Byzantine coin of Leo III, 717-741. Obverse: bust of Leo III, facing front; he wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; to left, he holds a globus cruciger. Reverse: large ‘K’; above, bust of Constantine V, resting on a horizontal bar; to left, he holds a globus cruciger.

Byzantine coin of Leo III, 717-741. Obverse: bust of Leo III, facing front; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a globus cruciger. Reverse: large ‘M’; to right, ‘XX’ in a vertical position; above, bust of Constantine V; he wears a crown with a cross; to left, he holds a globus cruciger.

Byzantine coin of Constantine V, 741-775. Obverse: busts of 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: large ‘M’; above, bust of Leo III, facing front, wearing a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a cross potent.

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 and a crown with cross; to left, inscription says ‘LE’; above, ‘SC’; to right, ‘ON’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘A’.

Byzantine coin of Michael I, 811-813. Obverse: busts of Michael I, to left, and Theophylactus, his son, to right; each wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; to left, inscription is illegible; above, it says ‘HLS’; to right, ‘ΘEOF’. 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 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 and a crown with cross; to left, inscription is illegible; above, it says ‘SC’; to right, it says ‘ONS’. 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 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 and a crown with cross; between their heads, there is a 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 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 and a crown with cross; to left, inscription says ‘LEON’; above, ‘SC’; 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 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 and a crown with cross; between their heads, there is a cross; inscriptions are 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 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 and a crown with cross; to left, inscription says ‘EON’; above, ‘SC’; to right, ‘ONST’. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘A’.