cute! Still [$25 SOLD]
Maurice, 582-602
Deca. 16.6 mm. 2.09 grams. Small. Repatinated.
Sear 537 at Antioch, year 14
(Years 1-8 dekas have the denomination "X" and 13-20 they have the denominaton "I")
Sear 537
[$19]
A rarity: A pentanummium of Maurice not in Sear.
Maurice, 582-602
Small. Pentanummium. 15 mm. 1.44 grams.
Not in Sear
Monogram with MB on the left (not MP) which is much like his monogram 16 on page 32, but quite different at the right end where what is a "K" on 16 is a and E or square C (lunate S) with bits of the K or maybe E.
Є+ on the reverse.
Unlisted in Sear. cf. Sear 540 which is different.
MIBEC Maurice V105 where the monogram is not as clear as this one. ("V" numbers were not known in time for the first edition.)
Maybe it would be Sear 542A in a new edition, were one to appear (It won't).
Theoupolis (Antioch). Rev. Large Є with cross. SB 540 var (monogram, Ч) . Good fine.
Very rare. [$59, reduced to $48]
In spite of its (fomer) extreme rarity, I have two, with similar value but much different surfaces. Take your pick.
Maurice, 582-602
Small. Pentanummium. 14.5 mm. 1.68 grams.
Not in Sear
Monogram much like his monogram 16 on page 32, but quite different at the right end where what is a "K" on 16 is a and E or square C (lunate S) with bits of the K or maybe E.
Є+ on the reverse.
Unlisted in Sear. cf. Sear 540 which is different.
MIBEC Maurice V105 where the monogram is not as clear as this one. ("V" numbers were not known in time for the first edition, but are in the second, English, edition)
Maybe it would be Sear 542A in a new edition, were one to appear (It won't).
Theoupolis (Antioch). Rev. Large Є with cross. SB 540 var (540 has a different monogram, Ч, and 542 has a different monogram and Є and + like this one). Very rare. A few appeared in 2024. [ $49]
Maurice, 582-602
Pentanummium
14.3-13.1 mm. Small. 1.07 grams.
Sear monogram 15 with MP on the left
U (for 5) with cross above.
Sear 539
Two on vcoins as I write, at $150 and $175.
[$39]
Maurice, 882-602
Theoupolis (Antioch) Decanummium Æ
18mm, 2.8 g.
Crowned facing bust, holding mappa in right and eagle-tipped scepter in left hand / Large X; cross above, R below; ANNO II across field.
Cute! Lettering very clear with lovely light cover.
Sear 536 [$19]
Maurice, 582-602
18 mm. 2.29 grams.
Sear 536
Antioch mint
Year 2 decanummium
This type uses "X" for ten. There is another type, next, which uses "I" (in Greek) for ten.
Lovely and clear facing bust.
[$29]
Maurice, 582-602
16 mm. 2.31 grams.
Sear 537
Antioch mint
Year 14 decanummium
THEUP for Antioch (Theopolis)
This type uses "I" for ten.
[$19]
Maurice, 582-602
20-nummia
Good bust with mappa and eagle-tipped scepter
Sear 534. DO 178
ANNO XX U
Year U = 5, struck 586/7.
Good facial details. [$11]
Phocas, 602-610
Phocas, 602-610
26.5 mm. 9.79 grams. Repatinated.
Sear 640
ANNO
XXXX U (year 5)
CONE
Legible legend. Good details on his face which has the triangular beard that distinguishes Phocas.
[$35 SOLD] (On vcoins you can pay over $90 for examples that are not as nice.)
Heraclius, 610-614
Constans II, 641-668
Constans II, 641-668
20-17 mm. 3.98 grams.
Facing bust
Three busts above a small M. (The left two busts are almost gone.)
Ex James Lovette in 2006.
With his ticket, I think from Dan Clark's ancient coins, which notes he bought it in Feb. 1980.
Sear 1014. DOC 89 page 459f struck "666-668"
[$8 SOLD] Compare to the $85 and $95 examples on vcoins.
Constans II, 641-668
Struck 652/3
29-24 mm (Pretty large for the era). 4.89 grams.
Emperor standing facing, I A to right (indiction year 11, which dates the coin)
M over SCL for the mint in Sicily at Syracuse.
Overstruck. At 5:00 on the reverse part of SB1107 (DOC 178) is visible.
You can see below the M the chest part of a facing bust.
Why would they overstrike a coin of the same ruler? I don't know, but they did.
ex James Lovette in 2006. Ex Joseph Lepczyk 40 (June 1981), lot 269, with his ticket for $27.50.
An interesting overstrike [$19 SOLD]
Constantine IV, 668-685
Constantine IV, 668-695
Ragged 24-22 mm. 3.65 grams.
No legend. Bust facing, beardless, holding globus cruciger
M with monogram above and standing figures with long crosses on either side.
SCL in exergue for Sicily and its mint, Syracuse.
Sear 1207. Hahn III MIB 104
[$28]
Constantine IV, 668-685
Struck in Sicily, Syracuse
29-25 mm. 3.25 grams.
