Byzantine or Arab Byzantine?? Help!! [solved]

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robhar
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Posted: 7 Mart 2026, 16:51 #
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The rough dimensions of this coin are 14x26 mm and it weighs 2.8 g and the angle depends on the interpretation, mine is shown.   The reverse seems like it could be a standing caliph,  but I have never seen that type of obverse/reverse match.  Help!  

tokul
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Posted: 7 Mart 2026, 18:40 #
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Updated to full size image

robhar
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Posted: 7 Mart 2026, 23:49 #
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Thanks.  I have always had trouble manipulating photos in Numista.  

ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 8 Mart 2026, 00:48 #
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 Quickly made this 

 

 

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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Posted: 8 Mart 2026, 02:39 #
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Byzantine Empire: Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1853; DOC 8)

 

Obv: +ЄMMA NOVHA; Christ Emmanuel standing facing on footstool, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels with both hands; in fields, IC XC
Rev: +ΚШΝΤΔΚ ЄVΔΚΑVΓΟ; Eudocia and Constantine X standing facing, both crowned and wearing loros, holding between them labarum, with cross on shaft, resting on three steps

 

Byzantine Empire: Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067) Æ Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1853; DOC 8) Obv: +ЄMMA NOVHA; Christ Emmanuel standing facing on footstool, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels with both hands; in fields, IC XC Rev: +ΚШΝΤΔΚ ЄVΔΚΑVΓΟ; Eudocia and Constantine X standing facing, both crowned and wearing loros, holding between them labarum, with cross on shaft, resting on three steps  

 

Byzantine Empire: Constantine X Ducas (1059-1067) � Follis, Constantinople (Sear 1853; DOC 8) Obv: +ЄMMA NOVHA; Christ Emmanuel standing facing on footstool, wearing nimbus, pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels with both hands; in fields, IC XC Rev: +ΚШΝΤΔΚ ЄVΔΚΑVΓΟ; Eudocia and Constantine X standing facing, both crowned and wearing loros, holding between them labarum, with cross on shaft, resting on three steps

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robhar
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Posted: 8 Mart 2026, 14:22 #
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Thanks.  Will be looking at your stuff.  

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