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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     734579      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Isaac I, Comnenus Date Ruled:     1057-1059 AD Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Histamenon Nomisma Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 1057-1059 Diameter:     25 mm Weight:     4.36 g Obverse Legend:     +IhS XIS REX REGNANTInM Obverse Description:     Christ, nimbate, seated facing, holding Gospels Reverse Legend:     +ICAAKIOC RACI[LEVC RWM] Reverse Description:     Isaac standing facing, holding labarum and sword in scabbard Mint:     Constantinople Primary Reference:     DOC III 1 Reference2:     SB 1844 Reference3:     BN 3 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=30998 Grade:     Nice VF. Notes:     A successful General, Isaac Comnenos usurped the throne in hopes of reversing the slide in Byzantine fortunes and restoring the strength of the armed forces. His coins depict him in an unabashedly militant pose, brandishing a sword. Very early, he attempted to appropriate church funds for the military, which brought him into conflict with the Patriarch Michael Cerularius. Isaac arrested and tried the Patriarch on trumped-up charges, but the populace became so incensed Isaac was forced to abdicate. He spent his remaining days as a Studite monk.

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