Catalogue of The Imperial Byzantine Coins in The British Museum. Vol. II / by Warwick Wroth

CATALOGUE
OF THE
IMPERIAL BYZANTINE
COINS
IN THE BRITISH
BY
MUSEUM
WARWICK WROTH
ASSISTANT-KEEPER OF THE COINS AND MEDALS
IN
TWO VOLUMES
WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND 79 PLATES
VOLUME
II
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II.
MEDAL OF JOHN
IN
Vlll.
BY
V.
PISANO.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
IMPERIAL
BYZANTINE COINS
CONSTANTINUS
A. D.
IV,
POGONATUS
685
Sept.
668
Sept.
(Augustus, from
a. d.
654, with his father Coustrtus II.)
HERACLIUS AND TIBERIUS,

Mints
sons of Constaus
II,
associated in the
Empire with their brother Constantinus IV
till a. v.
680
I.
Constantinople
II.
Carthage
III. Sicily
IV.
Kome
V. Ravenna.
No.
', ;
314
IMPERIAL BYZANTINE COINS

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Date
69.
N
A^
-75
DNCONS
DNCONS
A NHSPP At end
of inscr., B [Blacas, 1867]
68-4
-75
A NMSPI At end
At end
of inscr., [Purchased, 1904] of inscr.,
67-4
M N M
-7
"DNCONS A NHSP
(=H)
[Purchased, 1904]
67.1
-75
DNCONS
A NHSP
At end
[PI.
of inscr.,
[Purchased, 1904]
XXXVI.
of inscr.,
1.]
68-4
-75
X)NCOST A NMSP
At end
[W. Edwards, 1847]
Ci.rc.
A.D.
670-680
(Bearded type
Inscr.
Constantine and brothers)
Bust of Constantine IV, bearded, facing ; wears

armour, diadem, and helmet with crest in r., spear held
transversely ; in 1. shield with horseman device (horse-
VICTOA
(sic) A V^H Cross jjotent on three steps on 1. Heraclius on r.,

;
Tiberius (as on No. 1), standing facing; beneath,
CO NOB
man
68-8
r.
spearing
prostrate enemy).
.75
DNCONST
plume
crest.)
ANHS At end
has
[C.
of inscr., B
PPV (helmet
A. Murray, 1849]
without
67.5
N N
-lb
DNCONS
[PI.
A NHSP At end of inscr., f XXXVI. 2.] [Purchased, 1904]

NMSP At end
[C.
64-6
-8
ONCOST A
only.)
(helmet has plume
of inscr., A. Murray, 1849]
10
68-8
-75
DNCOS T
[PI.
NHSP XXXVI. 3.]
At end
1864]
of inscr., S
[Presented by Mr.
Edward Wigan,
'
See supra,
vol.
i,
p. 128,
Note
2.
CONSTANTINE IV CONSTANTINOPLE SEMISSIS

No.
315
Weight
68-2
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
11
A^
-75
DNCO T A NMSP At
(helmet has plume
only.)
end ofinscr., H
[Purchased, 1904]
12
67-5
A^
-75
DNC T NMSP
At end ofinscr., N (= H ?, possibly Z)

[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
Circ. A. D.
670 (or later)-G8d

:
(Bearded type
Inscr.
Constantine IV alone)
Bust of Constantine IV, bearded, facing ; wears

armour,diadem, and helmet with crest in r., spear held
transversely; in 1., shield with horse-
VICTOR.A(otc)AVCH Cross potent on

three steps
neath,
;
be-
CO NOB
man
13
67-7
device.
M
Af
-75
PCONa A W8PPA
At end
1877]
ofinscr.,
[Bank of Englandgift,
14
Gd.8
PCONSTANMSPPA At end of inscr. PCONSTANMSPPA At end

[PI.
[Blacas, 1867]
15
68-
M
A^
-7
XXXVI.
4.]
[Pembroke
of inscr. , S sale, 1848,
lot 1465]
k;
68-3
-75
PC0N8 TAN
PPA
MS At end
of inscr., H [de Salis gift] of inscr., [de Salis gift]
17
68-9
Al-
-75
PC0N2 TA NMSP
PA
At end
Semissis'
DNCONS
TAHSPP VICTOKIAAV^HS
Globus surmounted
Bust of Constantine IV r., beardless,
by
cross potent.
wearing diadem,
paludamentum and
cuirass.
18
34-7
[Royal Collection]
[PI.
XXXVI.
5.]
are
' The obv. legends of the semisses and tremisses here assigned to Constantine IV, more abbreviated than those on the corresponding coins of Constans II.
316

Weia'ht
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
Tremissis
Inscr.
Bust of Constantine IV r.,

beardless,
VICTORIAAVCMS
Cross iDotent on
base
;
wearing'
beneath,
CO
diadem, paludamen-
NOB
tum and
cuirass.
19
214
A^
-65
...
HSrPPAV
[Purchased, 1847]
20
21-8
N
N
-65
DNCONS
[PI.
XXXVI.
6.]
21
22-2
.7
TDNCONS rNHSPP [Presented by Mr. Edward Wigan,

1864]
22
21-7
.55
..CONTAN TANM
SP
(A
for
[PI.
A)
[de Salis gift]
XXXVI.
7.]
Silver
Clrc.
A. D.
668-669
Inscr.
Inscr.
Bust of Constantine IV, beardless, facing ; wears
armour and helmet with plume in r.

