The following table provides a list of the Emperors of the
Byzantine Empire combined with an inventory of the coins of each Emperor in the National
Numismatic Collection. Not all of the Byzantine rulers produced coins, and, of those that did, not all are
represented in this collection. A coin of each Emperor for which the NNC has an example can be viewed by
clicking his/her name highlighted in blue. The abbreviations at the top of each column are as follows:
AU for gold, EL for electrum, AR for silver, and AE for bronze. The parenthesized "N" following the
names of Emperors ruling between 1204 and 1261 identifies the Emperors in exile at Nicaea in Asia Minor
during the period of Latin rule at Constantinople after its capture by Crusaders during the Fourth Crusade.
| Number | Ruler | Date | AU | AU fraction | EL | AR | AE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasius I | 491-518 AD | 2 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| 2 | Justin I | 518-527 AD | 3 | 3 | - | - | 18 |
| 3 | Justinian I | 527-565 AD | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 37 |
| 4 | Justin II | 565-578 AD | 2 | - | - | - | 37 |
| 5 | Tiberius II Constantine | 578-582 AD | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 6 | Maurice Tiberius | 582-602 AD | 4 | - | - | - | 26 |
| 7 | Phocas | 602-610 AD | 4 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
| 8 | Heraclius | 610-641 AD | 9 | - | - | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Heraclius Constantine | 641 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Heraclonas | 641 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Constans II | 641-668 AD | 9 | - | - | - | 47 |
| 12 | Constantine IV | 668-685 AD | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 13 | Justinian II | 685-695 AD | 3 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 14 | Leontius | 695-698 AD | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Tiberius III | 698-705 AD | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 16 | Justinian II (2nd reign) | 705- 711 AD | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 17 | Philippicus | 711-713 AD | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Anastasius II | 713-715 AD | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 19 | Theodosius III | 715-717 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Leo III the Isaurian | 717-741 AD | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Artavasdus | 741-743 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Constantine V Copronymus | 743-775 AD | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 23 | Leo IV the Khazar | 775-780 AD | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 24 | Constantine VI | 780-797 AD | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | Irene | 797-802 AD | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Nicephorus I | 802-811 AD | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | Stauracius | 811 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | Michael I Rhangabe | 811-813 AD | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | Leo V the Armenian | 813-820 AD | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| 30 | Michael II the Amorian | 820-829 AD | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| 31 | Theophilus | 829-842 AD | 5 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 32 | Michael III the drunkard | 842-867 AD | 4 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 33 | Basil I the Macedonian | 867-886 AD | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Leo VI the Wise | 886-912 AD | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 35 | Alexander | 912-913 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 36 | Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus | 913-959 AD | 4 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | Romanus I Lecapenus | 920-944 AD | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| 38 | Romanus II | 959-963 AD | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 39 | Nicephorus II Phocas | 963-969 AD | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 40 | John I Tzimisces | 969-976 AD | 2 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 41 | Basil II Bulgaroktonos | 976-1025 AD | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 42 | Constantine VIII | 1025-1028 AD | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 43 | Romanus III Argyrus | 1028-1034 AD | 3 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 44 | Michael IV the Paphlagonian | 1034-1041 AD | 2 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 45 | Michael V Kalaphates | 1041-1042 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 46 | Zoe | 1042 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 47 | Constantine IX Monomachus | 1042-1055 AD | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 48 | Theodora | 1055-1056 AD | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 49 | Michael VI Stratioticus | 1056-1057 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 50 | Isaac I Comnenus | 1057-1059 AD | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 51 | Constantine X Ducas | 1059-1067 AD | 2 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 52 | Eudocia | 1067 AD | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 53 | Romanus IV Diogenes | 1067-1071 AD | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 54 | Eudocia (2nd reign) | 1071 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | Michael VII Ducas | 1071-1078 AD | 8 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 56 | Nicephorus III Botaniates | 1078-1081 AD | 7 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 57 | Nicephorus Basilacius | 1078 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 58 | Nicephorus Melissenus | 1078 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 59 | Alexius I Comnenus | 1081-1118 AD | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 60 | John II Comnenus | 1118-1143 AD | 5 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 61 | Manuel I Comnenus | 1143-1180 AD | 2 | - | 32 | - | 24 |
| 62 | Alexius II Comnenus | 1180-1183 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 63 | Andronicus I Comnenus | 1183-1185 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 64 | Issac Comnenus of Cyprus | 1184-1191 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 | Issac II Angelus | 1185-1195 AD | 2 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 66 | Alexius III Angelus-Comnenus | 1195-1203 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 67 | Alexius IV Angelus | 1203-1204 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 68 | Alexius V Ducas Murtzuphlus | 1204 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 69 | Theodore Comnenus Lascaris (N) | 1204-1222 AD | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 70 | John III Ducas-Vatatzes (N) | 1222-1254 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 71 | Theodore II Ducas-Lascaris (N) | 1254-1258 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 72 | John IV Lascaris (N) | 1258-1261 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 73 | Michael VIII Paleologus | 1261-1282 AD | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 74 | Andronicus II Paleologus | 1282-1328 AD | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 75 | Andronicus III Paleologus | 1328-1341 AD | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 76 | John V Paleologus | 1341-1391 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 77 | John VI Paleologus | 1347-1354 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 78 | Andronicus IV Paleologus | 1376-1379 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 79 | John VII Paleologus | 1390 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 80 | Manuel II Paleologus | 1391-1423 AD | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 81 | John VIII Paleologus | 1423-1448 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
| 82 | Constantine XI Paleologus | 1448-1453 AD | - | - | - | - | - |
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Sub-totals:
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147 | 11 | 62 | 17 | 395 |
