Byzantine Empire coin - Tetarteron - Alexius I - Thessalonica (Sear 1931) @H1917

Description: This listing is for 1 byzantine tetarteron coin, minted during the reign of Alexius I Comnenus [1081-1118], in Thessalonica. Size: 22 mm // 3.74 g Reference: Sear 1931 Obverse: bust of the emperor facing Reverse: jeweled cross, in the quadrants : Σ Φ AΛ Δ ΣΤAYΡЄ ΦΥΛATTЄ "O Cross, Protect" AΛЄΞION ΔЄCΠOTH "Alexius Despot" ---In 498, following the coinage reform of Anastasius, the byzantines reintroduced the follis as a large bronze coin with denominations marked in Greek numerals on one side: "M" for a full follis worth 40 nummi, "K" for the semifollis worth 20 nummi, "I" for the decanummium worth 10 nummi , and "E" for the pentanummium worth 5 nummi; and the portrait of the emperor on the other side. Starting with John I Tzimisces [969-976] a new kind of follis coins appeared called "anonymous follis", these featured Jesus on one side of the coin, and the legend "IHSUS XRISTUS BASILEU BASILE" (Jesus Christ King of Kings) or a cross on the other side. Please check the pictures to see the condition of the coin for yourself, sold as is. Feel free to message us with any questions :) SHIPPING We offer combined shipping - $5 - worldwide on all orders with 3 or more items purchased. Outside of Europe, tracking numbers can only be provided for orders going to the following countries:USA, Canada, Australia, New ZealandChina, Korea, Japan, SingaporeBrasil, Mexico Delivery times (this is according to the Portuguese post CTT website, but be aware that it may take longer sometimes):Europe: 5 business daysRest of the world: 7 business days Note we go to the post office twice a week - Mondays (or Tuesdays) and Fridays. If the shipping cost is not right at check out please send a request for combined shipping. -> On the shopping cart page, just left of the large blue “Go to check out” button, there is a smaller “Request combined shipping”, just click there and follow the prompts.If that doesn’t work, send us a message and we’ll be happy to sort it out for you :) RETURNS AND PROBLEM RESOLUTION We accept returns up to 30 days after you receive your package but return postage must be payed by the buyer. If you wish to return your coin please get in contact with us.Any issues that you have, order arriving late, product not matching description, any issues at all, please please please send us a message and we’ll try to sort it out together, please don’t open a case with ebay as even if we solve the problem to your satisfaction, ebay will still penalise us for you opening a case in the first place. CARE AND STORAGE Old coins and banknotes are unique and irreplaceable treasures. Before having any ideas about attempting to clean them, please do your research. What you do you cannot undo! Even water can change the way they look forever. So please please please before doing anything read, watch videos, multiple if necessary as different people can have different opinions and most importantly the coins are not the same (just because cleaning one kind of bronze coins in a specific way is ok, it doesn’t mean it will be fine for all bronze coins and so on). So just be careful. As for storage, there are many good options available, just try to keep in mind that whatever you end up choosing should be acid-free and pvc-free, as normal paper and plastic have chemicals on the surface which can and will damage coins and banknotes if they stay in contact for a long time. In general, anything from well-known brands such as Lindner, Lighthouse, Guardhouse etc are a good go to, velvet-lined trays within a coin cabinet are also a nice option :) —We add new listings every day, you are welcome to check out the other listings in our store 😊Many thanks!

Price: 17 USD

Location: Setubal

End Time: 2024-12-14T12:24:28.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD