title: Byzantine Coins and Their Values: Coins Listed 2250
author:  David R. Sear 
description: The Byzantine Empire lasted for almost a thousand years after the fall of the Roma Empire in the West. The period covered by this catalogue is from the reign of Anastasius I (491-518) until the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453. When this catalogue was first published in 1974 it was hailed as containing more information in a concise form than any other single volume on the Byzantine series. This new edition incorporates the research of the intervening years, new attributions and new coins that have been recognized. The later Palaeologan period has been completely revised by Simon Bendall, a noted authority on the period. Michael Dennis OHara has contributed a detailed Appendix on the gold forgeries of the Beirut and allied schools that have caused collectors some concern.
     Over two and a quarter thousand coins in gold, silver and bronze are listed, valued and illustrated with more than 600 photographs, giving a virtual type catalogue of the Byzantine series. The Introduction discusses the types, mints, denominations, dates and inscriptions found on Byzantine coins and includes seven maps and a table of monograms.
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    Byzantine Coins       
  By: 
  Lise Deveau, Rebekah 
  MacPherson, Kristine Morris 
  & Sarah Wood 
  
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  Thesis Statement 
  Why did the value of the nomisma decline after its value had remained constant for 
  hundreds of years? Through our research, we will discuss that the value of the nomisma 
  declined due to economic hardship in the Byzantine economy. As a result of the economic 
  hardship, Emperor Alexius I was forced to change the amount of gold present in the coin. 
  Secondary Sources 
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         Contemporary Eyes. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984. 
  Grierson, Philip. Byzantine Coins. London: Methuen & Co Ltd., 1982. 
  Haussig, W.D. A History of Byzantine Civilization. New York: Praeger Publishers Inc., 1971.   
  Hendy, Michael F. The Economy, Fiscal Administration and Coinage of Byzantium.  
          Northampton: Variorum Reprints, 1989. 
  Norwich, John Julius. Byz