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I apologise for asking for your help again, I have tried several times to identify it without any joy. My main problem is the text, I cant find a single example with the writing in 3 lines and the word "Christ " should be the 2nd line but its missing.    Is it a " wrong 'un " or am I searching in the wrong place ? TIA |
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Do not apologize, we are more than happy to help. Byzantine coins is not and area where a lot of people collect and takes a little to understand by most.
This looks like a Class D folles attributed to Constantine IX 1042-1055, SB 1836.
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Thanks Echizento, I do like the byzantine coins but am struggling with them. Don't know why I didn't try him as I tried several others before asking  Thanks again. |
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 Definitely a Class D Follis. Full inscription reads "IS XS / bASILE / bASIL" Postscript: Before I forget, the inscription translates to "Jesus Christus, King of Kings" - Basileos is Greek for King. Edited by Medieval
02/12/2015 7:55 pm
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Is there any reason that the word " Christ " is missing from the legend ? It was this that threw me off course. I have just checked and I have coins from 4 dynasties in the byzantine list Echizento, a nice mix as well  |
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IS = Jesus & XS = Christ - very commonly used as abbreviation.
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Italy
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A pity Julian II died young , so much promise  . I think you have got Ancient Fever Ten.  |
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Its raging now AM, I have focused mainly on the late roman stuff with a smattering of earlier types and some byzantine thrown in for the fun of it  I decided to go the unattributed big bundle route in order to force feed myself as much info as I could, with the help of everyone on here and various search sites its going ok. I have a nice little collection with some rare and scarce coins already so I am very happy. There are a few more that I am struggling with but I wont give up yet, that's a big part of it for me. Med, thanks for clearing that up for me. After I asked I realised that it had been abbreviated, still learning  |
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We are all still learning (hopefully). Quote:
There are a few more that I am struggling with but I wont give up yet, that's a big part of it for me. While it's very laudable and a good learning exercise, but when there is a (for you) substantially new type you might as well ask for help on those. |
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Italy
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I remember my first Ancient , it was a Gordian III Denarius. My Grandmother(sadly deceased) gave it to me for my 16th Birthday present. I have been hooked ever since. The key to collecting Ancients is knowledge and patience. Both which I think you will acquire in good time.  Edited by Augustus Maximus
02/12/2015 8:50 pm
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Thanks Med & AM, nice to know I'm not being annoying. I will tap into your knowledge over the weekend with those I'm struggling with, not many considering the size of the bundle. Its 2am now and I havnt been to bed earlier than 5am for about a week now, time for some rest  Thx |
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Byzantine coins are not easy to identify at first, a lot of the time the legends are missing so that makes it all the more difficult. The earlier coins still used Latin legends but over time they switched to Greek which takes some time to learn.
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Good night then - staying awake throughout the night tomorrow? (To watch the Aussies whack the Pommies in the ODI ) |
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Med. weren't you born in the U.K. ?
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Nope, I was born and grew up on the European continent - ancient Roman city to be more precise.
But my fascination with cricket started after I moved to Australia - prefer tests to ODIs though.
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