Sear 216 (The primary identification reference for Byzantine coins is Byzantine Coins and Their Values by David Sear. Each coin on this site is identified by its Sear number. Reference works are discussed on this page.) What's new?

The strength of Bertelè’s collection (labeled as “Swiss collection” in the first three volumes of DOC) is its unique assemblage of late Byzantine coins, virtually unrepresented in other major museum collections since this generally poorly struck and badly preserved coins were usually despised by nineteenth-and early twentieth-century ...

Byzantium coins in the catalog are presented divided by historical periods, indicating the main characteristics and differences by type. Inside the sections, the coins are sorted by denomination - from large to small.

The collection of over 12,000 Byzantine coins at Dumbarton Oaks is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. The majority of these specimens were catalogued in six print volumes: Catalogue of Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection, edited by Alfred Bellinger (vol. 1) Catalogue of Byzantine…