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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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this coin was in a lot silver greek coins ; It is Byzantine ,I think 11-century .Is there a better identification possible ? Thanks Albert   |
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 United States
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Without the benefit of a legend my best guess for this coin is Alexius III, billon aspron trachy. Obverse: Bust of Christ facing. You can just barely see the letters IC-XC on the side of Christ face. The reverse is Alexius III and saint Constantine standing side by side. These coins are not silver per say but have a small amount of silver in them. When struck they had a silver wash, sometimes some of that wash remains. SB-2011.
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Pillar of the Community
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As 'echizento' said, one needs to be able to see (some of) the inscription to be 100% sure - or at least a clearer picture.
There seems to be a part of the legend visible, perhaps you can post a magnification of the relevant part.
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United States
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From what few letters on the reverse I did see, they are not enough IMO for a positive ID.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i would also guess alexius iii here's a similar alexius iii scyphate coin..   these either seem to have strong centers with weak fields like mine, or strong fields with weak or doubled centers...depending on if was a single hit or a hit, rock it, hit style strike. |
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O.K. Ski. Your knowledge of Byzantine coins (and obvious liking for them) has inspired me to get some.
I have just bought three coins and when they arrive (and I have cleaned them somewhat), I will put them up.
I am getting enthusiastic for them, now.
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United States
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It's nice to see others becoming interested in Byzantine coinage. This area of collecting has been overlooked by most collectors of Ancient/Medieval coins. The history of this empire is just as interesting as that of the earlier Roman empire.
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Pillar of the Community
 Belgium
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Thanks to all , it is a coin of Alexius III SB 2012 .A few weeks ago ; I have bought my first Byzantine coin on the net , only because it was so cheap : 7€ . It is from Andronicus I Comnemus , Doc3b . Albert   |
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