Byzantine Empire

Emperors and assassins, owls and turtles, gods and goddesses, brave heroes and villainous rogues all of these and more await you among the 100 Greatest Ancient Coins. In this beautifully illustrated second edition of his award-winning book, Harlan J. Berk, one of the world s best-known ancient-coin dealers, takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of Greece, Rome, the Eastern Roman (so-called Byzantine) empire, and other parts of the ancient world. The first edition of 100 Greatest Ancient Coins earned the Numismatic Literary Guild s prestigious award for Best Specialized Book on World Coins.

Emperors and assassins, owls and turtles, gods and goddesses, brave heroes and villainous rogues--all of these and more await you among the 100 Greatest Ancient Coins. In this beautifully illustrated book, Harlan J. Berk, one of America's best-known ancient-coin dealers, takes you on a personal guided tour of the numismatic antiquities of Greece, Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and other parts of the ancient world. Coffee-table-size.

Roman Imperial / Byzantine, Aelia Zenonis as Augusta (475 - 476) Bronze Ae4, Constantinople mint.

• Obverse: A ZEN-ONIS / Pearl-diademed and draped bust right 
• Reverse: Monogram of Zenonis within wreath

Reference:

• RIC X 1017 (Basiliscus)
• LRBC 2287. 
• Hahn 1989  14
• Morello 11a (for monogram)

Other Information:

• Struck under her husband, Basiliscus
• So far, no coins of Zenonis have been found with a mint mark.  It is assumed they were all minted in Constantinople.

Roman Imperial / Byzantine, Aelia Zenonis as Augusta (475 - 476) Bronze Ae4, Constantinople mint.

• Obverse: A ZEN-ONIS / Pearl-diademed and draped bust right 
• Reverse: Monogram of Zenonis within wreath

Reference:

• RIC X 1018 (Basiliscus)
• LRBC 2287. 
• Hahn 1989  14
• Morello 11b (for monogram)

Other Information:

• Struck under her husband, Basiliscus
• So far, no coins of Zenonis have been found with a mint mark.  It is assumed they were all minted in Constantinople.

Byzantine Empire: Andronikos II (1282-1328) and Andronikos III Palaeologos. Gold Hyperpyron, Constantinople mint

• Obverse: The Virgin amid city walls
• Reverse: Christ crowning emperors, all standing

Reference: 

• Sear 2461
• DOC 494-497

Roman Imperial, Basiliscus and Marcus (475-476) Bronze Ae4 , Cyzicus (?) mint.

• Obverse: D N bASIL ET MAR P AVG / Diademed and draped bust right
• Reverse: Basiliscus and Marcus monogram 2

Reference:

• RIC X 1034 (Cyzicus)
• LRBC 2283
• MIRB 16 
• Morello 10 (for monogram)

Other Information:

• The prominent M in the monogram must refer to Marcus,
• The only recognizable mintmark for the type is CVZ for Cyzicus, but Constantinople and Nicomedia would likely also have struck the type.
• It's suggested that production of this coin was done after the elevation of Marcus to Augustus. 

Coins of the Roman Empire.

This volume presents the numismatic results from nineteen seasons of fieldwork by the Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima (1971-1987 and 1993-1993). The expedition recovered just over 8,000 coins, of which about 2,700 were datable between 350 BC and AD 640. The volume provides a complete descriptive catalogue of the datable coins along with a separate section illustrated with color photographs of a spectacular hoard of 99 gold Byzantine solidi of Valens and Valentinian I discovered in 1993. The publication is volume 6 of the JECM (Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima) series.

This is the first fully illustrated catalogue of a major collection of late Roman and early Byzantine imperial coins. It follows the general layout of the Byzantine volumes in the Dumbarton Oaks series, with a substantial introduction dealing with the history of the coinage, including iconography, mints, and the monetary system.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.

While the hoards documented are largely Greek, Roman, and Byzantine, those involving British, Islamic and Oriental are included as well.