Large M with two standing figures either side
SCL below
Sear 1207
This type comes in various sizes including smaller examples. This is one of the large ones.
ex James Lovette (author of "Biblical Related Coins") Feb. 15, 2006, who got it from Quarles in March 1985, lot 301, at $25.
My ticket and Lovette's ticket both included.
Search vcoins on "Constantine IV 1207" and find four, one at $350 and one at $478! [$43]
Justinian II, first reign, 685-695
Constantine V, 741-775
Michael I, 811-813
Michael I, 811-813, and Theophylactus.
22 mm. 5.29 grams.
(Do not confuse this with the larger, 28 mm, coin of Michael II and Theophilus, which looks the same but is much larger)
Sear 1618
The two facing busts have good details. None on vcoins or MA-Shops.
[$48]
Leo V, 813-820
Leo V, 813-820
20 mm. 5.40 grams.
Sear 1635. Lambda for Leo and K for Constantine.
[$11]
Michael II, 820-829
Basil I, 867-886
Leo VI, 886-912
Constantine VII, 913-959
Coin from Byzantine Cherson, a scarce mint:
Romanus I, 920-944
(Romanus II, according to Sear, but I follow Anokhin, #419)
18 mm. 3.35 grams.
Monogram of Romanus, Cross on steps with pellets either side
Sear 1775 Mint of Cherson
Sometimes the "P" in the monogram is retrograde. This one is normal.
Even dark color, nearly black. Bold monogram. [$59, reduced to $47]
Anonymous folles and later,
Anonymous follis, Class I
Attributed to Nicephorus III, 1078-1081
23-21 mm. 3.87 grams.
Bought from Dan Clark, Clark's Ancient Coins, Nov. 27, 2005
at $29.
Reddish surfaces. Nice cross on the reverse.
Sear 1889. Now, here, [$20]
Anonymous follis, Class I
Attributed to Nicephorus III, 1078-1081
24 mm. 3.26 grams.
Nicephorus III, 1078-1081
Sear 1889
You can see Christ's eyes (which is not always the case).
Cross with floral ornament at base.
[$21]
Anonymous follis, Class I
Attributed to Nicephorus III, 1078-1081
23 mm. 4.25 grams. Repatinated.
Nicephorus III, 1078-1081
Sear 1889
You can see Christ's eyes (which is not always the case) and the IC XC is bold. Cross with floral ornament at base.
[$24]
Constantine X, Ducas, 1059-1067
Nicephorus III Botaniates, AD 1078-1081
Nicephorus III Botaniates, AD 1078-1081
Æ Follis. (22mm, 7.4 g) Constantinople mint. Three-quarter length standing figure of Christ Pantokrator facing between two stars; IC-XC across upper fields Cross with pellets at extremities and eight-pointed star within circle at centre;
C - Φ N - Δ in angles.
Sear 1888 [$24, reduced to $19]
C Φ (The "C" is a lunate "S" (sigma)) ΣΤAYΡЄ ΦΥΛATTЄ "O Cross, Protect"
N Δ (Sear 1888) "Nicephorus [III] Despot/emperor" NIKHΦωPON ΔЄCΠOTH
Alexius I, 1081-1118
John II, 1118-1143
Manuel I, 1143-1180
Andronicus II, 1282-1328
Andronicus III, 1328-1341
Arabic and Arab-Byzantine
Arabic/Islamic coins
Nasir al-din Muhammad, 1249-1260
Jital. 16-15 mm. 3.50 grams.
ibn Hasan Qarlagh, Shah of Kurraman (NE Pakistan)
stylized horse right
Mitchner WoI 951
Remarkably nice horse depicted in just a few strokes [$19]
ex. Jim Lovette (author of Biblical Related Coins) in 2007
Arab-Byzantine all sold
Medieval
Coins from Medieval Hungary:
Medieval Hungary. Anonymous. 12th C. 1141-1161
Tiny! Silver 12 mm. 0.33 grams.
The denomination is called a "denar"" It is sometimes called a "penny."
Cross and crescents/cross in circles
Huszar 92. Rethy-Probszt 88, plate V group V p. 57, between 1141 and 1161.
Small, well-struck, and cute. [$33]
Medieval Hungary. Stephan II. 1114-1131
Tiny! Silver. 11 mm. 0.33 grams.
The denomination is called a "denar"" It is sometimes called a "penny."
Rethy-Probszt 66, plate V, Stephan II 1114-1131
Excellent centering on a small silver coin [$31]
Medieval Hungary. Anonymous.
Tiny! 13 mm. Silver. 0.33 grams.
The denomination is called a "denar"" It is sometimes called a "penny."
Time of Beles III, Emmerichs, and Andreas II" c. 1173-1235
according to Rethy-Probszt X-146 group D, plate IX page 64 and page 62.
Wonderful multiple crosses. Very well struck and centered. Rare. Have you ever seen a coin with this many crosses? [$59]
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