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. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, bust of Constantine VI; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a globus cruciger.

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 left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, bust of Constantine VI; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, there is a cross, with a pellet beneath it.

Byzantine coin of Constantine VI and Irene, 780-797. Obverse: bust of Constantine VI, to left, and bust of Irene, to right; Constantine VI wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; Irene wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to right, Irene holds a cruciform sceptre. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, three busts, facing front; to left, Leo III; in middle, Constantine V; to right, Leo IV; all wear a chlamys.

Byzantine coin of Leo IV, 775-780. Obverse: bust of Leo IV, to left, and bust of Constantine VI, to right, both facing front; each wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, two busts resting on a horizontal line; these are Leo III, to left, and Constantine V, to right; each wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left of the busts, ‘B’; to right of the busts, ‘A’.

Byzantine coin of Leo IV, 775-780. Obverse: Leo IV, to left, and Constantine VI, to right, both facing front; they sit on a double throne; each wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, two busts resting on a horizontal line; these are Leo III, to left, and Constantine V, to right; each wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to right of the busts, there are three pellets.

Byzantine coin of Leo IV, 775-780. Obverse: bust of Leo IV, to left, and bust of Constantine VI, to right, both facing front; each wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross; between their shoulders, pellet. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, two busts resting on a horizontal line; these are Leo III, to left, and Constantine V, to right; each wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; between their heads, cross; to left of the busts, ‘B’; to right of the busts, ‘A’.

Byzantine coin of Leo IV, 775-780. Obverse: bust of Leo IV, to left, and bust of Constantine VI, to right, both facing front; each wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, two busts resting on a horizontal line; these are Leo III, to left, and Constantine V, to right; each wears a crown with a cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; between their heads, cross.

Byzantine coin of Constantine V, 741-775. Obverse: Constantine V, to left, and Leo IV, to right, both facing front; both wear a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross; to right, it says ‘ΛE’. Reverse: bust of Leo III, facing front; he wears a chlamys; to right, it says ‘EC’.

Byzantine coin of Constantine V, 741-775. Obverse: Constantine V, to left, and Leo IV, to right, both facing front; both wear a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross. Reverse: bust of Leo III, facing front; he wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; to left, he holds a cross potent.

Byzantine coin of Constantine V, 741-775. Obverse: Constantine V, to left, and Leo IV, to right, both facing front; both wear a crown with cross; between their heads, cross. Reverse: bust of Leo III, facing front; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a cross potent.