Byzantine Empire Coin | Jesus Follis Greece which controlled vast portions of

which controlled vast portions of global trade during the 17th and 18th centuries

also known as the matapan

they remain valuable artifacts for those interested in the history of the Soviet Union

8 cm in length

Byzantine Empire Coin | Jesus Follis Greece which controlled vast portions ofHistory of the Artifact These gorgeous Byzantine bronze coins are some of the few coins ever minted featuring the portrait of Christ. Genuine pieces of history, they tell the story of a millenary Empire entangled in a heroic struggle for survival against centuries of attempted invasions by the Ottoman empire culminating in the fall of Constantinople in the year 1453. When the Roman Empire split in 395 AD, the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)