;
Cross potent beneath it, globus on three steps on 1., HeracUus, on r.,
;
Tiberius, each
beardless, standingfacing, wearinglong
spear held transversely; in 1., shield.
robes
and
crown
with cross, andholding in r. globus cr.
23
102-2
M
Al
-85
DNCON
NHSP
iHr..onnAi
[Dr. Egger, 1860]
24
100-2
-85
DNCON
[PI.
NHSP XXXVI. 8.]
...
mrA 'mAi
[de Salis gift]
; ;
; ,
'ONSTANTINE IV- ON S'I'ANTINOPLE

1
317
No.
Weiglit
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
ire.
A. D.
670-680
Inscr.
Inscr.
ed,
Bust of (Joiistantine IV, be.ardfacing;
M-cars
armour, diadem, and helmet with crest in r., sjjear held

transversely
shield with man devico.
-'O
;
Cross potent beneath it, globus on three steps on on r. 1. Heraclius Tiberius standing facing, as on No. 23.
;
,
in
1.,
liorse-
91-5
.1!
-8
DNC... A NHSPP [PL XXXVI. 9.]

[PI.
...
Nr
ANnn(sjc)
[Purchased, 1904]
..
26
69-6
A\
-85
A N4SP XXXVI.
.[MT.?]
ANIO'if)
10.]
[de SaUs, 1868]
M'
Circ.
A.D.
668-669
Inscr.
Bust of Constantine IV, beardless, facing ; Avears
Mon
armour and helmet with curved plume

in
1.,
above, small cross Heraclius on 1. r., Tiberius; each is beardless, stands

, ;
facing, wears long
r.
globus
cr.
in
sliield.
robes and crown witlicross,andholds in r. globus cr. in

;
ex.,
CON
-
11
'2474
-E 1-45
riNMSPPAU
Beneath, B
[PI.
[Blacas, 1867]
XXXVI.
11.]
28
274.7
.-E
1-35
(Inscr. obscure)
Beneath, A [Purchased, 1904]

...
29
254-7
.E 1-45
[D]NCONSrAN SPPAN (/()
Beneath,
[PI.
8 (?) [Nortli.wicksale,1860]
XXXVI.
12.]
The large M coins Seem to be somewluit rare, and the British Museum specimens are in poor condition. It may be suspected though I have found no proof of this that these large coins are really folles of the 5th or 6th cent. (e.g. Justinian Ij restruck by Constantine IV after the careful obliteration of the original types. ' With A, de Saulcy, Essai, PI. XI. 3.
'
318
No.
;; ,
' ;
CONSTANTINE IV- CARTHAGE THICK SOLIDUS

No.
319
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obvei'se
Reverse
Date
36
67.6
JE
-9
(Countermark, JS)
[PI.
[Parchased, 1849]
XXXVII.
2, o6y.]
37
G-2.3
M
jE
-85
(Restruck)
53-2
.85
[de Sails gift]
Bust of Constantlne
IV, (beardless ?), facing ; wears ar-
on
1.,
on
r.,
in ex.,
CON
mour and helmet

with curved plume
in r., spear transversely.
held
[PI.
39
59-7
M
JE
.85
[de Sails gift]
XXXVII.
3.]
(Restruck)
40
59-5
[de Sails gift]
(Exergue obscure)
[PI.
XXXVII.
4.]
(Restruck
on
obv.,
remains of long cross)
II.
CARTHAGE
Solidus
Thick fabric 2
670-680
Cross potent on three
steps
clius ;
;
(1)
Clrc. A. D.
DO N 3 VCC
Bust
of Constantlne IV,
bearded, facing;
wears armour, diadem, and helmet in r., spear held
transversely
in 1. ; shield with horseman device.
on 1., Heraon r. ,Tiberius

is
each
beardless,
stands
wears
facing
long
robes
and
cross,
r.
crown with and holds in

cr.
1.,
globus
;
41
66.2
.55
[de Sails gift]

