MICHAEL VII. DUCA, son of Constantine XIII. 1071-1078 MARIA, wife of Michael VII. NICEPHORUS III. BOTANIATES. 1078-1081 ALEXIUS III. ANGELUS COMNENUS, brother of Isaac II. 1195-1203 ANDRONICUS II. PALAEOLOGUS, called the Elder, son of 1282-1328 IRENE, wife of Andronicus II. MICHAEL IX. PALAEOLOGUS, son of Andronicus II. 1295-1320 ANDRONICUS III. PALAEOLOGUS younger, son of Mi chael IX. 1328-1341 JOHANNES V. PALAEOLOGUS, son of Andronicus III. 1341-1391 JOHANNES III. VATACES DUCA LASCARIS. 1205-1222 1222-1225 THEODORUS III. VATACES LASCARIS, son of Johannes III. 1255-1259 EMPIRE OF TREBIZOND ALEXIUS I. COMNENUS. ANDRONICUS I. COMNENUS, surnamed Gidon. 1204-1222 1222-1233 1235-1238 1238-1263 1263-1266 1266-1280 1280-1297 THEODORA COMNENA, daughter of Emanuel I. 1285? 1297-1330 1330-1333 1332-1333 EMANUEL III. COMNENUS, son of Alexius III. 1390-1417 1417-1447 1447-1458 DAVID COMNENUS, brother of Johannes IV., usurper. 1458-1471 CHAPTER XLI ALPHABETICAL LIST OF IMPERIAL NAMES, WITH APPROXIMATE PRICES OF COINS 326. I now add a list of the current prices of the Imperial coins, similar to that given for the Republican, and for the convenience of those who may use it, I have placed the names in alphabetical order. Considering this is an elementary manual, I have thought it best to note only the prices of coins, passing over the medallions, because the collector who has reached the point of aspiring to possess these luxuries must necessarily be provided with Cohen's work in which he will find all the information needed, not only on the subject in general, but also concerning each specimen. The general rules given concerning the coins of the Republic (chap. XXII), may also serve for those of the Empire, but to make the matter more clear I will add the following notes. I. There are coins of very base fabric from the times of Gallienus to Diocletian which some (as Arneth in his catalogue of the Museum at Vienna) classify as silver, whilst others (as Cohen) place them under the list of small brass. In the following list they are placed among the silver. II. In regard to the bronze coins, as we are obliged to place the coins of all the periods under one column; for the sake of simplicity I have thought it best to keep to the old nomenclature of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd brass. III. When coins exist belonging to one reign both with and without the_head, I have followed the plan of citing those of the least value. Thus for example a gold coin of Julius Cæsar valued at 40 francs, a denarius of Cl. Macer valued at 400 francs, and an Ær. of Tiberius valued at 10 francs are to be understood as being without the head, for with the head these coins would be worth respectively 500, 1.500 and 150 francs. IV. For the same reason in regard to certain heads which sometimes are represented alone upon the coins and at others are found on the Reverse with another head on the Obverse, in this list the coins of lower value are cited. For example a coin of Vaballathus is valued at 12 francs, which means that the head appears on the Reverse of a coin of Aurelian, but if it were found alone on the coin it would be worth 200 francs. V. For the greater facility of search, some names are found in two places, that is to say both under the name and the prænomen, as for example Marcus Antoninus will be found in the letter M and also in the letter A, Manlia Scantilla under the letter M and also under the letter S, &c. VI. When only Greek or Colonial Coins belong to any given reign, no prices are indicated, but only gr. or col. VII. All coins having a lower value than one franc are noted as common, signified by the letter C. |