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Honorius 395-423 A.D. AE3 Good VF -- #AC108765
AE3 16mm. 1.91g. Antioch Mint 401-403 A.D. Helmeted, rosette diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing, spear in r. hand held over r. shoulder behind head, on l. arm shield decorated with cross.
D N HONORI-VS P F AVG Constantinopolis enthroned facing, head l., holding long sceptre and Victory on globe; beneath r. foot, a prow; In ex: ANT(gamma)
CONCORDI-A AVGG RIC X 99 var. (diadem) Good VF. Black patina with some tan/reddish fill. Slightly porous. 
 
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$ 65.00
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Honorius 395-423 A.D. AE3 VF -- #AC108282
AE3 15mm. 2.45g. Rome Mint 404; 407-408 A.D. Draped, cuirassed and diademed bust, r.
[D N HONO]R-IVS PF AVG Roma standing facing, head r., holding trophy and Victory on globe; shield leaning against l. leg; OF-T across fields; In ex: [SMROM]
VRBS [RO]-MA FELIX RIC X 1280 VF. Dark green patina with attractive tan contrast. Faint roughness.
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$ 75.00
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Andronicus II and Michael IX 1282-1328 A.D. Assarion VF -- #AC108729
AE Assarion 20mm. 1.45g. Constantinople Mint Induction year 15 (1301/2 A.D.) Figures of Andronicus l. and Michael r., holding labarum between them; blundered legend around.
AVTOKRATOREC RWMAIWN Large NIE (date).
SB 2446 VF. Quite scarce. Brown patina with some verdigris. Some sharp details. Unevenly struck, as typical.
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$ 95.00
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ca. 5th-9th Centuries A.D. 1/4 Ounkia (Uncia) weight VF -- #AC108711
Pb 1/4 Ounkia (Uncia) weight 14mm. 6.99g. Chi-Rho (Christogram) in dots.
Blank.
VF. Mottled gray and red-brown patina. A few tiny edge and corner rubs revealing silvery metal. Square lead balance weight, made not in a coin weight standard but at the weight of 1/4 ounkia (uncia) and thus likely not used to balance coins but to weigh commodities.
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$ 65.00
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Michael III 'the Drunkard' 842-867 A.D. Follis VF -- #AC108709
AE Follis 17mm. 1.90g. Syracuse Mint Facing bust, wearing crown and loros, holding cross potent.
mIXAHl Large M, cross above, (theta) beneath.
SB 1698 VF. Dark brown patina with tan fill. Much scarcer variant with MIXAHL ending in a Greek lambda instead of a Latin 'L' (SB 1697).
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$ 175.00
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Abbasid Caliphate al-Muqtadir AH 295-320 (907-932 A.D.) Dirham Good Fine -- #AC101994
AR Dirham 25mm. 3.20g. al-Ahwaz mint AH317 (929 A.D.) Kalima; mint and date formula around.
Legend in four lines; marginal legend around; citing heir Abu al-Abbas
Album 246.2 Good Fine. Toned. A bit wavy and unevenly struck.
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$ 35.00
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ARMENIA Hetoum and Zabel 1226-1271 AD Tram VF -- #ME107471
AR Tram 20mm. 2.99g. Zabel and Hetoum standing facing one another, each crowned with head facing and holding long cross between.
Crowned lion advancing right, head facing, holding long cross.
Bedoukian #934 VF.
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$ 35.00
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AUSTRIA Kärnten (Carinthia) Bernhard II 1202-1256 Pfennig Near EF -- #ME93865
AR Pfennig 19mm. 0.97g. St. Veit mint Bust of Duke facing holding two flags.
Bust under arch with lilies flanking; cross above.
CNA-Cb14 Near EF. Some colorful toning in fields.
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$ 40.00
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AUSTRIA Kärnten (Carinthia) Bernhard II 1202-1256 Pfennig EF -- #ME93864
AR Pfennig 16mm. 0.89g. St. Veit mint Duke standing facing with sword and shield.
Cross Patente quartered with Rosettes.
CNA-Cb17 EF. Lustrous fields with choice colorful toning.
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$ 45.00
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BOHEMIA Albert V, of Austria; Albert II of Germany, the Magnanimous 1437-1439 Heller Fine -- #ME103988
AR Heller 13mm. 0.32g. Bohemian lion rampant left; gothic 'A' between paws.
Monogram 'V'.
Donebauer 934 Fine. Rare. Bent. The Donebauer catalog from 1889, is the only reference found that lists this coin. The Frynas catalog maintains Albert II has no Bohemian coins attributed. Elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 August 1397 - 27 October 1439), was a member of the House of Habsburg. By inheritance he became Albert V, Duke of Austria in 1404. Through his wife (jure uxoris) he also became King of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, and inherited a claim to the Duchy of Luxembourg.
