Please Help With This Silver Byzantine? Coin

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Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:36 pm Obv: Long orthodox cross with a facing bust on the left and the right. Rev: Legend in 5 lines Mass: 1,67 gram Diameter: 23mm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:40 pm AR Miliaresion of Basil II Sear 1810 Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:40 pm Tim, see: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4663395 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=4109291 Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:41 pm Your turn to beat me, Ron. Report this Post to the Staff
Matt2727 Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:43 pm Should be a miliaresion of Basil II and Constantine VIII. Sear 1811 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:43 pm Looks like we replied at the same time. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:45 pm Just looking to learn something here--is this coin supposed to be plated? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:46 pm Thanks all! Help from 3 experts at once with the same conclusion. Super! Edited by Archeo1982 02/02/2018 8:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Matt2727 Valued Member United States 219 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 8:51 pm Spence-The coin was made in solid silver to compete with the dirham. Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 9:03 pm After a while in the ground, silver can corrode. It becomes fragile and layers of silver can start to let loose Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 9:05 pm Ok yes, I was thinking that it was supposed to be silver throughout. It just looks plating to me. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/03/2018 12:30 am Handle this coin with great care; it is very brittle, due to the effects of silver crystallization. To find out more, Google the subject. Report this Post to the Staff
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