Ancient Coins: Byzantine Gold Coins

The Byzantines carried on the legacy of Rome for over a thousand years after the fall of the West. During this millennia of history, they developed a wonderful numismatic tradition filled with gold is all shapes and sizes.

Today, we will explore the gold coinage of the Byzantines, from the predecessors on the "old" Roman Empire, to the coinage of the 13th century.

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[TheHammeredCorner]

Great video man, you’re converting me over to ancient coins with every video 😃

[peterdekker]

I just started to collect byzantine golden coins. The very first coin i bought was a golden solidus of Constantine IV in good VF condition

[SpectreEelman]

My Favorite Byzantine coins in my collection are all the Justinian the Great coins i have.. just love the massive Follis that were minted in his reign.

[turtle]

Let the Byzantine gold coin collecting begin !!! Waiting for my first order from Apmex this week (solidus Constans II) ! Can’t wait to go to live shows though... so glad to have found this channel 🙏

[daltonm]

I really enjoyed your presentation. You provided me with the information I was looking for. I've been fascinated by Byzantine empire gold coins lately. Thank you

[amadeusmensch]

Very cool and informative video ! Thanks !

[ROWNIE_]

I have like 6 coins all free. All from a little castle area they built in a small country. Went metal detecting and found so many of those coins

[pio]

4:45 As the court of the Western Emperor moved to Milan, I'd have to imagine that institutions like the mint went with it. We can blame Diocletian for Rome loosing its status as capital, though in his defence he would say that Rome had come to mean much more than any one city by his era. Some historians argue the crisis of the 3rd century had undermined Rome's pre-eminence.

[belgiboing]

I have a Solidus of Marcianus. Interesting, but not quite the same as an Aureus in terms of worksmanship. The Solidus though, was the US dollar of the middle ages for 600 hundred years. Gradually debased in purity until it was replaced by the Hyperpyron. History is repeating at the moment with the US$.

[mwdaw]

Beautiful and fascinating gold coins. I would love to know more about how these coins were produced. Were they struck, if so, with what? Were they pressed? Were they cast? What is their purity? Is any of this known by anyone?

[donklaser]

I just picked up a Solidus of Maurice Tiberius.

[goldblood]

I managed to get my hands on a Justinian I the Great follis during a savoca auction. I never realized how big it was until it arrived

[cosmo]

476 AD: Western Roman Empire is no more
2021: 👀

[sophrapsune]

The Byzantine solidus are magnificent, but who has the $$$ ?

Perhaps you've made a video about this topic already (I didn't see one in a quick search of your channel. I've been a subscriber for a long time but only recently starting watching your videos again.)... but how did you learn classical numismatics?
Is it all self-taught, did you take formal classes, is it your profession? (outside of YouTube)
I'd love to know as much as you do some day, but I know that it would take real dedication and many years of study.
I haven't decided whether or not I want to make that commitment at this point in time. Thanks!

[aka]

thanks for explaining the reddish i asked recently in another video before i watched this video. aa you describe it as sunburn.

[ndSystem]

The debasement of byzantine coins is very interesting, but it is hard to find video's about it.

[mikelindbergh]

I recently found this channel, and I have to say I enjoy the topic. I already collect both gold and silver coins (bullions), but the Roman, Byzantine coins have both history & soul.

[Indeepo]

I have a, the thunderbolt
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Bayezid 1
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