[PI.
On r., Z
On
r.,
on
cross;
XXXVII.
5.]
beneath, .18^
42
'
68-4
Sab.,
rev.
ii,
N
p.
.55
[Blacas, 1867]
beneath,
(i.e.
19,
No. 34, describes a coin of Constantlne with
Nummia)
on the
''
The solidi of this fabric all show traces of barbarism in legend and style. There must be some doubt, therefore, as to their emanation from the Imperial mint at Carthage, but, in any case, it is certain that they are of African origin. As to the Carthage mint
in this reign, see Introduction, supra, 2, 'Constantlne IV'. ^ Probably a blundered rendering of so also on the following coins.
CONOB
,; ;
320
IMPERLVr. BYZAXTLVE COINS

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Date
43
68-7
A^
.55
(DO N 8VCC)
[Purcliased, 1849]
On r. H
,
on
1.
cross
beneath,
ONB
,
44
66-5
AT
.55
(DO
N 2VCC)
XXXVII.
6.]
On
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
on 1. cross r. , beneatli, PR.IB

;
45
67.5
M
iV
-6
(DO N SVCC)
[de Salis gift]
Onr.,
e
3DA
I
beneath,
46
66-2
.6
(DO [N
?]
2VCC
On
r.,
[de Salis gift]
beneath,
47
64-5
-55
[PI.
(DO H s.VCC) XXXVII. 7.]

Cur.
A.I).
Beneath,
ONO ONO ?
[de Salis gift]
670-685
DOCOl
Bust of
;
NPSV PCTOR.I
Constauneath,
field r.,
AVVHG
;
tine IV, beardetl, facing all as on No. 41.
Cross potent on three steps bepellet

;
in
globus or pellet; in ex.,

[PI.
48
67-8
.55
[Purchased, 1864]
CNO..' XXXVII.
8.]
(ii)
Flat fabric
aire. A. D.
668-669
Inscr.
Bust of Constantine IV, beardless, facing wears

;
VICTORIA A V^M
Cross potent on on 1. Heraclius on r.,
tliree steps
; ;
crown with globus paludamentum cr. and cuirass in r.

;
;
Tiberius, standingfacing, as on No. 41
globus
border.
cr.
Linear
beneath,
CO NOB
Linear border.
49
67.3
(pierced)
Al
.75
X)NCONSr ANIHS At
CCOI
(Border of dots.)
[PI.
end of inscr., (Border of dots ?)
[Purchased, 1904]
XXXVII.
9.]
50
69-
A7
.8
[D]NCONSri TIN At end of inscr., HSCCO[Col. Sandeman, 1878]

I
51
61.4
A;^
-75
TDNCONSr TNrc At
H33
[Purchased, 1863]
end
of
inscr.,
kc.*.(conob:.)
'
Cp. Sevîe
belffe,
1857, p. 176
Ponton D'Amecourt
Cal.,
No. 921.
CONSTANTINE IV-CÂRTHAGE FLAT SOLIDUS

No.
321
Weight
Metal and
Size
Olr
Reverse
Date
(', I
re.
A. D.
670?
TDNCONS rN..NS VICTORIA

^HPP
as
...M
Bust of Con-
stantine IV, facing,
Cross potent and Heraclius and Tiberius,

all
ii.s
on No. 49, but bearded. Linear

border.
on
No. 49; infx., CO NOB:. Linear border.
52
6'hG
.75
[de
.'âlis
gift]
At end of inscr. [PI. XXXVII.
F
10.]
L'ln:
A. u.
670-685
DNCOS r ANrsv. VICTOR.1^^ P^.gS

Bust of Constantine IV, bearded, facing wears armour, diaCross potent and Heraclius and Tiberius, all as on No. 49 beneath, CO NOB;. Linear bor;
dem, and lielmet, witli cross and

jilume in r., spear held transversely
;
der.
shield witli device. Linear border.

1.,
in
horseman
53
66-6
.75
[Purchased, 18(13]
In
field
r., 'I*
[PI.
XXXVII.
11.]
AhtieTCTI
H..^
PPAHO VICTORIA
of IV,
[AHCi-'JH
Bust
stantine
Conwith
long;
Cross potent on three steps; beneath,
beard and
CO NOB
moustache, facing wears armour and helmet with globus

cr.
cr.
and
;
curved
,
plume in r. globus
;
in
1.,
shield
with horseman device.
54
68-!
.75
[de Salis gift]
At end of inscr., [PI. XXXVII. 12.]
; ;
,; ;
322

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Bate
Semissis
DNCONSTANTIN VICTOKI AAT^MIA

VSPPA BustofConstantine
Globus surmounted
IV
r.,
by
cross
potent.
draped, (hair indicated by dots). Border of dots.
Borderofdots(thick
fabric).^
55
32.7
A^
-45
[Purchased, 1862]
[PI.
XXXVII.
13.]
M
Before a.
d.
681
;
Bust of Constantine
IV, bearded, facing
wears helmet, cuirass,
above, JS on 1., on r. Heraclius Tiberius, standing

