Anonymous bronze

Anonymous Bronze through John II (969-1143)
    Class A1, John I (969-976)
    Class A2, Basil II and Constantine VIII (976-1025 and 976-1028)
    Class B, Romanus III (1028-1034)
    Class C, Michael IV (1034-1041)
    Class D, Constantine IX (1042-1055)
    Class E, Constantine X (1059-1067)
    Class F, Constantine X (1059-1067), Constantine X
    Class G, Romanus IV (1068-1071)
    Class H, Michael VII (1071-1078)
    Class I, Nicephorus III (1078-1081)
    Class J, K-N, Alexius I (1081-1118), Alexius I
    John II (1118-1143)

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Class A (John I, 969-976, Basil II and Constantine VIII, 976-1025 and 976-1028)

Class A1. John I, Tzimses. Sear 1793. 23 mm. Rare as Class A1.
Class A2. Sear 1813. 9-27 mm.
31-30 mm. Cross in nimbus and on gospels.
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25 mm.
26-24 mm.
28-25. Variety with cross.

Class A1. John I, Tzimses. Sear 1793. Rare as Class A1. 24-22 mm. 5.74 grams/

Class A
Class A

Class A2. Sear 1813. 35 mm.
35-32 mm.

Class A2. Sear 1813. 35-34 mm.

Class B

Class A2. Sear 1813. 28-27 mm.
Class B. Sear 1823. 27 mm.
30-28 mm.
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30-27 mm.
30-28 mm.
Class A2/Class C. Sear 1813 obverse/Sear 1825 reverse

Class B. Sear 1823. 30-29 mm.

Class C, Class D

Class C. Sear 1825. 29-26 mm.
Class C. Sear 1825. 28-26 mm.
Class D over Class C. Sear 18346 over Sear 1825. 32-29 mm.
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Class D. Sear 1836. 28 mm.
Class D. Sear 1836. 33 mm.

Class D. Sear 1836. 25 mm.

A pair of Byzantine coins countermarked with an Arab countermark, lillah, by the Moslems of Anatolia (from The Mardin Hoard)
Left: On a 20-nummia of Justin, Sear 104. 27 mm.
Right: On an anonymous bronze Class D, Sear 1836. 29 mm.

Classes E, F, G, H, and I

Class E. Sear 1855. 25 mm.
Class F. Constantine X. Sear 1856. 26-24 mm.
Class G. Romanus IV. Sear 1867. (1068-1071)
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Class I. Sear 1889. 23-21 mm.
Michael VII, Ducas (1071-1078). Sear 1878. 25 mm.
Class I. Sear 1889. 23 mm.

Constantine X (1059-1067)

Con X
Con X

Class I. Sear 1889. 25 mm.
Class K. Sear 1901. 25 mm.
Constantine X. Sear 1853. 30-27 mm.
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Constantine X over Class D follis, Sear 1853 over Sear 1836. 31-26 mm.
Constantine X. Sear 1853. 27 mm.
Constantine X over Class B follis, Sear 1823 over Sear 1836. 29-26 mm.

Class H. Constantine X. Romanus IV. Michael VII, Nicephorous III.

Con X
Con X

Constantine X. Sear 1854. 29-28 mm.
Constantine X over Constantine X. Sear 1854 over Sear 1853. 28 mm.
Romanus IV. Sear 1865. 25 mm.
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Michael VII. Sear 1878. 27 mm.
Class H. Michael VII. Sear 1880. 23 mm.
Nicephorus III. Sear 1888. 27-25 mm.

Class J, Nicephorus III, Alexius I

Nicephorus III. Sear 1888. 26-25 mm.
Class J. Alexius I. Sear 1900 over Sear 1888. 24-22 mm.
Class J. Alexius I. Sear 1900. 24 mm.
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Alexius I. Sear 1931 (but larger. Sear 1910, "extremely rare" is this type but still larger). 23-21 mm.
Alexius I. Sear 1911. 26 mm.
Alexius I. Sear 1911. 28-26 mm.

Alexius I. 1081-1118. Sear 1929. 22-20 mm.
Alexius I. Sear 1930. 20 mm.
Alexius I. Sear 1931. 24 mm.
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Alexius I. Sear 1931v (legend in cross of Sear 1932, but not partriarchal cross). 19-16 mm.
Alexius I. Sear 1931v. 16-15 mm.
Alexius I. Sear 1929 overstruck on unidentified type. 20 mm.

Alexius I, John II

Alexius I. 1081-1118. Sear 1932. 16 mm.
Alexius I. Sear 1932. 16-15 mm.
John II (1118-1143). Sear 1945. 19-16 mm.
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John II. Sear 1954. 16 mm.
John II. Sear 1955. 15 mm.

1944 1944

John II (1118-1143). Sear 1944. 30-28 mm.

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