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BYZANTINE EMPIRE

Justin I (518-527 AD)
#170037 ND, pentanummium of Constantinople mint. Obv: diadem, draped and cuir. bust right (DN)IVSTI-NVSPPAV around, Rx: large E with two pellets within, officina letter G to the right. This officina is not listed in Sear, beautiful dark green patina, VF S 73
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$45.00
#170038 ND, AE pentanimmium, Nicomedia mint. Obv: diadem, draped and cuir. bust right legend around, Rx: large XP E to the right, N to the left, VF S 92.
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$35.00
#170039 ND, AE pentanimmium, Nicomedia mint. Obv: diadem, draped and cuir., bust right legend around, Rx: large E with N to the right, F S 93A.
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$40.00

Justinian I (527-565 AD)
#170040 560/1 AD, AE decanummium of Constantinople mint. Obv: diadem, draped and cuir. bust right (DNIVST)INI-ANVSPPAV around, Rx: Large I, to left A/N/N/O, to right regnal year X/XX/U, CON in exergue, beautiful patina, VF+ S 167.
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#170041 562/3 AD, AE decanummium of Nicomedia mint. Obv: diadem, draped and cuir. bust right (DNIVSTINI)-NVSPPAV around, Rx: Large I, to left A/N/N/O, to right regnal year X/XX/GI, NIK in exergue, beautiful patina, VF+ S 205.
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$50.00

Justin II (565-578 AD)
#170042 ND, AE pentanummium of Constantinople mint. Obv.: Elaborate monogram (Sear 8), Rx: Large E officina G to the right, beautiful patina, VF+ S 363
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$30.00
#190068 ND, Constantinople, AE pentanummium, officina A, Obv: monogram (Sear 8). Rx: large E, A to the right, beautiful green patina F-VF S 363
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$40.00
#170043 ND, AE pentanummium of Constantinople mint. Obv: Elaborate monogram (Sear 8), Rx: Large E officina + to the right, beautiful patina, VF+ S 364.
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$30.00
#510039 ND, Constantinople, AE pentanummium, S 363, obv: large E officina A to the r., rx: monogram 8, F-VF
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$30

Tiberius II Constantine (578-582 AD)
#170047 581/2 AD, AE pentanummium of Thessalonica mint. There is almost no obv struck on this coin, Rx: large I surmounted by cross, to left A/N/N/O, to right regnal year IU/II (8), I was able to find the same description of the year only on half follis of Tiberius II Constantine. Sear does not list any years other than U on pentanummium, TES in exergue, RARE? beautiful patina, obv AG / rx VF+ S 439A.
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$95.00

Heraclius (610-641 AD)
#190071 Year 21 (630/1), Sicily AE follis, Obv: SCL counterstamped on obv of follis of Heraclius of Constantinople mint. Rx: counterstamped facing busts of Heraclius, on the left with short beard and Heraclius Constantine, on the right, beardless, both crowned, cross between their heads, host coin F, counterstamps VF-XF S 883
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$50.00

Basil I (867-886)
#510043 CHERSON, ND (867-886), AE, S 1720, Anokh 352, obv: B cross to the r., rx: П, VF-XF
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$75
#510044 CHERSON, ND (867-886), 2nd issue, AE, S 1719, Anokh 360, obv: B w/o dots, rx: Cross dots on ea side, VF-XF
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$80

Leo VI & Alexander (886-912)
#510045 CHERSON, ND (886-912), AE, S 1732, Anokh 392, obv: portrait of Leo, rx: Λ-E cross between, F
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$140

Constantine VII (913-959 AD) and Romanus I (920-924 AD)
#190073 Constantinople, AE follis, +RwMAh' bASILEVS RwM' facing bust of Romanus I, bearded, wearing crown and jeweled chlamys, and holding labarum transversely, and gl. cr.. Rx: +RwMA / h' EhQEwbA / SILEVSRw / MAIwh, VF+ S 1760
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$50.00
#410033 CHERSON, ND (913-919), AE, Sear 1771, Anokh 397, 1st issue, obv: facing bust wearing crown and Chlamys, rx: large K W in two lines, VG- F
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$75.00

Basil II and Constantine (976-1025)
#510047 CHERSON, ND (976-988), 1st issue, AE, S 1813, Anokh 443, obv: monogram 56 retrograde, rx: monogram 55, VF
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$75

Constantine X (1059-1067)
#230024 ND, AE follis of Constantinople mint, Bust of Christ, facing, wearing nimbus cr., pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels in left hand, right hand raised in benediction, in fields IC - XC, + EMMANOVHΛ around, Rx: Bearded bust facing, wearing crown and loros, holding cross and akakia, ...WNBA CI ΛE...around, S 1854, Wght: 8.9g, handsome patina, VF+
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$50.00

Manuel I (1143-1180)
#510048 ND (1143-1180), Constantinople, Billon aspron trachy, S 1964, obv: The Virgin enthroned facing, holding nimbate hd. Of infant Christ, MP on left ΘV on right, rx: Manuel stg., facing MANYHΛ ΔECΠOTHC around, gorgeous natural dark green patina, VF-XF
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#510049 ND (1143-1180), Constantinople, Billon aspron trachy, S 1966, obv: The Christ enthroned facing, IC on left XC on right, rx: The Virgin nimbate on the r. crowns Emperor with her r. hand and Manuel on the l., stg., facing MANYHΛ M OΔECΠOTHC around, gorgeous natural dark green patina, VF-XF
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$75

Isaac Commenus Usurper in Cyprus (1184-1191)
#510051 CYPRUS, ND (1184-1191), Uncertain Cypriot Mint, Billon aspron trachy, S 1995 (Extremely rare), obv: The Virgin enthroned facing, holding nimbate hd. Of infant Christ, MHP on left ΘV on right, rx: Isaac stg., facing ICA / AKI / OC in3 lines to the l., ΔE - C / (ΠOTHC) in 2 lines at the r., original silver plating well preserved, VF-XF
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$750.00

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