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$ 75.00
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BULGARIA Ivan Alexsandur & Michael Asen 1331-1371 1332-1355 Grosh EF -- #ME106814
AR Grosh 22mm. 1.48g. 1332-1355 Tsar and his son Michael facing with sceptre upright, staff supported between.
Christ enthroned facing, hands raised in benediction; IC - XC and monograms to either side.
Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.13.3-6; Youroukova & Penchev 74-80; Dimnik 9.1.2 EF. At the beginning of the reign Ivan Alexander had crowned his eldest son Michael co-ruler.
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$ 45.00
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FRANCE Francis I 1515-1547 Blanc du Dauphine Fine -- #ME106086
Bi Blanc du Dauphine 22mm. 1.52g. Grenoble Mint. Quartered arms of lis and dolphins.
Cross pattée.quartered with dolphins.
Gad. 230; Dy. 847 Fine. Clipped.
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$ 65.00
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FRANCE Besançon Charles V, as Holy Roman Emperor 1530-1556 1541 Blanc (1/2 Karolus) EF -- #ME92007
AR Blanc (1/2 Karolus) 20mm. 1.24g. Besançon Mint 1541 Crowned bust left; annulet behind head.
+CAROLVS: V: IMPERATOR Arms; date above.
+MONE: CIVI: BISVNTINE: Roberts 7005; Poey d;Avant 122.19 EF. Lustrous fields and strong portrait. Lightly toned. Minor die shift.
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$ 145.00
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FRANCE Besançon Charles V, as Holy Roman Emperor 1530-1556 1542 Blanc (1/2 Karolus) EF -- #ME92006
AR Blanc (1/2 Karolus) 20mm. 1.03g. Besançon Mint 1542 Crowned bust left; annulet behind head.
+CAROLVS: V: IMPERATOR Arms; date above.
+MONE: CIVI: BISVNTINE: Roberts 7005; Poey d;Avant 122.19 EF. Lustrous fields and strong portrait. Lightly toned. Minor die shift.
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$ 145.00
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FRANCE Besançon Charles V, as Holy Roman Emperor 1530-1556 1545 1/2 Blanc EF -- #ME91967
AR 1/2 Blanc 17mm. 0.80g. Besançon Mint 1545 Crowned bust left.
+CAROLVS: V: IMPERATOR Arms on cross.
MONE -CIVI -BISV :1545 Roberts 7004; Poey d;Avant 122.20 EF. Well struck and lustrous. Lightly toned.
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$ 95.00
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FRANCE Besançon Charles V, as Holy Roman Emperor 1530-1556 1550 1/2 Blanc EF -- #ME91987
AR 1/2 Blanc 16mm. 0.76g. Besançon Mint 1550 Crowned bust left.
+CAROLVS: V: IMPERATOR Arms on cross.
MONE -CIVI -BISV :1550 Roberts 7004; Poey d;Avant 122.20 EF. Highly lustrous. Beveled irregular flan.
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$ 75.00
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GERMAN STATES Mainz Archbishopric Albrecht II von Brandenburg 1514-1545 Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) AU -- #ME88129
AR Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) 15mm. 0.26g. Arms, 'A' with annulets flanking above; all within border of pellets.
Blank.
Saurma 1277 #2524; KM MB#34; Walther 188 AU. Flattened. Thin crack in flan.
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$ 25.00
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GERMAN STATES Pfalz-Simmern-Sponheim Georg 1559-1569 Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) EF -- #ME88125
AR Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) 14mm. 0.20g. Arms of Pfalz & Bavaria; 'G' with star flanking above; all within border of pellets.
Blank.
Slg. Memmesh. 2636 var; saurma 1014 var. EF. Rev adhesions; flattened.
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$ 25.00
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GERMAN STATES Pfalz-Zweibrucken Wolfgang 1532-69 Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) EF -- #ME88111
AR Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) 13mm. 0.22g. Three adjacent arms of Zweibrucken, Wittelsbach & Wittelsbach (old); 'W' above; all within border of pellets.
Blank.
Saurma 988 #1996; KM MB#24 EF.
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$ 25.00
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GERMAN STATES Pfalz-Zweibrucken Wolfgang 1532-69 Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) EF -- #ME88112
AR Schüsselpfennig ('bowl' Pfennig) 13mm. 0.30g. Three adjacent arms of Zweibrucken, Wittelsbach & Wittelsbach (old); 'W' above; all within border of pellets.
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Saurma 988 #1996; KM MB#24 EF.
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$ 25.00
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