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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: 2025, April 29: Four Byzantine coins.
2025, April 22: Some prices adjusted. Sold coins removed entirely.
2025, March 24: Two Islamic weights of the Fatimid period, c.940 to c.1190.
2025, March 20: First Crusade, Roger of Salerno.
2025, March 7: Michael I, Sear 1618 on the Byzantine page.
2025, March 2: Rare Justin II of year 1, two Maurice, one Justin and Justinian joint reign (only 4 months).
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.
Recent:
Leo III and Constantine V, 717-741
18-16 mm. 2.28 grams. Small.
Sear 1514 (which comes small like this one and alao larger)
Ex Dan Clark March 3, 2007 with his ticket and with my collection ticket.
[$35]
Justin II, 565-578, alone.
Justin alone (not with Sophia) holds Victory on globe, crowning him (an unusual obverse depiction)
28-26 mm. 11.68 grams.
ANNO *I for year 1, at Antioch.
Sear 380 (40 £ in F, 100 £ in VF, in 1988!)
DOC Justin II 145
Rare
[$75 SOLD]
Maurice, 582-602
18 mm. 2.56 grams. Small.
Year 12 at Antioch
Sear 537
[The deca used "X" until year 10 when it switched to the Greek "I"]
[$25] (you can pay 265 Є :https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/cgb/38/product/mauricius_tiberius_theoupolis_antioche_601602_165mm_265g_12h/1995405/Default.aspx )
Bought April 5, 2002 from Jim Lovette, ex Sepcos April 1981, lot 145.
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]
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. Much better than any on vcoins. Check them out.
[$48]
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
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]
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 SOLD]
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 SOLD]
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 SOLD]
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]
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]
Sternberg catalog 8 (11/78) MV, HQP. 1015 ancients. 339 G, 41 Aksum, 374 R, 238 Byz including AE, 18 Arab-Byz, on 50 ppl + 2E [$8, reduced to $6]
Aksumite (41), Byzantine AE (among 238)
Catalog: Baldwin's 5 (11 Oct. 1995) "Byzantine Gold Coins from the P. J. Donald Collection" 285 Byz gold on 12 large ppl. Photos okay but worse than most. [$5, reduced to $3]
Byzantine gold (285)
Elsen 125 (2015, June 13) 1085 ancients among 1982. 120 G, 157 Celtic, 25 RR, 130 RI, 16 RP, 544 Byz gold and silver "Collection Henri Potteir," 32 Carolingian [$7, reduced to $5]
544 Byzantine gold and silver
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]
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]
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.)
Justin II and Sophia, 565-578
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 of Tiberius II Constantine.
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!)
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
[$22 SOLD]
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]
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
[$19]
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.
[$39]
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 $48]
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 SOLD 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]
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.
[$32] (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] 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]
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]
Justinian II, first reign, 685-695
Constantine V, 741-775
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]
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]
World Coins
[none now]
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Turkoman figural bronze
Mamluk
Mamluk
Mamluk
Kashmir Smast