;
and
;
paludain
r.,
globus cr. ; behind his 1. shoulder, spear on r. and 1. cross in field. Border of
dots.
mentum
facing. dots.=
Border of
56
57
124-2
64-
M
JE
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
XXXVII.
14.]
(Restruck on lYl coin of Constaus II, Carthage, similar to No. 302 supra: on rec, traces of the two standing figures and
(K)T(Q.)
Inscr.
Bust of Constantine IV, beardwears ed, facing

;
n
r.
above, short cross

, ;
on 1. Heraclius
,
on
helmet with curved plume, diadem, and

cuirass
Tiberius each standing facing in

;
held
in
1.,
spear transversely
;
in
r.,
longrobes,andholding in r. globus cr.

in ex.,
KRT^
shield witli horseman device.
58
289-6
1-25
Tl
NVSAC
[de Salis gift]
' There are no specimens (at any rate in the British Museum) of the semissis (and tremissis) of flat fabric, which can be confidently assigned to the Carthage mint of Constantine IV. The minting of these pieces at Carthage was, however, undoubtedly going on under his successor Justinian II (see infra). Cp. the tremisses assigned, infra, to Constantine IV, Roman mint. 2 Cp. Sab., PI. 36. 1 ; de Saulcy, p. 109.
CONSTANTINE IV SICILYNo.
-M
323
324
IMPERLVL BYZAXTrNE COINS
No.
CONSTANTINE IV SICILY
No.
325
, ;
, ;
326

Weifflit
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
IV.
ROME
670-680
Solidus
Circ. A.B.
DNC ON
riNOPP
[ST]
AN vicroRiAAV
of
; ;
^ysr
1.,
r.
Bust
Cross potent on
three steps on on Heraclius
Tiberius,
Constantine IV, bearded, facing wears armour, diadem, and helmet with crest in r.
;
facing
standing each wears
spear held transversely in 1., shield with horseman de;
robes and crown with cross, and holds in r. glo-
long
bus
cr.
beneath,
vice.
Borderof dots.
traces of Border of dots.
CO NOB
'
77
64-5
-8
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
At end
of inscr., <P
XXXVIII.
1.]
Tremissis
Inscr.
Bust of ConstantinelVr. ,beard-
Inscr.
Cross potent beneath, CO NOB
wearing diadem, paludamentum, and cuirass. Border of dots.

less,
Border of
dots.
78
22.5
A/-
.55
DNCON
ripp
SrAN vicroR.1
in field
[PI.
r.,
AV^Hsr
S
2.]
[de SaHs gift]
XXXVIII.
79
21.8
-55
DNCONS
PAV^
(style
P
varied
VICTOKI
in field
r.,
AAV^MH
from No. 78)
(Broad raised border;

:
[Campana
lot 1369]
sale, 1846,
after
CON
3.]
0B) =
[PI.
XXXVIII.
80
21.7
.55
DNCON
PP
(sic)
SrANo VICTOR! AV^HSTO in field r.

,
de Salis gift]
^
Bev. in
somewhat
high, relief rough to the
touch
and
the coin of somewhat
yellowish gold.
^
There may be some doubt as to whether
'P occurs on a tremissis of Constantine IV assigned to this mint, infra. this coin is rightly attributed to Rome.
CONSTANTINE IV ROMENo.
-XX
Reverse
327
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Date
81
21-7
A^
-55
DNCONS
pp
?]
rrANri VICrOK .AV^MS

in field
r.,
[Royal Collection]
82
22.7
N N
.55
"DNCONSrANri
NMSPP[AV]
[de Salis gift]
VICrORÎA AVCMSr
OK;
[PI.
in field
r.,
cp
XXXVIII.
4.]
83
22-5
.55
DNCONS TANrN vicroRi

HSPP
(sic)
AV^Msr
r.,
OR.
in field
[de Salis gift]
84
23-5
Af
.55
DNCONSTANTI
NMSPPAC
[Purchased, 18G3]
VICTOR.I
in field
r.
,
AAV^VI
85
22-9
.6
DNCONS... riNMS VICTOR.I AAVCHI PPAC

[Campana
lot 1365]
sale, 1846,
in field
[PI.
r.,
JC
5.]
XXXVIII.
86
224
-55
DNCONSTANTI N VICTOR.
HSPPA
[de Salis gift]
in field
lAVCHI
r.,
XX
Circ. A. D.
668-669 or later
Busts of Heraclius and
Tiberius, beardless,
Bast of Constantino
IV, beardless,
fac-
ing
Avears
helmet
,
facing both draped

