Byzantine coin of Leo VI, 886-912. Obverse: Leo VI, to left, and Alexander, his brother, to right; they sit on a double throne; each wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; between them, they hold a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘LEOn’; above and to right, it says ‘SALEΞAnGRoS’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘LEOn/SALEΞAn/GROSbASIL/ROMEOn’.

Byzantine coin of Leo VI, 886-912. Obverse: Leo VI, sitting on a lyre-shaped throne, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription says ‘LE…S’; to right, it says ‘ILEVSRO’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘LEOn/EnΘEObA/SILEVSR/OMEOn’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Leo, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: large ‘B’. Reverse: large cross; to left and right of cross, pellet; beneath, two steps.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: large ‘B’. Reverse: large cross; to left and right of cross, pellet; beneath, two steps.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: large ‘B’; to right, cross. Reverse: large ‘Π’ with small ‘O’ on top.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: large ‘B’. Reverse: large cross; to left and right of cross, pellet; beneath, two steps.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: large ‘B’. Reverse: large cross; to left and right of cross, pellet.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Basil I; to right, Constantine, his son; each wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; between them, they hold a labarum, a military standard; to left, above, and to right, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘bASILIOSSCnSTAϤϚϚ’. Reverse: there is an inscription over five lines which begins with a cross, and says ‘bASIL/SCOnSTAn/TInOSEnΘO/bASILEISR/OMAOn’. The inscription on the reverse translates as ‘Basil and Constantine, by the Grace of God, Kings of the Romans.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Basil I; to right, Constantine, his son; each wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; between them, they hold a labarum, a military standard; to left and above, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘bASILIOSSCOnS’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription over five lines which begins with a cross, and says ‘bASIL/SCOnSTAn/TInOSEnΘ[O]/bASILEIS[R]/OMAIOn’. The inscription on the reverse translates as ‘Basil and Constantine, by the Grace of God, Kings of the Romans.

Byzantine coin of Basil I, 867-886. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Basil I; to right, Constantine, his son; each wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; between them, they hold a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘bAS’; above and to right, it says ‘SSCOnSTAϤϚϚ’. Reverse: there is an inscription over five lines which begins with a cross, and says ‘bAS[IL]/SCOnSTAn/TInOSEnΘO/bASILEIS[R]/OMAIO[n]’. The inscription on the reverse translates as ‘Basil and Constantine, by the Grace of God, Kings of the Romans.