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TERMS:  Prices are in brackets: [$xx]. I accept PayPal and Zelle (I prefer Zelle in the US. Here is why) and checks and cash. Postage in the US is $2 for orders up to $25, $3 for orders up to $50, $4 for orders up to $100, and an additional $2 for each hundred thereafter.
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Purple marks items that have sold and are no longer available.

     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:  2025, Feb. 16: Many sold coins removed entirely. Some coins rearranged. A few prices adjusted a bit.
2025, Feb. 14: Phocas decanummium, Justinian CONCORDI, Justinian pentanummium, rare Maurice monogram pentanummium not in Sear, and a Fatimid 1/4 dirham.
2025, Jan. 14: Class K, Crusader of Tancred, Maurice, and Heraclius at the top. 
2024, Dec. 27: Two rare Byzantine types, Leo III and year 1 of Justin II.
2024, Dec. 24:  Tancred of the First Crusade. Anastasius 1-nummus. 
2024, Dec. 13: Phocas X, Constans II, anonymous Class I and excellent Class K of Alexius I.
2024, Nov. 30: First Crusade, Tancred, his bust facing. Many sold coins removed entirely.
2024, Nov. 23: Anonymous follis of Class F
2024, Nov. 18: Anonymous Class J of Alexius I. 
2024, Nov. 3: Maurice pentanummium.
2024, Oct. 30. Almost all coins on the page (except tsome of he most recent) have had their prices reduced today. Many sold coins removed entirely. Another Justinian penta.
2024, Oct. 25: Excellent Class E. Two Justinian pentanummia, Maurice dekanummium. Large Heraclius with three figures.
2024, Oct. 20: Crusader of the First Crusade, Bohemond II. 
2024, Oct. 17, Rare Justin pentanummium. Scarce Class F anonymous follis. Justinian year 38 from Antioch.

 

Recent: 



Phocas, 602-610
Phocas and Leontia
20-17 mm. 2.15 grams.
Decanummium
X between "ANNO" and "I" for year 1.
I bought this coin in 2007 for $70 because it was in very high grade (no ticket) and high grade Byzantine AE was very unusual. In 2007 I thought a really high grade Byzantine AE coin was worth much more than an average coin of the type, and I was right. But, even average coins of Maurice have come down and I no longer expect to get my $70 back. Oh well. It is, however, a really excellent small coin.
Sear 675. [$49]

Justinian, 527-565
22 mm. 4.70 grams.
Sear 234
B CONCORDI
THEUP for Antioch mint
As I wrote, on vcoins "Justinian Antioch" gets 166 hits and none are of this type.
Not on vcoins! [$35 SOLD]

Justinian, 527-565
15 mm. 2.60 grams.
Pentanummia
Sear 243 (Antioch)
Well-centered with very little wear.
[$19 SOLD]  As always, please compare with prices elsewhere.

 

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.  [$55]  

Fatimid 1/4 dirham of al-'Aziz Nizar (a.k.a. al-Aziz Billah)
His full title is "abū manṣūr al-‘azīz billah," but his kunya Abū Manṣūr is almost never engraved on his coins. 
Ruler of Egypt and the Levant who captured Damascus.
Album 706. 
14.5 mm. 0.67 grams. Thin.
975-986 AD
AH 365-386
[$14 SOLD]
As I write, there are no Fatimid quarter dirhams on vcoins below $80!

 

Crusader of the First Crusade. Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1103 and 1104-1112. 
His bust facing (the only portrait type) holding sword, with legend around. This coin has much more legend than most with "TANKP" barely visible from 3:00 - 4:30.
24.4-22.7 mm. 5.49 grams. Broader and heavier than most. (All of these are overstruck and their sizes depend upon the sizes of the coins they were struck on. This one is on a large example of his first type, CCS Antioch 3, with St. Peter. The top cross is visible at 11:30 on the rverse rim)
His second type of four.
Bearded facing bust of Tancred, holding raised sword in his right hand. This is the only type of the First Crusade with a "portrait" of the ruler. The three other types of Tancred don't and none of the other rulers have portrait types. 
+KЄBOH ------ TANKP  "Lord, help Tancred"
The reverse has:
IC  XC
NI  KA in quadrants of a cross, floral ornament at base.
Abbreviating "Jesus Christ Conquers".
This is a very common reverse legend and type on Byzantine coins, including the anonymous folles of "Class C". 
CCS Antioch 4 (page 199)
Metcalf 63-70. Also, page 25, type 4. [$27]
 