;
with cross and ar-
and wearing crown

with cross above, short cross; between, X
;
mour
in
r.
spear
held transversely.
in ex.,
KOm
87
88
80.5
iE
JE
.65
-6
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
6.]
[de Salis gift]
50-9
[RParkes Weber gift,

1906]
89 90
91
39-2
42-5 41-2
JE
.6
[de Salis gift]

[Pl.
M M
.6
XXXVIII.
7.]
[de Salis gift]
.65
[Purchased, 1904]
;; ;
328

Metal and
Size
No. Weight
Obverse
Reverse
Date
Girc. A. D.
670 (or Zater)-680

Busts of Heracliusand
Tiberius,
facing'
Bust of Constantine
IV, bearded, facing
wears helmet with

cross
;
between them,
in ex.,
draped.'
X X
KOfD
92
45-2
JE
-5
[PI.
XXXVIII.
(J/ re.
8.]
[de Salis gift]
A. D.
668
01'
later ?
Bust of Constantine
IV, beardless, facing;
XX
[PI.
in ex.,
KOm
Avears cuirass
[and helmet] [in r., spear held transversely].
93
31-5
JE
-5
[Purchased, 1904]
XXXVIII.
9.]
Silver
Circ. A. D.
670-680
Busts of Heracliusand Tiberius, facing. Each draped and wearing crown with cross ; in r. globus
,
Bust of Constantine
IV, bearded, facing;
wears helmet witli
plume and
cuirass in r., spear held transversely.
cr.
94
Al
-35
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
XXXVIII.
10.]
V.
RAVENNA
Silver
A.D.
670-680?
Bust of Constantine
IV, bearded, facing
(sic).
T
Cross iDotent.
wears crown with cross and paluda-
mentum and
rass
;
cui-
spear held behind head.

r.,
in
95
4-7
Ai
-45
[Purchased, 1867]
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
11.]
'
The absence
of the usual spear
is
noticeable, but
any other Emperor, unless perhaps to Heraclius and and Heraclonas.

to
it is difficult to assign the coin his sons Heraclius Constantine
CONSTANTINE IV-^RAVENNANo.
-M
Reverse
;}-29
and Weight Metal

Size
Obverse
Date
DNCON
Bust of Constantine
IV, bearded, facing
M TAN M on on
1.,
Heraclius;
Tiberius, each standing facing in

r.,
wears helmet and

cuirass ; in r., spear held transversely.
long robes crown with and holding

globus
cr.
;
and
cross,
in r. in ex.,
KAV
96
594
M M
-75
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
Above,
[ANNO]'
XXII
22
XXXVIII.
12.]
675
'6
beneath,
6
27 = 680/1
:-'
97
43-4
-8
(Inscr. obscure
ends
Above,
ANNO
XXVII?
OPP)
[de Salis gift]
beneath, (KAV obscure)
COINS OF THE PERIOD OF CONSTANTINE IV NOT STRUCK
AT THE IMPERIAL
Italian imitations.
MESTTS.
Solidus.
rev.^
;
(Brit.
Mus.)
Like No. 13 but with legends

&c.
blundered, especially on
class.
which reads
VICTRA VN/PTO
Relief
somewhat high and rough

Tremissis.
probably of the Central or Southern Italian Imitations, with blundered legends, of the tremisses of
the
Roman
mint.
'
Cp. Sab.,
ii,
p. 17,
No. 26, with year
XXX.
330
JUSTINIANUS
II
(First
Reign)
FiEST Reign, Sbptembee
a. d.
685-695
(Second Reign, 705-711)

(Aug-ustus with his father Coustantiiie
IV from
a. d.
680)
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Carthage
III.
Sicily (Syracuse)
IV.
Rome
V. Central and South Italy.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Solidus
Type 1>
DIMS3-INIA
61-3
(pierced)
68.-2
N N
-7
-75
, ;
JUSTINIAN
No.
II
(FIRST
REIGN) CONSTANTINOPLE SOLIDUS

Obverse
Reverse
331
Weight Metal and

Size
Date
3 4
5
67-6
N
N M
.75 -75 -75
(D omitted)
[Purchased, 1904]
At end At end At end
of inscr., f
69-3 68-5
(pierced)
of inscr.,
A
;
(D omitted)
[Campana
lot 1367]
sale, 1846,
of inscr. , in field r., star.
N
(;3-8
-75
(D omitted)
At end
[Pembroke
lot 1465]
sale, 1848,
C
[Pl.
of inscr. , i after o6)
CON
XXXVIII.
13.]
A/
-8
(AVC
for
AV)
(inscr.
(Inscr. double-struck)
{pierced)
double-struck)
At end
At end
(In ex.,
at
of inscr.,
[Purchased, 1904]
68-
A^
-75
(AVC
for AV) [de Salis g-ift]
of inscr.,
G7-
A^
.75
[Purchased, 1904]
CoNoBQ;
,
end of inscr. A
10
65-7
.75
[Purchased, 1904]
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
14.]
(In ex., CoNoBQ; at end of inscr., 'S*
Ty]ie 2
DIMSTINI
HChRIS:TI
AN
{i.e..
MSSeR
aervus Christi) Justinian II, standing facing
inyCKISTOSKCXRe SNANiriHM Bust of

