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Byzantine Silver Coins

The Byzantine Empire issued more gold, billion, and bronze coins than silver.

Byzantine Empire, Justinian II, 10 July 685 - Late 695 and Summer 705 - 4 November 711 A.D.

|Justin| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Justinian| |II,| |10| |July| |685| |-| |Late| |695| |and| |Summer| |705| |-| |4| |November| |711| |A.D.||hexagram|
Justinian II was an ambitious and passionate ruler who was keen to restore the Roman Empire to its former glories, but he responded brutally to any opposition to his will and lacked the finesse of his father, Constantine IV. Consequently, he generated enormous opposition to his reign, resulting in his deposition in 695 in a popular uprising. He only returned to the throne in 705 with the help of a Bulgar and Slav army. His second reign was even more despotic than the first, and it too saw his eventual overthrow in 711. He was abandoned by his army, who turned on him before killing him.
SL93536. Silver hexagram, SBCV 1259; DOC II-2 17; Hahn MIB 40; Wroth BMC 26; Tolstoi 74; Morrisson BnF -; Sommer -; Ratto -, NGC Ch VF, strike 3/5, surface 3/5 (6555578-002), weight 4.617 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 692 - 695 A.D.; obverse IhS CRISTVS REX REGNANTIVM (or similar), facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, cross behind his head, wearing pallium over colobium, raising right hand in benediction, book of Gospels in left hand; reverse D IVSTINIANUS SERU CHRIST (or similar), Justinian standing facing, wearing crown and loros, right hand holding shaft of cross potent set on two steps, akakia in left hand; NGC| Lookup; very rare; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Heraclius, 5 October 610 - 11 January 641 A.D.

|Heraclius|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Heraclius,| |5| |October| |610| |-| |11| |January| |641| |A.D.||half| |siliqua|
Certificate of Authenticity issued by David R. Sear.

The most likely occasion for this issue would have been Martina's coronation in 614 A.D. Based on the number of surviving specimens, production may have continued for several years. Martina was extensively featured on the copper coinage of Heraclius from c. 615 to c. 629 A.D. Rynearson identifies this type as scarce.
SH06184. Silver half siliqua, SBCV 871; DOC II-1 233; Hahn MIB 149; Wroth BMC 343-6; Tolstoi 319-20; Ratto 1460-64; Morrisson BnF 3-11, Choice gVF, weight 0.66 g, maximum diameter 11.6 mm, die axis 100o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 614 - 618 A.D.; obverse D N ERACLIO PP AV, bust of Heraclius facing, beardless, wearing cuirass, paludamentum, and crown with pendilia and cross; reverse on left bust of Heraclius Constantine wearing chlamys, tablion, crown with pendilia & cross, on right bust of Martina wearing robes & crown with long pendilia & cross, cross between; from the Woolslayer Collection, ex Edward J. Waddell; scarce; SOLD


Constantine IX Monomachus, 12 June 1042 - 11 January 1055

|Constantine| |IX|, |Constantine| |IX| |Monomachus,| |12| |June| |1042| |-| |11| |January| |1055||scyphate| |miliaresion|
The full inscription runs from the obverse legend to the reverse legend, + ΔECΠOINA CWZOIC EVCEBH MONOMAXON, "O Lady, preserve the pious Monomachus." In DOC III, Grierson writes, "They may perhaps have been struck when the rebel Leo Tornikes appeared before the walls of Constantinople in September 1047, but there were too many other occasions in the reign when Constantine must have felt the desirability of the Virgin's protection for this to be more then a conjecture."
BZ86355. Silver scyphate miliaresion, DOC III-2 7; Wroth BMC 16; Morrisson BnF 1; Ratto ; Sommer 48.7; SBCV 1834; none with this legend error, F/VF, well centered, toned, marks, edge crack, holed (frequent for the type), weight 2.801 g, maximum diameter 26.7 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 12 Jun 1042 - 11 Jan 1055; obverse + ΔECΠOINA CWZOIC, The Virgin Mary, orans, standing facing on dais, nimbate, wearing tunic and maphorion, MP - ΘV (Greek abbreviation: Mother of God) across field; reverse EVCEBH MONOMAXNON (sic, should end ...XON), Constantine standing facing, bearded, crown with cross and pendilia, military attire consisting of scale armor cuirass, cloak, tunic, and high boots, long cross with pellets at ends in right hand, left hand wresting on sheathed sword with point grounded; scarce; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Michael VII Ducas, 24 October 1071 - 24 March 1078 A.D.

|Michael| |VII|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Michael| |VII| |Ducas,| |24| |October| |1071| |-| |24| |March| |1078| |A.D.||2/3| |miliaresion|
In DOC III, Grierson notes of Michael VII Ducas' silver coins that the metal quality is always poor and most coins are pierced or broken.
BZ70527. Silver 2/3 miliaresion, Wroth BMC 21; Morrisson BnF 55/Cp/AR/6; Sommer 55.6; DOC III-2 11b (not in the collection, refs Wroth; SBCV 1875, F, pierced, weight 1.368 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, obverse Christ Pantocrator enthroned facing, nimbate, raising right hand in benediction, Gospels in left, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation: IΗΣOúΣ XPIΣTOΣ - Jesus Christ) flanking across field; reverse - • - / + KΕP Θ / MIXAΗΛ / ΔΕCΠOTΗ / TWΔOY / - KA -; very rare; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX, 21 May 1295 - 12 October 1320 A.D.