 

First Crusade
Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112. 
22-21 mm. 3.41 grams.
His second type of four.
Bearded facing bust of Tancred, holding raised sword in his right hand. This is the only type of the First Crusade with a "portrait" of the ruler. The three other types of Tancred don't and none of the other rulers have portrait types. 
This type has lettering around which includes his name at the end (2:30-4:00). Most coins of this type do not a have a legible obverse legend. 
+KЄBOH ------ TANKP  "Lord, help Tancred"  (Much of the TANKP part is there)
The reverse has:
IC  XC
NI  KA in quadrants of a cross, floral ornament at base.
Abbreviating "Jesus Christ Conquers".
This is a very common reverse legend and type on Byzantine coins, including the anonymous folles of "Class C". 
CCS Antioch 4 (page 199)
Metcalf 63-70. Also, page 25, type 4.  [$22]
 

Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112. 
22.8-20.1 mm. 2.58 grams.
His second type of four.
Bearded facing bust of Tancred, holding raised sword in his right hand. This is the only type of the First Crusade with a "portrait" of the ruler. The three other types of Tancred don't and none of the other rulers have portrait types. 
This type has lettering around which includes his name at the end (2:30-4:00). Most coins of this type do not a have a legible obverse legend. This one is more legible than most and says something like
+KЄBOH ------ TANKPI  "Lord, help Tancred"
The reverse has:
IC  XC
NI  KA in quadrants of a cross, floral ornament at base.
Abbreviating "Jesus Christ Conquers".
This is a very common reverse legend and type on Byzantine coins, including the anonymous folles of "Class C". 
CCS Antioch 4 (page 199)
Metcalf 63-70. Also, page 25, type 4  [$37]  (for more coins of the First Crusade, see below)

 

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. 
[$26, reduced to $24]

 

 

Coins of the First Crusade. (Byzantine coins below)

Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112. 
22 mm. 3.37 grams.
Obverse: Bust of St. Peter facing, nimbate, with scroll in left and diagonal long cross in right. 
Θ/ΠЄ to left and POC down the right (Identifying St. Peter)
Reverse: Legend in four lines:
KЄBOI
ΘHTOΔV
ΛOCOVT    (His name begins here: T-ANKRI[D])
ANKRI+
"Oh Lord come to the aid of thy servant Tancred"
CCS Antioch 3 (page 199) Tancred's first type of four. 
Metcalf 49-62. Also page 25, type 6.
On this example his curly beard is evident. Tancred's first type of four. [$26]
Compare with https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=122483 at $500 plus 20%. 

Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112.
24 mm. 4.62 grams.
Obverse: Bust of St. Peter facing, nimbate, with scroll in left and diagonal long cross in right. 
Θ/ΠЄ to left and POC down the right (Identifying St. Peter)
Reverse: Legend in four lines:
KЄBOI
ΘHTOΔV
ΛOCOVT    (His name begins here: T-ANKRI)
ANKRI+
"Oh Lord come to the aid of thy servant Tancred"
CCS Antioch 3 (page 199) Tancred's first type of four. 
Metcalf 49-62. Also page 25, type 6.
Significantly nicer and much more legible than most [$37]

Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112. 
21 mm. 2.68 grams.
His third type of four.
Facing bust of Christ, IC XC either side, very much like many Byzantine anonymous folles.
Cross with
TA  NK
 P     H   in its quadrants, for "Tancre[d]"
floral ornament at base.
Metcalf 49-62. Also p. 25, type 6.
CCS Antioch 5 (page 199f). 
Better struck than most. [$49, reduced to $44]

Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112. 
20 mm. 1.86 grams.
His third type of four.
Facing bust of Christ, IC XC either side, very much like many Byzantine anonymous folles.
Cross with
TA  NK
 P     H   in its quadrants, for "Tancre[d]"
floral ornament at base.
Metcalf 49-62. Also p. 25, type 6.
CCS Antioch 5 (page 199f). [$27]

 First Crusade. Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112. 
19 mm. 
His fourth type of four.
St. Peter, standing, with right hand extended in blessing and left holding a long cross.
S PE  TPV  either side, for "St. Peter"
Square cross with
D  S
F   T  in the quadrants, for
"Domine Salvum Fac Tancredum"
"Lord, save Tancred"
CCS Antioch 6, Tancred's fourth type.
Metcalf 71-80, Type 5 page 27. [$29]

Crusader of the First Crusade.
Tancred, regent at Antioch, 1101-1112. 
19 mm.
His fourth type of four.
St. Peter, standing, with right hand extended in blessing and left holding a long cross.
S PE  TPV  either side, for "St. Peter"
Square cross with
D  S
F   T  in the quadrants, for
"Domine Salvum Fac Tancredum"
"Lord, save Tancred"
CCS Antioch 6, Tancred's fourth type (of four).
Metcalf 71-80, Type 5 page 27.  [$32] 
 

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Byzantine coins below in chronological order, after some literature. 

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 I, 518-527
Struck at Antioch.
14 mm. 1.90 grams.
5 nummia. Small coin.

Backwards epsilon (for "5") and Tyche in shrine with river-god below. Why the epsilon remained backwards for all the dies in this large issue is unknown to me.
Remarkably clear obverse legend. Good portrait for the type. Flan flaw causing a hole all the way through the coin in the back of his head. Better details than almost all of this type, but with the flan flaw.  
Sear 111. [$21, reduced to $16]

 

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]

 

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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 $43]

 

Justinian, 527-565

 

Justinian, 527-565
10-nummi
year 32?
Nicomedia 
Sear 205. [$12, reduced to $7]

 

Justinian, 527-565
23 mm.
Bust right
AISP   (IS = 16)
Sear 175ff. 
Thessalonica mint and its unusual denomination "16"! [$29, reduced to $21, reduced to $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! [$79, reduced to $49, reduced to $45, reduced to $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"  [$39, reduced to $27, reduced to $24]

 

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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. [$39, reduced to $29, reduced to $25]
(Better than the only one on vcoins, at $70, as I write.)  

 

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Justin II and Sophia, 565-578

 

 

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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 thye will retun 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 of Tiberius II Constantine.
Large U; above, cross.
Sear 459. (65 pounds in VF) [$55, reduced to $45]
 

Byzantine
Tiberius II, 578-582. Tiberius Constantine.
14.0 mm. 1.22 grams.
Pentanummion
One of his monograms.
U is a form of V for "5"
Sear 459 (at 65 pounds in VF)
[$43, reduced to $39, reduced to $36]

 

 

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!)

 

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Maurice, 582-602

Maurice, 582-602
28-26 mm. 11.35 grams.
Struck year 6 = 587/8
Sear 518
KYZ for Cyzicus
DOC I Maurice 122, page 331, photo plate LXXII is of equal quality
[$18]

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, reduced to $19]

 

A neat pair of decanummia from the same mint, Antioch. One has "10" written in Latin "X" and the other in Greek, "I". 

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]

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
[$17]

 

Maurice, 582-602
Pentanummium
14.3-13.1 mm. Small. 1.07 grams.
Sear monogram 15
U (for 5) with cross above.
Sear 539
Two on vcoins as I write, at $150 and $175.
[$34] 

 

A rarity: A pentanummium of Maurice not in Sear.

Maurice, 582-602
Small. Pentanummium. 15 mm. 1.44 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.)
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 $45] 

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
27-25 mm. Struck year 15 = 596/7
at Nicomedia
Sear 512, page 123.
ex Wolf at Chicago ANA, August 15, 2013. No ticket
Clear reverse.  [$12 with my collection ticket.]

 

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]

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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.
[$29]  (On vcoins you can pay over $90 for examples that are not as nice.)

