{"id":2256,"date":"2025-06-27T20:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2025-06-27T20:57:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:57:58","slug":"billon-trachea-coin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/billon-trachea-coin\/","title":{"rendered":"Billon trachea coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Finds From Wirral &#8211; Billon trachea coin<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2094\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/billon-trachea-coin\/coin2_1029479\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin2_1029479.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Coin2_1029479\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin2_1029479-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2094\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin2_1029479-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin2_1029479-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin2_1029479-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin2_1029479-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin2_1029479.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/billon-trachea-coin\/coin_1029479\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin_1029479.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Coin_1029479\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin_1029479-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2087\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin_1029479-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin_1029479-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin_1029479-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin_1029479-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coin_1029479.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This is another very unusual find for our area. It is a Billon trachea coin of the Byzantine Empire dating to AD 1204-61. PAS have speculated that this may be a modern loss but a small collection of Byzantine coins were discovered at Meols so it may well have a story to tell. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The reverse is less worn and in the top photograph it is possible to see the emperor standing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1029479\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1029479<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Billon trachea coin This is another very unusual find for our area. It is a Billon trachea coin of the Byzantine Empire dating to AD 1204-61. 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On the second image you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LVPL-D077A2b.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LVPL-D077A2b.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LVPL-D077A2b.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LVPL-D077A2b.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LVPL-D077A2b.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/LVPL-D077A2b.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2274,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/post-medieval-coins\/","url_meta":{"origin":2256,"position":3},"title":"Post Medieval Coins","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"05\/07\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral - Post Medieval Coins A silver half groat of Elizabeth I. This coin dates from AD 1582-1603 and was minted at the London Mint. https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1168200 A silver two pence from the reign of Charles II. The coin dates from AD 1675 and was minted in London. 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These include coins, brooches, mounts, weights and ceramics. Some are pictured below. This is a very well preserved Roman Coin. 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