Byzantine coin of Michael II, 820-829. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Michael II, wearing a chlamys; to right, Theophilus, wearing a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; both wear a crown with cross; between their heads, cross; to left, inscription says ‘[MIX]AHL’; above, ‘SΘ’; to right, ‘EOFILOS’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘Θ’.

Byzantine coin of Michael II, 820-829. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Michael II, wearing a chlamys; to right, Theophilus, wearing a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; both wear a crown with cross; between their heads, cross; to left, inscription says ‘MIXAHL’; above, ‘SΘ’; to right, ‘EOFILOS’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘Θ’.

Byzantine coin of Michael II, 820-829. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Michael II, wearing a chlamys; to right, Theophilus, wearing a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; both wear a crown with cross; between their heads, cross; to left, inscription says ‘MIXAhL’; above, ‘SΘ’; to right, ‘EOFILOS’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘Θ’.

Byzantine coin of Theophilus, 829-842. Obverse: bust of Theophilus, facing front; he wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; to left, he holds a cross; to left, inscription says ‘OFI’; to right, ‘LOSbASI’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘Θ’.

Byzantine coin of Leo III, 717-741, or Leo V, 813-820. Obverse: busts of Leo III or Leo V, to left, and Constantine V (son of Leo III) or Constantine (son of Leo V), to right; both wear a chlamys; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘A’.

Byzantine coin of Leo V, 813-820. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Leo V; to right, Constantine, his son; each wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; between their shoulders, pellet; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘ΛK’ with a pellet in the middle; above, cross.

Byzantine coin of Leo V, 813-820. Obverse: two busts, facing front; to left, Leo V; to right, Constantine, his son; each wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘ΛK’; above, cross.

Byzantine coin of Irene, 797-802. Obverse: bust of Irene, facing front; she wears an elaborate crown with a cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, she holds a globus cruciger; to right, she holds a cruciform sceptre; to left, inscription says ‘EIRI’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘A’.

Byzantine coin of Constantine VI and Irene, 780-797. Obverse: bust of Irene, facing front; she wears an elaborate crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, she holds a globus cruciger; to right, she holds a cruciform sceptre. Reverse: large ‘M’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, bust of Constantine VI; he wears a chlamys; to right, there is a cross.

Byzantine coin of Irene, 797-802. Obverse: bust of Irene, facing front; she wears an elaborate crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, she holds a globus cruciger; to right, she holds a cruciform sceptre; to left, inscription says ‘EIRI’; to right, ‘nHbASI’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘A’.