Obverse Image: Christ seated facing forward on throne with back, wearing a nimbus cross, pallium and colobium; in left hand holds the Gospels book; in left and right field, IC - XC.
Obverse Text: IC / XC / KE / ROHθEI
Reverse Image: The Virgin nimbate on right wearing pallium and maphorium stands on the right crowning John II as emperor, who stands left wearing divitision and loros and holds globus cruciger in left hand.
Obverse Image: Facing portrait busts of Constantine V with short beard to the left and his son Leo IV, beardless on the right, each wearing a crown and chlamys, pellet between their heads and cross in field above.
Obverse Text: CONSTANTINOS / LEON / O / NEOS
Reverse Image: Portrait bust of Leo III facing with short beard, wearing crown and loros and holding cross potent.
Obverse Image: Portrait busts of Michael with short beard, to his left Theophilius beardless, both are crowned though Michael wears a chlamys and Theophilius wears a loros; between their heads is a cross.
Obverse Text: MIXAHL / S / ΘEOFILOS
Reverse Image: Large M between X / X / X and N / N / N; cross above and theta below.
Obverse Image: Heraclius on left and Heraclius Constantine on right, both seated facing on double-throne, each holding globus cruciger in right hand, small cross above.
Obverse Text: dd / NN / hERACLIUS / Et / hERA / CONSt
Reverse Image: Cross-potent on globe above three steps; K in right field.
Reverse Text: dEUS / AdIUtA / ROmANIS
General Information: Obverse includes portraits of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, facing forward, sitting on a double throne, each holding a globus cruciger and wearing a crown with cross, between their heads is a cross. Reverse includes a cross potent on three steps with a K to the right. Inscription to the left is mostly worn away.
One (1) solidus coin, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
Byzantine Empire, 945-959
Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ facing wearing a nimbus cross with three pellets in each limb of the cross, a pallium and colobium and raising his right hand in benediction; in his left hand he holds the book of Gospels.
Obverse Text: IhS / XPS / REX / REGNANTIUM
Reverse Image: Facing portrait busts of Constantine VII with short beard and wearing the loros, and Romanus II beardless wearing chlamys, both are crowned and hold between them a long patriarchal cross.
One (1) solidus (histamenon nomisma) coin, Romanus IV
Byzantine Empire, 1067-1071
Obverse Image: Christ standing on footstool wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium as he crowns Romanus on left, Eudocia stands by on right, each wearing saccos and loros, and holding globus crucigers; in the left field IC, in the right field, XC; all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Text: PWMAN / EVΔOKIA
Reverse Image: Michael in the center with Cosntantius on left and Andronicus on his right; all stand facing on footstools, beardless, Michael wears a crown, sacccos and loros holding labarum and akakia; his two brothers wear similar costume and each hold a globus cruciger and akakia; all surrounded by a double border.
One (1) solidus (histamenon nomisma) coin, Nicephorus III
Byzantine Empire, 1071-1078
Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and holds book of Gospels in his left hand, on either side of nimbus are IC - XC, all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Nicephorus standing facing front on footstool wearing a beard, crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and a globus cruciger; all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Image: Cross crosslet on a globus above two steps; at the center there is a circular medallion containing a portrait bust of John I wearing a short beard, crown and loros, dividing the inscription I / W / -- A / N; all surrounded in a triple border ornamented with eight equally spaced globules.
Obverse Text: IhSUS / XRISTUS / NICA
Reverse Image: Five lines of text with cross comprised of five pellets above and beneath; all surrounded by a triple border with eight equally spaced globules ornamenting it.
Obverse Image: Christ enthroned facing forward wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and holds the book of Gospels in his left hand; on either side of the nimbus read IC -- XC.
Obverse Text: KE / ROHϴEI / IC / XC
Reverse Image: Alexius stands facing forward wearing a crown, divitision and jeweled chlamys with an extremely exaggerated border; he holds a labarum and globus cruciger; in upper right field manus Dei.
Obverse Image: Facing portrait busts of Constantine V with beard to the left and his son Leo IV, beardless on the right, each wearing a crown and chlamys and holding an akakia, cross between their heads.
Obverse Text: N/A
Reverse Image: Portrait bust of Leo III facing with beard, wearing crown and chlamys and holding cross potent.
One (1) solidus coin, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
Byzantine Empire, 945 - 959
Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ facing wearing a nimbus cross with two pellets in each limb of the cross, a pallium and colobium and raising his right hand in benediction; in his left hand he holds the book of Gospels.
Obverse Text: IhS / XPS / REX / REGNANTIUM
Reverse Image: Facing portrait busts of Constantine VII with short beard and wearing the loros, and Romanus II beardless wearing chlamys, both are crowned and hold between them a long patriarchal cross.
One (1) solidus (histamenon nomisma) coin, Nicephorus III
Byzantine Empire, 1071 - 1078
Obverse Image: Christ seated facing front on a backless throne, wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and holds book of Gospels in his left hand, on either side of nimbus are IC - XC, all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Nicephorus standing facing front on footstool wearing a beard, crown and loros, holding labarum with X on shaft and a globus cruciger; all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Philippicus with short beard, wearing crown and loros, and holding globus cruciger and eagle,tipped scepter surmounted by cross.
Obverse Text: FILEPICUS / MULTUS / AN
Reverse Image: Cross potent on three steps with mint mark below.