One (1) solidus (histamenon nomisma) coin, Constantine X
Byzantine Empire, 1059-1067
Obverse Image: Christ enthroned facing front with upright arms wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raising his right hand in benediction and holds in his left hand the book of Gospels; all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Text: IhS / XIS / REX / REGNANTINM
Reverse Image: Constantine X standing on footstool wearing beard, crown, saccos, and loros; he holds a labarum with pellet on shaft and globus cruciger, all surrounded by a double border.
Obverse Image: Portrait of Anastasius facing right wearing a diadem.
Obverse Text: DN / ANASTA / SIVS / P / F / AVG
Reverse Image: Winged Victory standing with face to the left, holding a wreath in left hand an a globus cruciger in her right. A star is to the right of victory.
Reverse Text: VICTORIA / AVGVSTORVM / COMOB
General Information: COMOB - This may have a slightly different meaning than CONOB, the COM possibly indicating the office of Comes Auri ('Count of Gold'), the official charged with the responsibility of supervising the Imperial gold supplies in the western provinces of the Empire (Sear).
One (1) electrum aspron trachy coin, Manuel I Comnenus
Byzantine Empire, 1143 - 1180
Obverse Image: Christ stands bearded on a dais wearing nimbus cross, pallium and colobium; in left hand he holds the book of Gospels; in the background reads IC - XC with a star on each side. MP- θV.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Manuel stands on left wearing a crown, divitision and loros and holding a sheathed sword next to St. Theodore on left who stands bearded and nimbate wearing military attire holding a sheathed sword in left hand; they hold between them a patriarchal cross with large globus at base.
One (1) electrum aspron trachy coin, John II Comnenus
Byzantine Empire, 1118 - 1143
Obverse Image: Christ seated on throne without back, wearing a nimbus cross, pallium, and colobium; he raises his right hand in benediction and in left hand holds the book of Gospels; on either side of nimbus : IC - XC. Face is worn and soiled.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: John stands on left wearing crown, divitision and chlamys next to Saint George on the right, nimbate, who wears a military costume and holds a sword in left hand; they hold between them a labarum.
Obverse Image: Frontal Justin and Sophia seated on double throne, with feet on footstool, holding a globus cruciger and a cruciform scepter. Face is worn.
Obverse Text: DN / IVSTINVS / PP / A
Reverse Image: Large M with gamma below and christogram above.
Obverse Image: Portrait bust of Christ facing wearing a nimbus cross, pallium and colobium; holding scroll of gospels in left hand and raising his right hand in benediction; IC to left and XC to right, border surrounding with large pellets.
Obverse Text: IC / XC
Reverse Image: Portrait bust of the Virgin orans, nimbate and wearing pallium and maphorium; MP to left and ϴV to right, border surrounding with large pellets.