|Andronicus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Andronicus| |II| |Palaeologus| |and| |Michael| |IX,| |21| |May| |1295| |-| |12| |October| |1320| |A.D.||basilikon|
A brave and energetic soldier willing to make personal sacrifices to pay or encourage his troops, Michael IX was generally unable to overcome his enemies and is the only Palaiologan emperor to predecease his father. Michael IX's premature death at age 43 was attributed in part to grief over the accidental murder of his younger son Manuel Palaiologos by retainers of his older son and co-emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos.
BZ76204. Silver basilikon, cf. DOC V 517; B-D LPC p. 88, 35; Grierson 1307; Ratto 2239; SRCV 2402; Sommer 80.3, VF, excellent centering, detail of faces not fully struck, porous, weight 1.917 g, maximum diameter 21.4 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1304 - 12 Oct 1320 A.D.; obverse KYPIE - BOHΘEI (clockwise from upper right), Christ enthroned, raising right in benediction, gospels in left, dot in left field, two dots in right field, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation for Jesus Christ ) flanking head, small dot by each elbow of Christ (sigla); reverse AVTOKRATO-PEI POMAION (clockwise from upper right), Andronicus and Michael standing facing, each holding labarum on base between them, O on shaft below banner; scarce; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Manuel II Palaeologus, 25 September 1373 - 1423 A.D.

|Manuel| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Manuel| |II| |Palaeologus,| |25| |September| |1373| |-| |1423| |A.D.||half| |stavraton| |(Basileus| |series)|
After his older brother Andronikos IV tried to usurp their father's throne, Manuel II was made co-emperor and heir. In 1376 - 1379 and again in 1390 Andronikos IV and then his son John VII seized rule. Manuel defeated his nephew and restored his father's throne. He was then sent as a hostage to the court of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I, where he was forced to participate in the Ottoman campaign that reduced Philadelphia, the last Byzantine enclave in Anatolia. After a five year Ottoman siege, in 1399 Manuel left for the European courts to seek aid. Relations between John VII and Manuel had improved and John VII was left as regent. The siege was lifted after the Mongols defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Ankara. Taking advantage of the Ottoman civil war that followed and rival princes seeking friendship, John VII secured the return some lost territory including the city of Thessalonica. When Manuel returned home in 1403, his nephew retired to govern Thessalonica. Manuel was friendly with Mehmed I but after Mehmed died in 1421, the Ottomans assault began anew. Manuel relinquished most duties to his son and heir John VIII, and left again to seek aid. Unsuccessful, the Byzantines were forced to pay tribute to the sultan. Manuel II retired as a monk in 1423 and died on 21 July 1425.
BZ86362. Silver half stavraton (Basileus series), quarter hyperpyron, sigla 38; Bendall PCPC 334.20 (same rev. die), DOC V 1447 (same), Lianta 943 (same), Grierson 1517, Sommer 88.2, SBCV 2551, VF, centered on a tight flan, scrape, corrosion/porosity, edge cracks, weight 3.580 g, maximum diameter 19.5 mm, die axis 180o, Imperial mint, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1403 - c. 1415; obverse bust of Christ facing, cross nimbus with pellets in arms, tunic and himation, right raised in benediction, Gospels in left, double border with pellets between, IC - XC flanking across field, pellet above and below XC in right field; reverse + MANOVHΛ BACIΛEVC O ΠAΛEOΛOΓO (King Manuel Palaeologus), bust of John VII facing, bearded, nimbate, crown with pendilia, pellet over B on left, pellet over reversed B on right; scarce; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Romanus IV Diogenes, 1 January 1068 - September 1071 A.D.

|Romanus| |IV|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Romanus| |IV| |Diogenes,| |1| |January| |1068| |-| |September| |1071| |A.D.||1/3| |miliarense|
M Θ is a Greek abbreviation for Mητερ Θεου - Mother of God. ΘK – RΘ is probably an abbreviation for Θεοτοκε βοηθει Ρωμανω δεσπoτς - God Bearer help despot Romanus.
BZ112793. Silver 1/3 miliarense, DOC III-2 7, Wroth BMC 8, Morrison BnF 43/Cp/AR/02 (Romanus III), SBCV 1865A, Ratto -, Sommer -, VF, clipped, toned, centered on a tight flan, scratches, obv. weakly struck, large edge split, weight 0.559 g, maximum diameter 14.7 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1 Jan 1068 - Sep 1071 A.D.; obverse facing bust of the Virgin, nimbate and orans, wearing veil, tunic, and maphorium, M - Θ / ΘK – RΘ in two divided lines flanking nimbus; reverse PWM (Romanus) downward on right, facing bust of Romanus wearing, loros and crown with cross and pendilia, holding patriarchal cross in left hand, globus cruciger in right hand, triple border ornamented with four Δ's; rare; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Andronicus II Palaeologus and Michael IX, 21 May 1295 - 12 October 1320 A.D.