Christ facing with cross behind head.
bearded. Wears crown with cross and long robes of

lozenge pattern in r., cross potent on
;
Hair and beard flowing wears

;
tunic and mantle r. hand in act of

;
benediction
pels.
1.
two
steps
;
in
1.
holds book of Gos-
mappa beneath,
CO NO
11
68(pierced)
P{sic).
.75
(DIMSriN
R.M &c.)
ANM
,
SS
(r
for
1)
[Purchased, 1904]
of inscr.
At end
12
67-2
A
S
AT
.75
At end
of inscr.,
[Purchased, 1904]
type
i.e.
'
appearance of the abbreviation HS on coins. The reo. inscription of R.6X, &c., shows clearly that the h is not an but an h, Dominus noster Ihesus Christus^ &c. See H. Lecleroq in Cabrol, Diet. d''arck. clir.,
^
The
first
3,
No.
18: DNIhSChS
j)
Abreviations ', p. 178.
332

Weight
67-2
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
1?,
N M
-7
(CON OP)
at
[Purchased, 1904]
inscr.
,
end of
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
15.]
14
66-9
-8
At end
of
insci*.,
FH. P. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 875]

[Pl.
xxxvni.
16.]
15
68-6
M
M
-75
At end
of inscr.,
[6.'']
[Bank of England gift,

1877]
16
61-2
.8
(CONO
B) at end of inscr.,
(rOS
?
for
30S)
[BankofEnglandgift,
1877]
(Double-struck)
17
68-
AT
-75
([CO?]NOr)
at end of inscr., T
|(NAKforNAN)
|
[Purchased, 1905]
Type 3
DNIVS TINIA NHS DNihSChSKex
Kec
MSLTMSAN
'
Bust
NANTIHM
of Justinian II, bearded, facing. Wears crown with globus cr. and scarf
of lozenge pattern
in
1.,
r.,
on three steps
cross potent in
;
globus inscribed
Bust of Christ facing, with cross behind head. Hair arranged in two rows of curls beard close wears tunic and mantle r. hand in benediction 1. holds book
; ; ;
PAXand surmounted
of Gospels.
by patriarchal
cross.
18
66-7
-75
[Blacas, 1867]
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
17.]
'
MVLTIS X
Nova formula, qua Augustis multos annos precabantur, et quae in locum VOTIS V Dicebatur autem TroXvxpovi^nv tovs /3ao-iXeis, imperatoribus longam successit.
' :
Eckhel, D. N. V. On the liturgical use of such acclamations in the case vitam preoari of members of the Imperial family {els ttoXXA ti;, SeairoTa, &c.), see Cabrol, s. v. AcclamaCp. the inscription VITA on coins of Justin II (Carthage), tions, in his Diet, d'arch. ehr.
supra, vol.
i,
p. 99, n. 2.
'
; ;
JUSTINIAN
No.
II
(FIRST REIGN) CONSTANTINOPLE TREMISSIS
33::!
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
Semissis
DIVSTINI
II,
ANVSPe VICToRIAAVCM
foot.
Bust of Justinian
bearded, facing
Cross potent with small globus at its
wears crown with globus cr., mantle, and robe in r. globus cr.
;
,
19
33-
-75
[Purchased, 1862]
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
18.]
Tremissis
Type
1
DIHSTINIA
NHSP
VICTORIAAV^MS
Crosspotent; beneath,
AV
Bust of Justinian
n, bearded, facing wears crown with

globus cr., mantle, and robe in r. globus cr.
;
CoNoB
20
21
22.6 21-3
{pierced)
N N
-7
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
19.]
[Purchased, 1904]
-6
(A for AV)
[Purchased, 1862]
Type 2
DIHSU'INI
AN
;
VChRIST
II,
HSSR. Justinian
IhSCRISU-OReX R.r
NANiriHM
standing facing,
Bust of Christ facing, with
bearded
wears
crown with cross and long robes of

lozenge pattern r., cross potent
1.,
;
in
in
cross behind head hair and beard flowing wears tunic and mantle r. hand in act of
;
mappa.
benediction
pels.
1.
holds book of Gos-
22 23
214
{pierced)
AT
.6
[Pl.
XXXVIII.
20.]
21-1
-65
[DnVSTIN,
RI6
.
.
.HCR (CRISTOS)
[Purchased, 1904]
[Pl.
(.s-/f)
XXXVIII.
21.]
'
Acquired from M. RoUin and apparently the identical specimen engraved (not
quite accurately) in Sabatier, Pl.
XXXVII.
7.
, ;
334

