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Byzantine Empire (476-1453)

Solidus=24 siliqua; Siliqua=7.5 follis; Follis=40 nummus

Anastasius I (491-518)

follis
copper
Constantinople
32 mm.
M CON
D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

half follis
copper
Constantinople
27 mm.
K
D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

pentanummim (5 nummus)
copper
Constantinople
12 mm.
E
D N ANASTASIVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Justin I (518-527)

follis
copper
Constantinople
32 mm.
M CON
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

follis
copper
Constantinople
32 mm.
M CON
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Justinianus I "The Great" (527-565)

follis without date
copper
Constantinople
32 mm.
M CON
D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
Coin value - 40-50 USD

 

follis 23 year (549/550)
copper
Constantinople
32 mm.
M CON / ANNO XXIII
D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
Coin value - 40-50 USD

 

half follis 23 year (549/550)
copper
Nicomedia
27 mm.
K NI / ANNO XXIII
D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

16 nummi
copper
Thessaloniki
22 mm.
AISP TES
D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

decanummium (10 nummi) 28 year 555/556
copper
Theoupolis (Antioch)
20 mm.
I THEU / ANNO XXVIII
D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

pentanummium (5 nummi)
copper
Theoupolis (Antioch)
15 mm.
E
D N IVSTINIANVS P P AVG
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Justin II (565-578)

follis 3 Year (567/568)
copper
Constantinople
28 mm.
M CON / ANNO III
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG / Justin and Sophia
Coin value - 20-30 USD

 

half follis 10 Year (574/575)
copper
Thessaloniki
23 mm.
K TES / ANNO X
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG / Justin and Sophia
Coin value - 15-25 USD

 

10 nummi 3 Year (867/868)
copper
Theopolis (Antioch)
20 mm.
I TEUP / ANNO III
D N IVSTINVS P P AVG / Justin and Sophia
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Tiberius II Constantine (578-582)

half follis Year 7 (580/581)
copper
Theoupolis (Antioch)
23 mm.
XX THEOU / ANNO ςI
D N TIB CONSTANT P P A
Coin value - 40-50 USD

 

 

Maurice (582-602)

follis 4 Year (584/585)
copper
Nicomedia
30 mm.
M / ANNO IIII / NIKO
D N MAVRI TIB P P A
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

follis 5 Year (585/586)
copper
Constantinople
30 mm.
M / ANNO V / NIKO
D N MAVRI TIBER P P A
Coin value - 50-70 USD

 

follis 8 Year (588/589)
copper
Theopolis (Antioch)
30 mm.
M / ANNO VIII / THEUP
D N MAVR CN P AVT
Coin value - 40-50 USD

 

half follis 10 Year (601/602)
copper
Theopolis (Antioch)
30 mm.
K / ANNO X
D N MAV TI P P AVG
Coin value - 40-50 USD

 

12 nummi
copper
Alexandria
14 mm.
I B / ALE∑
D N MAVRIC P P A
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

12 nummi
copper
Alexandria
14 mm.
I B AΛE∑
Garbled legend - MPATV
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Phocas (602-610)

follis 2 Year (603-604)
copper
Antioch
26 mm.
M / ANN II
D N FOCA NE PE AV
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Heraclius (610-641)

follis 2 Year (611/612)
copper
Cyzicus
30 mm.
M /ANNO II / KYZ
D N ERACLI PERP AVG
Coin value - 50-70 USD

 

follis 4 Year (613/614)
copper
Nicomedia
28 mm.
M /ANNOIIII / NIK
D N HERACLIUS ET HERA CON
Coin value - 50-70 USD

 

follis 6 Year (615/616)
copper
Constantinople
28 mm.
M /ANNOVI /CON
Coin value - 30-50 USD

 

follis 10 Year (619/620)
copper
Constantinople
30 mm.
M / ANNO X
D N HERACLIUS ET HERA CON
Coin value - 50-70 USD

 

1/2 follis
copper
Carthago
16 mm.
XX / KRTς
D N ERACLIO P P AV
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Constans II (641-668)

1/2 follis
copper
Cartago
20 mm.
XX / CT
CONSTANTIVS P P A
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Leo V the Armenian (813-820)

follis no date (817-820) - Leo V and Constantine
copper
Syracuse
18 mm.
Λ K
Coin value - 60-80 USD

 

 

Theophilos (829-842)

follis
copper
Syracuse
18 mm.
ΘEOFILOS BAS
MIXAHLS CONST
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Leo VI the Wise (886-912)

follis
copper
Constantinople
26 mm.
LEON EN ΘEO BASILEVS ROMEON
LEON BASILEVS ROM
Coin value - 30-50 USD

 

 

Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-959)

follis
copper
Constantinople
23 mm.
CONST BASIL ROM
CONSTENΘEOBASILEVSROMEON
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Romanos I Lekapenos (920-944)

follis
copper
Constantinople
27 mm.
RWMAN BASILEVS RWMAIWN
RWMAN BASILEVS RWM
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Basil II Boulgaroktonos (976-1025)

Anonimus follis class A2
copper
28 mm.
IIHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE
EMMANOVHA/ IC XC
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Romanos III Argyros (1028-1034)

Anonymous follis class B
copper
Constantinople
28 mm.
IS XS BASILE BASILE
IC XC / EMMANOYHL
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Constantine IX Monomachos (1042-1055)

Anonymous follis class D
copper
Constantinople
30 mm.
IS XS BASILE BASIL
IC XC
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Romanos IV Diogenes (1067-1071)

Anonymous follis class G
copper
Constantinople
26 mm.
IS XS
MP ΘV
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

 

Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1078-1081)

Anonymous follis class I
copper
23 mm.
IS XS
Coin value - 30-50 USD

 

 

Hyperpyron~54 aspron; Aspron=16 tetarteron

 

John II Komnenos (1118-1143)

1/2 tetarteron
bronze
16 mm.
Iω ΔEΣΠOTH
IS XS
Coin value - 20-30 USD

 

 

Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180)

aspron trachy
billon
Constantinople
29 mm.
MANOVEHL DECPOTH
MP ΘV
Coin value - 10-20 USD

 

tetarteron
bronze
Constantinople
20 mm.
MANYHΛ ΔECΠ
Coin value - 30-40 USD

 

1/2 tetarteron
bronze
17 mm.
ΔΜΚ
Coin value - 20-30 USD

 

 

Andronikos I Komnenos (1183-1185)

aspron trachy
billon
Constantinople
29 mm.
ANDPONIK DECPOTH
MP ΘV
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Isaac II Angelos (1185-1195 and 1203-1204)

aspron trachy
billon
Constantinople
29 mm.
MP OV
ICAAKIOC ΔЄC
Coin value - 20-30 USD

 

tetarteron
bronze
Constantinople
20 mm.
OXAPXMI
ICAAK IV
Coin value - 40-60 USD

 

 

Alexios III Angelos (1195-1203)

aspron trachy
billon
Constantinople
26 mm.
AΛEΞIW ΔECΠ O KWNCTANTI
KE ROHΘEI / IC XC
Coin value - 20-40 USD