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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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I got this 2 coins from friend but I cant id them... they are very small and about 1 gram heavy...or less. Cant find them in catalogues. Maybe 1/2 siliqua or 1/3 siliqua. Looks like late roman or early bizantine...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The monogram coin with the "K" looks like it could be a Justinian I, but I can't be certain. The other I can't make out enough detail.
JW
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Valued Member
 Serbia (Srbija)
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Other coin have some funny head on obv. but I cant see rev.
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Moderator
 United States
23731 Posts |
I can't make out anything on the first coin.
The second is very interesting, it appears to be Byzantine in style. But I've never seem a silver Byzantine coin with the large K (20). I can only guess what it might be. I think it might be of early Serbian or Bulgaria origin.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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These later coins are interesting me more and more  |
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
146 Posts |
Echizento this are not bulgarian,and I'm sure they are not serbian. They are 5-7th century. Late roman-early byzantine. I just cant figure out which rulers... Small silver coins: about 12mm and 0,9-1 gram.
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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And half siliques probably. I found some similar with that "K" coin but I cant find other one..
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Well, I stand corrected. It is a 1/2 siliqua, they are so uncommon that I never have seen one. I've found what appears to be your coin in Wayne Sayles book on Bzyantine coins, but he doesn't identify the emperor. I'll keep looking.
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Moderator
United States
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OK, a possible ID, If the bust is helmeted draped and cuirassed it's the bust of ROMA and this could be a founding of Constantinople commemorative circa 330.
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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Yeah echizento, can be... maybe because of that I cant find which ruler is that.
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New Member
Greece
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For the 2st coin
we know about metal of this coin? It's silver?
From any I remember this big K letter always have together some cross for identified as byzantine but perhap make mistake...
The other side is a funny face?
Xmmm, this bring in my mind something like Justin II (565AD) ?
the 1st coin can't have any idea...it's very small photo and coin...not good condition so sorry
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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Both coins are made from silver...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are they even real? The second one kind of that cheap cast look to it. Could be just the pics I guess...
Edited by VisigothKing
11/05/2011 01:43 am
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Valued Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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How do you mean? I have them in my colection...
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Posted 11/02/2011 4:43 pm