 

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Heraclius, 610-614

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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] 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]

 

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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 
[$23]

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Justinian II, first reign, 685-695

 

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Constantine V, 741-775

 

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Leo V, 813-820


Leo V, 813-820
20 mm. 5.40 grams.
Sear 1635.  Lambda for Leo and K for Constantine.
[$11]

 

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Michael II, 820-829

 

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Theophilus, 829-842
 

      [Sold]

Basil I, 867-886

 

Leo VI, 886-912

 

 

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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 $49]

 

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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]

 

 

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Constantine X, Ducas, 1059-1067

 

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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, reduced to $17]
C  Φ     (The "C" is a lunate "S" (sigma))   ΣΤAYΡЄ  ΦΥΛATTЄ   "O Cross, Protect" 
N  Δ     (Sear 1888)  "Nicephorus [III] Despot/emperor"  NIKHΦωPON  ΔЄCΠOTH  

 

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Alexius I, 1081-1118

John II, 1118-1143

Manuel I, 1143-1180

 

 

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Isaac II, 1185-1195

 

Alexius II, 1195-1203

 

 

 

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Michael VIII, 1261-1282 

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Andronicus II, 1282-1328   

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Andronicus III, 1328-1341    

  

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Arabic and Arab-Byzantine
Arabic/Islamic coins 

Turkoman Figural Bronze:
 

Turkoman figural bronze.
30 mm. Large. 10.08 grams.
SSS Begteginid 1.  (Not in Spengler and Sayles which did not cover the Begteginids)
Muzaffar al-Din Kokburi [Gokburi, Gokbori]
AH 563-630. AD 1168-1233
(coins struck in 1193-1233)
Enthroned facing Turkish figure, legend around: 
Muzaffar al-Dawla wa 'l-Din Kokburi ibn Ali
3-line legend in square:
al-Malik al-Nasir Salah al-Dunya wa 'l-Din Yusuf
Legend continues outside the square. 
ibn Ayyub Muhyi Dawlat Amir al-Mu'minin.  
["ibn Ayyub" is Saladin]. 
Muhyi Dawlat Amir al-Mu'minin means "the reviver of the dynasty/state of the commander of the faithful."

Rare. [$89]
This one was $340 plus fees: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1216193
The only one on vcoins:
https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/marc_breitsprecher_classical_numismatist/8/product/begteginids_muzaffar_al_din_kukburi_ah_563631__ad_11681233_198_dirham/1910538/Default.as

Turkoman figural bronze
Artuqid
Najm al-Din Alpi
1152-117631-30 mm. 11.41 grams. Large. 
Facing head with curly hair
Two facing heads (Gemini) with wild hair
Spengler and Sayles 30
Excellent flan. Well-centered. Legend fully clear.
[$55]

This coin is better than this one offered at 285 euros (as I write)!
https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/cgb/38/product/artuqids_of_mardin__najm_aldin_alpi_turkestan_c_11641170_31mm_1242g_9h/1947292/Default.aspx
 

Mamluk coins. Small figural types. Please search for these on vcoins. You will find they are unusual. 

Mamluk
19 mm. 2.89 grams.
al-Sali Salah al-Din Salih
AH 752-755. AD 1351-1354
Bird right, head turned back
Legend
[$9]

Mamluk
al-Mansur Muhammad
AH 762-764
18.5-15.6 mm. 
lion left
legend
Balog Mamluk Sultans 393
[$9]

Mamluk
Shalban II
AH 764-778
AD 1363-1377
Small.  18-14 mm. 
Lion left in circle
legend in square: al-malik/al-ashraf
Balog Mamluk Sultans 464
[$5]

India. 
Kashmir Smast
18 mm. 4.65 grams,
Shiva and bull/Brahmi akkharas  "300-400 AD"
north of Pakistan from the Kashmir Smast
Mitchner ACW 3666 "Kidarite prinicpality of the Kota Kala in the Punjab"
"c. 360/380-460"
Mitchner listed it as worth 45 pounds in 1978.
High grade. [$27]

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

 

 

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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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