Help With Anatolian And Byzantium Coins (Id: 6th Century Byzantine And 12th/13th Century Ayyubids)

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pumbaaa New Member Bulgaria 14 Posts	Posted 01/15/2024 5:14 pm Hello, so a friend mentioned to me that those should be an Anatolian and Byzantium coin, but no more. I will be glad to get more info. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16181 Posts	Posted 01/15/2024 7:19 pm Your top coin is indeed Byzantine. The large "I" is the denomination written in Greek numerals: 10 nummia or a quarter-follis. The mintmark is below the "I": THEUP, for Theopolis, the mid-Byzantine name for Antioch. I believe its emperor Justin II and his wife Sophia on the obverse; on the reverse, the date (to the right of the "I") appears to be Year 4, which would be AD 569 if I've got the emperor right. Your bottom coin is Islamic; I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's issued by the Zangids of Aleppo, some time around AD 1200. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
pumbaaa New Member Bulgaria 14 Posts	Posted 01/16/2024 02:28 am Thats some great info @Sap, thank you very much. I will try to do a further research. I really don't know the law but since I have sometimes more than 1 of the same coin I would like to either donate or sell them (if it is even legal to sell in my country anyway) It is mind blowing to know I am holding in my hand coins minted 800 and 1500 years ago, wow. Since nobody in my family for at least a few generatons back has never been a treasurer or an archeologist who knows how long we have had it in the family. Edited by pumbaaa 01/16/2024 02:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/11/2024 01:44 am The second coin is Ayyubids of Aleppo, al-Zahir Ghazi, 1186-1216. The ruler's name appears in the field in the 2nd photo: al-malik / al-Zahir. The other side names the 'Abbasid caliph: al-imam / al-Nasir. Date and mint not visible. Report this Post to the Staff
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