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Silver Gorilla | 11-26-2007 10:41 AM
I need help identifying these coin's 4 Attachment(s) I need help identifying these Gold coins :banghead: They weigh 4.3 and 4.2 grams each.

Argentsum | 11-26-2007 12:15 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's From the wording on the coins it looks like your holding some very nice Bezants. http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=2&gl=us

TomD | 11-26-2007 01:41 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's The guy in the 1st picture looks like he has just laid eyes on a really good looking babe.

Anty Ep | 11-26-2007 01:53 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's bezants was my immediate guess though I have not eyeballed them in person yet

Ivlianvs | 11-26-2007 03:06 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's OK, I bite! Both are Byzantines. Bad new is that I cannot read the second one, except the mintmark (CONOB), means that it was minted in Constantinople. The first one is, most probably, a solidus from the emperor Phocas (602-10 AD) http://www.wegm.com/coins/phocas.htm the legend is something like: (DN FO)CAS PERP AVG = Dominus Nostrum (=our master) FOCAS Perpetual emperor VICTORIA AVG (???) = representation of the divinity of victory CONOB = Constinople Hope that helps! (sorry I'm more interested in Roman coins...)

Silver Gorilla | 11-26-2007 06:35 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's Quote:
Originally Posted by TomD (Post 846359) The guy in the 1st picture looks like he has just laid eyes on a really good looking babe.
:haha::haha::haha: heheheheh Thay do look funny

Silver Gorilla | 11-26-2007 06:39 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's Quote:
Originally Posted by Argentsum (Post 846254) From the wording on the coins it looks like your holding some very nice Bezants. http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=2&gl=us
thanks :wink:

Silver Gorilla | 11-26-2007 06:44 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's Quote:
Originally Posted by Ivlianvs (Post 846474) OK, I bite! Both are Byzantines. Bad new is that I cannot read the second one, except the mintmark (CONOB), means that it was minted in Constantinople. The first one is, most probably, a solidus from the emperor Phocas (602-10 AD) http://www.wegm.com/coins/phocas.htm the legend is something like: (DN FO)CAS PERP AVG = Dominus Nostrum (=our master) FOCAS Perpetual emperor VICTORIA AVG (???) = representation of the divinity of victory CONOB = Constinople Hope that helps! (sorry I'm more interested in Roman coins...)
WOW BINGO :D thanks BUDDY ill try to find this one the CONOB = Constinople

Ivlianvs | 11-27-2007 04:11 AM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's BTW, the second one could eventually be from the emperor Zeno http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/zeno/i.html Or, Anastasius http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/byz/anastasius/t.html Or Justin I http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/byz/justin_I/t.html Or Constantine IV http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/byz/c...tine_IV/t.html The letering style is (at least from what I've seen on Roman coins) suspect, and your coin could eventually be a barbarous copy of an official coin, similar to this one: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/sb/sb0343.html

oroplata | 11-27-2007 02:48 PM
Re: I need help identifying these coin's >BTW, the second one could eventually be from the emperor Zeno Nah! It's a Picasso!

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