One (1) solidus (histamenon nomisma) coin, Romanus III Argyrus
Byzantine Empire, 1028 - 1034
Obverse Image: Christ sits enthroned facing, wearing nimbus cross, pallium and colobium; raising his right hand in benediction and holding the book of Gospels in his left hand; all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Text: IhS / XIS / REX / REGNANTINM
Reverse Image: Full image of the Virgin, nimbate on right wearing a pallium and maphorium crowning the emperor with her right hand; emperor Romanus stands on left, wearing a beard, saccos and loros and holding a globus cruciger in his left hand; between their heads Mϴ with four pellets on the fold of the robe hanging beneath the globus cruciger; all surrounded by a double border.
One (1) solidus coin, Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus
Byzantine Empire, 920 - 945
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.
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.
One (1) solidus (histamenon nomisma) coin, Nicephorus II Phocus
Byzantine Empire, 963 - 969
Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ wearing nimbus cross with three pellets in each limb of the cross, pallium and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and in left hand holds the book of Gospels.
Obverse Text: IhS / XPS / REX / REGNANTINM
Reverse Image: Portrait busts of the Virgin Mary, nimbate on left, wearing stola and maphorium and Nicephorus with short beard wearing crown and loros; they hold between them patriarchal cross.
Obverse Image: Heraclius, crowned and in military attire, with moustache and long beard, holding long cross, on left and Heraclius Constantine, crowned and wearing chlamys, with short beard, holding cross on globe, on right, both standing facing. Face is very worn.
Obverse Text: indistinguishable.
Reverse Image: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above a "C", reignal year to right, officina letter below, here an alpha, mintmark below.
Obverse Image: Two front facing portrait busts of Constans on left with long beard, and Constantine IV on right, beardless, each wearing crown and chlamys, with a cross between their heads.
Obverse Text : DN / CONSTANTINUS / C / CONSTAI
Reverse Image: A cross potent on three steps surrounded by text.
Obverse Image: Christ standing on a footstool wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium' he holds the book of Gospels with both hands; in left field IC in right field XC.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Eudocia on left and Constantine on right, bearded, stand facing holding between them labarum with cross on shaft resting on three steps; each wears crown and loros.
Obverse Image: Christ standing on a footstool wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium' he holds the book of Gospels with both hands; in left field IC in right field XC.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Eudocia on left and Constantine on right, bearded, stand facing holding between them labarum with cross on shaft resting on three steps; each wears crown and loros.
Obverse Image: Christ standing on a footstool wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium' he holds the book of Gospels with both hands; in left field IC in right field XC.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Eudocia on left and Constantine on right, bearded, stand facing holding between them labarum with cross on shaft resting on three steps; each wears crown and loros.
Obverse Image: Christ standing on a footstool wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium' he holds the book of Gospels with both hands; in left field IC in right field XC.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Eudocia on left and Constantine on right, bearded, stand facing holding between them labarum with cross on shaft resting on three steps; each wears crown and loros.
Obverse Image: Heraclius, crowned and in military attire, with moustache and long beard, holding long cross, on left and Heraclius Constantine, crowned and wearing chlamys, with short beard, holding cross on globe, on right, both standing facing. Face is very worn and double struck, as such it is very difficult to read.
Obverse Text: indistinguishable.
Reverse Image: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, reignal year to right, officina letter below, here an alpha, mintmark below. Coin has been overstruck and as such is very difficult to read.
