BYZANTINE EMPIRE.Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus AD 1195-1203.AE.Trachy. Mint of CONSTANTINOPE ( 3.48g, 25.2mm, 6h ) Bust of Christ. Reverse.Emperor and Saint Constantine ( left ). Ref:Sear 2012. Very fine. Note this coin in flat, the normal issue is Scyphate ( cup shape ). The coin likely hammed in antiquity circ 13th cent AD to pass as a follis perhaps during the period of the crusades. |