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Date
Type 3
SMHLT [DJNmSChSR.6X
HS
R.6
Bust of Justinian n, bearded, facing; wears crown with globus cr. and robe
of lozenge pattern
in
r.
, ;
CNANTNM
cross potent
in 1., globus inscribed PAX and
Bust of Christ facing, with cross behind head hair arranged in two rows of curls beard close wears tunic and mantle
;
r.
surmounted
24
21-3
by
patriarchal cross.
hand in benediction 1. holds book of Gospels.

;
-55
[H.
P.
BorreH
lot876]i
sale,
[PI.
XXXVIII.
22.]
TJ^5-2,
Silver
Type
DIHSU-|NIANHS[Pe?] DeMSA-DV[3-AR.onn
A V Bust of Justinian AN] IS

n, bearded, facing; wears crown with
globus cr., mantle, and robe; in r., globus cr.
Cross potent
steps.
on three
25
95-3
{pierced}
-85
[W.M. F.Petrie,1878]
[PI.
XXXVIII.
23.]
Type
DNSTINI AN
MS[S KM?]ChR.IS3"l Justinian n, standing facing, bearded; wears cro^vn with cross and long robes of lozenge pattern in r., cross potent
;
mscRisTosKex r
YNANTIMM
Bust of Christ facing, with
cross behind head hair and beard flow-
ing
wears
;
tunic
r.
and mantle
hand
on two steps
ia
1.
mappa
beneath,
B
CONO
26
9685
in act of benediction ; 1. holds book of Gospels.
(Double-struck)
(Double-struck)
[H. P. BorreU 1852, lot 988]
si
27
102.3
Ai
-9
[PI.
XXXVIII.
24.]
[de Sails gift]
'
Cp
Rev. num., 1899, p. 197.
JUSTINIAN
No. Weight
II
(FIRST
REIGN)-CONSTANTINOPLE K
Reverse
335
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Date
Type 3
DNIMTSTINIA
NIHS
Bust of
beard-
DNIhSChSR.6
XK6C
MMLTHSAN
Justinian
ed,
facing'
;
NANTISM
II,
wears
crown with globus cr. and robe of

lozenge pattern in r., cross potent on three steps; in 1., g-lobus inscribed
;
Bust of Christ facing-, with cross behind head hair arranged in two rows of curls beard close wears tunic and mantle
;
r.
hand
in benedic-
PAX and surmounted by

cross.
tion ; 1. holds book of Gospels.
patriarchal
28
54-5
(pierced)
-85
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
XXXVIII.
25.]
M
No
Sab.,
ii,
coins in British
p.
Museum.
describes a foUis
25, No.
18,
(M
(=
coin) of Justinian H, dated

A. D.
ANNO
Mil
687,
reckoning
a. d. 680).
from Justinian's
Augustus-ship in
Thomsen
(^Cat.
No. 620) and Moustier (Cat. No. 4022) describe

(correctly ?)
coins of year 1 (?)
and year 2.
K
No
Sab.,
follis
ii,
coins in British
25,
Museum.
p.
No. 20 describes a half7.
(K)
of year
Another type has on

;
rev.
K and three crosses

p.
;
beneath,
;
PAX
see
de Saulcy,
120 PI. xii, 5 Sab., ii, p. 26, No. 21 ; Thomsen, No. 625 ; Photiades, No. 351. Another specimen is in the collection of the
Hague.
;; ;
336

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Date
II.
CARTHAGE
Solidus
(i)
Thick fabric
. .
"DNIV2TINIA NV3 VICTOR. AV^qa PPA Bust ofJustinian Cross potent on

n,
less
facing,
;
beardcr.,
three steps; beneath,
wears crown
CoNoB
with globus
in
mantle, and robe r., globus cr.
22
<i7.(;
-55
[Purchased, 1865]
[PI.
XXXIX.
1.]
I0S3VNA N0SP6PV VICTOR.I

{sic)
AVVP
;
Bust of JusII,
;
tinian
facing,
beardless wears crown with globus cr., mantle, and

robe
cr.
;
Cross potent on three steps beneath, pellet and
[CONOB?] Border
of dots.'
in
r.,
globus
30
684
-4:5
[Purchased, 1849]
[PI.
XXXIX.
2.]
18 TIN A N8R.2 CRI Justinian 11, standing facing

I
I2CR
I2T
R.
XR
wears crown with cross and long

robes; in r., cross potent on two steps
in
1.,
Bust of Christ facing, with cross behind head hair and

;
beard flowing wears tunic and mantle r. hand in

;
mappa.
act of benediction 1. holds book of Gospels.
31
66-
-6
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XXXIX.
3.]
(Carelessly engraved on each side.)
Cp. Sab.,
ii,
p. 22,
No.
1.
JUSTINIAN
No.
II
(FIRST
REIGN) C A liTH AGE -FLAT SOLID US
33?
338

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
87
26-8
N
M
-65
38
31-8
-6
39
21-2
.55
40
; ;
'
JUSTINIAN
No.
II
(FIRST HEIGN) -SICILY
339
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
NmS>NI AV2P6AV VICTOR.

