A couple Byzantine folis

Pokermandude

Bought as part of a small collection of mostly Canadian coins. Took a short in the dark on the value.

5.9 gram, 29mm. Holder says Romanvs III 1028-1034, anonymous class B



11.9 gram, 28mm. Holder says Romanvs III 1028-1034, anonymous class B

harasha

Just what I need. Motivation to upgrade my Type B Anonymous. Thanks a lot, Dude.

You can do a search for Anonymous and see what I have posted previously. A really nice series, actually.

Pokermandude

And here are some much better pics. Sharper and correct white balance!

lordmarcovan

I've always thought those were neat, particularly with patina on 'em.

Here is a Byzantine follis I had on my Holey Coin Vest. Didn't get 'round to selling it in my recent breakup of most of that collection, so it's still here somewhere.

It's a huge sucker (see second image, the scan, for scale against a US dime).

I dunno the attribution on it. Somebody here told me, once, but I forgot. It looks like the emperor was named Justinian, but weren't there several Justinians? Any ideas?

Michael ("Aethelred") spotted it on the bourse floor at a show we were attending, and asked if I wanted it for twenty bucks. I said sure- you bet!

CIVITAS

Nice anonymous folles.


Rob, yours is JUSTINIAN I, 527-565 A.D. Nicomedia Mint Year 13 (ca. 539/40 A.D)

lordmarcovan

Thank you!

Pokermandude

Any estimates as to the grades of my two? I looked at a few better and worse ones on vcoins. I'll take a stab in the dark and say gF and aVF?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Rob, yours is JUSTINIAN I, 527-565 A.D. Nicomedia Mint Year 13 (ca. 539/40 A.D) >>



Ha, funny coincidence, since it appears I just won this Justinian I tremissis in the CNG auction. I liked the portrait on it. Funny how much it differs from the facing portrait on the follis above.