|Andronicus| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Andronicus| |II| |Palaeologus| |and| |Michael| |IX,| |21| |May| |1295| |-| |12| |October| |1320| |A.D.||basilikon|
A brave and energetic soldier willing to make personal sacrifices to pay or encourage his troops, Michael IX was generally unable to overcome his enemies and is the only Palaiologan emperor to predecease his father. Michael IX's premature death at age 43 was attributed in part to grief over the accidental murder of his younger son Manuel Palaiologos by retainers of his older son and co-emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos.
BZ89545. Silver basilikon, DOC V 511; B-D LPC p. 66, 6; Bendall PCPC 134; Lianta 766, Grierson 1306; SBCV 2402 (noted var.), Sommer -, Ratto -, VF, toned, bumps and marks, slightly off center, weight 1.996 g, maximum diameter 20.6 mm, die axis 180o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 1304 - 12 Oct 1320 A.D.; obverse KVPIE - BOHΘEI (Lord, help [the emperors]) clockwise from upper right, Christ enthroned facing on backless throne, raising right in benediction, gospels in left hand, IC - XC (Greek abbreviation for Jesus Christ ) flanking head, small dot by each elbow of Christ (sigla); reverse ANΔPONIKOC - MIXAHΛ ΔECΠO (Andronicus [and] Michael, despots) clockwise from lower left, Andronicus and Michael standing facing, each holding labarum on base between them, O on shaft below banner; from the Robert Watcher Collection; rare reverse legend; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, John I Tzimisces, 11 December 969 - 10 January 976 A.D.

|John| |I| |Tzimisces|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |John| |I| |Tzimisces,| |11| |December| |969| |-| |10| |January| |976| |A.D.||miliaresion|
John I Tzimisces was the lover of Empress Theophano, which led to the murder of Emperor Nicephorus II and John's elevation to the throne. John introduced a follis that depicted a bust of Christ on the obverse and a religious inscription on the reverse. These types, referred to as anonymous folles because they do not identify the issuing emperor, would become the norm for bronze coinage during the following century.
BZ85016. Silver miliaresion, DOC III-2 7a; Wroth BMC 5 - 6, Morrisson BnF 1 - 7, Ratto 1919, SBCV 1792, VF, well centered, double struck, weight 2.659 g, maximum diameter 22.0 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 969 - 976 A.D.; obverse + IhSUS XRISTUS nICA * (Jesus Christ Conquers), cross crosslet on globus above two steps, circular medallion at center containing crowned bust of John facing wearing loros, dividing the inscription I/W-A/N, triple border ornamented with eight equally spaced globules; reverse + IWAnn'/ En Xw AVTO/CRAT' EVSEb / bASILEVS / RWMAIW' in five lines, decorative ornaments above and below, triple border ornamented with eight equally spaced globules; scarce; SOLD


Byzantine Empire, Basil II Bulgaroktonos and Constantine VIII, 10 January 976 - 15 December 1025 A.D.

|Basil| |II|, |Byzantine| |Empire,| |Basil| |II| |Bulgaroktonos| |and| |Constantine| |VIII,| |10| |January| |976| |-| |15| |December| |1025| |A.D.||miliaresion|
Basil II was called Bulgaroktonos "the Bulgar-Slayer". Eldest son of Romanos II, Basil was born in 958. The first decade of his reign was marked by rivalry with the powerful Basil Lekapenos, an unsuccessful war against Bulgaria, and rebellions by generals in Asia Minor. Basil solidified his position through a marriage alliance with Vladimir I of Kiev, and after suppressing the revolts, he embarked on his conquest of Bulgaria. Bulgaria was finally subdued in 1018 after over 20 years of war, interrupted only by sporadic warfare in Syria against the Fatimids. Basil also expanded Byzantine control over most of Armenia. His reign is widely considered as the apogee of medieval Byzantium.
BZ89543. Silver miliaresion, DOC III, part 2, 17b; Wroth BMC 16; Morrisson BnF 42/Cp/Ar/1; Ratto 1950 var. (ornament); SBCV 1810; Sommer 41.9, VF, clipped (Sear notes this is normal for the type and all DOC III plate coins are clipped), holed, toned, scratches, weight 1.919 g, maximum diameter 23.5 mm, die axis 0o, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, 977 - 989 A.D.; obverse EN TOVTΩ nICAT bASILE C CΩnST, cross crosslet, X at intersection, on globus and four steps, between facing busts of Basil (on left) and Constantine, both wear crown with cross and pendilia, Basil bearded wearing loros, Constantine beardless wearing chlamys; reverse + bASIL / C CΩnSTAn / ΠORFVROS / ΠISTOI bAS / RΩmAIΩ' in five lines, decorative ornaments above and below, each with five pellets arranged as a cross; from the Robert Watcher Collection; scarce; SOLD




  




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