Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf. Reverse: large ‘K’; to right, ‘II’; beneath, ‘B’.

Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, he holds a long sceptre, with an eagle at its top; above, there is an upside-down ‘CON’, which belongs to a previous coin. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘ANN[O]’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’; above, cross; beneath, there is an upside-down patriarchal cross, a variation on the Christian cross, which belongs to a previous coin. Coin has been overstruck, causing some confusion on both sides.

Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to right, he holds a long sceptre, with an eagle at its top; above, there is an upside-down ‘CON’, which belongs to a previous coin. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘[A]NN[O]’ in a vertical position; beneath, ‘A’; in exergue, ‘CON’. Coin has been overstruck.

Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, there is a sideways head, which belongs to a previous coin; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘I’. Coin has been badly overstruck, causing confusion and loss of detail.

Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; to right, he holds a sceptre, which is possibly topped with an eagle; to left, inscription is illegible; to right, it says ‘EP’. Reverse: large ‘M’; beneath, ‘A’.

Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; he wears a crown with a cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a long cross or globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘T’; to right, it says ‘V’. Reverse: large ‘M’; beneath, ‘B’; in exergue, ‘[C]O[N]’.

Byzantine coin of Philippicus, 711-713. Obverse: bust of Philippicus, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘I’; to left, cross; to right, 'A’; in exergue, ‘CON’.

Byzantine coin. Obverse: bust of an emperor, wearing a crown; to left, he is holding something, but it is difficult to decipher what it is. Reverse: large ‘K’; to right, ‘II’; beneath, ‘Γ’. Triangular shape and style of portrait means that this coin most likely belonged to an emperor from the late seventh or early eighth centuries CE. Collector’s envelope suggests it is from the second reign of Justinian II, 705-711. Coin has been overstruck.

Byzantine coin of Justinian II, 705-711 (second reign). Obverse: bust of Justinian II, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a cross or globus cruciger; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘[A]NN[O]’ in a vertical position; to right, backwards ‘R’.

Byzantine coin. Obverse: bust of an emperor, wearing a crown. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘ANNO’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘I’. Triangular shape and style of portrait means that this coin most likely belonged to an emperor from the late seventh or early eighth centuries CE.