Byzantine coin of John I, 969-976. Obverse: large cross crosslet resting on two steps; in centre of cross, there is a circular medallion; within medallion, bust of John I, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, within medallion, there is ‘IW’ in a vertical position; to right, within medallion, ‘AN’, also in a vertical position; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘InSϤSXRI’; to right, ‘STϤSnICA’, ending with a star; all enclosed within a triple border of dots, with eight pellets evenly spaced within the border. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘IWAnn/EnXWAVTO/CRAT’EVSEb/bASILEVS/RWMAIW’; above and beneath inscriptions, there are crosses made up of dots; all enclosed within a triple border of dots, also with eight pellets evenly spaced within the border. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘May Jesus Christ Conquer’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘John, by the Grace of Christ, Absolute Ruler, Pious King of the Romans’.

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: bust of Nicephorus II, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; he also wears pearls; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds a globe with a trefoil ornament attached to it; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘n…FRb’ to right, ‘A’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘nICH[F]/[E]nΘEWbA/[SIL]EVSRW/MA[I]WN’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nicephorus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: bust of Nicephorus II, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; inscriptions are illegible; there are several letters to the lower right of the bust from a previous coin. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘[nICHF]/[E]nΘEWb[A]/SILEVSR[W]/MAIWN’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nicephorus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’. Coin has been overstruck.

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: large cross crosslet resting on two steps; in centre of cross, there is a medallion with four lobes; within medallion, bust of Nicephorus II, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, within medallion, there is ‘NI’ in a vertical position; to right, within medallion, ‘CF’, also in a vertical position; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘InSϤSXRI’; to right, ‘STϤSnICA’, ending with a star; all enclosed within a double border of dots. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘nICHF’/EnXWAVTO/CRAT’EVSEb/bASILEVS/RWMAIW’; above and beneath inscriptions, crosses made up of dots; all enclosed within a double border of dots. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘May Jesus Christ Conquer’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nichephorus, by the Grace of Christ, Absolute Ruler, Pious King of the Romans’.

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: large cross crosslet resting on two steps; in centre of cross, there is a medallion with four lobes; within medallion, bust of Nicephorus II, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, within medallion, there is ‘NI’ in a vertical position; to right, within medallion, ‘CF’, also in a vertical position; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘InSϤSXRI’; to right, ‘STϤSnICA’, ending with a star; all enclosed within a triple border of dots, with eight pellets evenly spaced within the border. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘nICHF’/EnXWAVTO/CRAT’EVSEb/bASILEVS/RWMAIW’; above and beneath inscriptions, crosses made up of dots; all enclosed within a double border of dots, also with eight pellets evenly spaced within the border. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘May Jesus Christ Conquer’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nichephorus, by the Grace of Christ, Absolute Ruler, Pious King of the Romans’.

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: large cross crosslet resting on two steps; in centre of cross, there is a medallion with four lobes; within medallion, bust of Nicephorus II, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, within medallion, there is ‘NI’ in a vertical position; to right, within medallion, ‘CF’, also in a vertical position; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘InSϤSXRI’; to right, ‘STϤSnI[C]A’, ending with a star; all enclosed within a triple border of dots, with eight pellets evenly spaced within the border. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘nICHF’/EnXWAVTO/CRAT’EVSEb/[b]ASILEVS/RWMAIW’; above and beneath inscription, there is a small cross made up of dots; all enclosed within a double border of dots. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘May Jesus Christ Conquer’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nichephorus, by the Grace of Christ, Absolute Ruler, Pious King of the Romans’.

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: bust of Nicephorus II, facing front, with short beard; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; he also wears pearls; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds a globe with a trefoil ornament on top; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘[nI]CHF/[En]ΘEWbA/[SI]LEVS[RW]/MAIW[N]’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nicephorus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.

Byzantine coin of Nicephorus II, 963-969. Obverse: bust of Nicephorus II, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; he also wears pearls; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds a globe with a trefoil ornament on top; to left, inscription says ‘nIC…F’; to right, it is illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘nICH[F]/EnΘEWb[A]/SILEVSΠW/MAIWN’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Nicephorus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’. Coin has been overstruck.

Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Constantine VII, facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription is illegible; to right, it says ‘ROM’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘COnST/[E]nΘEObA/[S]ILEVSR/[OME]On.’ The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Constantine, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans.’

Byzantine coin of Constantine VII, 913-959. Obverse: bust of Romanus I, co-emperor from 920-944, facing front; he wears a jewelled chlamys; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard, on a diagonal angle; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which says ‘RWM[A]/[nEn]ΘEWb[A]/[SI]LEVSR[W]/[MAI]W[n]’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Romanus, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.