Bust of Justinianll,
AVSMS
;
Cross potent
be-
bearded, facing'; wears crown with trefoil and robes

in
r.,
neath,
CONOB
Linear border.
gflobus cr.
44
22-1
-55
[de Salis gift]
[Pl.
XXXIX.
10.]
M
Inscr.
Bust of JusII,
;
IM
above, cross
be-
tinian
facing,
beardless wears crown with globus cr. mantle and robe in r., globus cr. (Similar to tlie
,
neath, traces of letters (KfUU ?)
solidus No.
.30).
45
71-6
M
JE
.75
.HSTINIA
ZVSAV
[de Salis gift]
46
73-6
.7
[DIS?]IWSTIN
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
XXXIX.
11.]
III.
SICILY (Syracuse)
M
Bust of Justinian
[bearded
?]
II,
Im
above,
(mono-
facing,
gram ofJustinianll);
in ex.,
wearing
mantle
in
[in
r.,
1.,
crown, and robe

cr.
;
SCL
globus
r.
mappa
star,
?]
in field
and
branch.
47
59-8
-85
[de Salis gift]
Beneath,
[PI.
XXXIX.
12.]
(Restruck)
14 Thomsen Cat, Nos. 622-4. the flan.
;
Cp. de Saulcy, p. 121
Sab., PI. 37, Nos.

is
1.3,
'
The
in this
monogram
frequently
off'
'
340

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Date
Justinian
11,
[beard-
ed?]
standing
in
r.,
Pl above, SCL
in ex.
facing; wears long robe and crown
with cross;
gflobus or.
48
73-6
JE
.85
[de Salis gift]
[Pl.
XXXIX.
13.]
Justinian
11,
bearded,
standing facing,
wearing long robe and crown with in r., long cross cross in 1. mappa. In field 1., short
;
MSCL; on^
above,
star.
in ex.,
1.
and
r.,
cross.
49
30-
[de Salis gift]
Beneath,
[PI.
XXXIX.
14.]
Justinian 11, bearded, seated facing on throne, the two side projections of which are shown ; wears
1*4 above,
;
SCL on
branch.
^
1.
in ex.,
and
r.,
crown,
long robe,
; ;
and mantle
[globus cr.]
in in
r.,
1.,
mappa;
star.-
in field
r.,
50
56-7
M
Cat.,
ii,
-9
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XXXIX.
15.]
A variety of this standing figure (Berlin Mue.) has on rev. the interesting inscription CVPAKOVCl in addition to SCL: see Friedlaender in Num. Zeitschrift, vol. i, p. 431
:
cp.
Thomsen
2
Cp. Sab.,
No. 621. p. 25, No. 17.
JUSTINIAN
No.
II
(FIRST REIGN) ROME SOLIDUS
341
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
IV.
ROME'
Solidus
DNIHST
OPPI
INIAN VlCrORIA
TOR.
AVCMS
;
Bust of Justinian II, [bearded ?] facing; wears crown with globus cr.,
mantle, and robe in r., globus cr.
Cross potent on three steps be-
neath, CO NOB Border of dots.
Border of dots.
51
67.1
-8
[Purcliased, 1904]
In
field r.,
[PI.
Q XXXIX.
16.]
IMSriNIA NHSP6AV VICTORIA

Bust of Justinian II,
bearded, facing, as No. 51, but style varied (eyes represented by circles). Border of dots.
;
AVHMI
Cross potent as No. 51 beneath, O B Border of dots
CON
52
68-3
-75
[de Salis giftj
At end
[PI.
of inscr.,
17.]
XXXIX.
DNIV
STINI
(.?)...
,
RCNA.
.
Bust of Justinian II, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr., and robe of lozenge pattern in r. cross potent on three steps in 1., globus inscribed PAX and
;
; ,
Bust of Christ facing, with cross behind head hair arranged in two rows of curls; beard close wears tunic and mantle r. hand
.
surmounted
by
benediction 1. holds book of Gospels. [Border of

in
;
[patriarchal] cross. Border of dots.
dots.]
53
644
-7
[Purchased, 1863]
In field
[PI.
r., U (or M ?) XXXIX. 18.]
' The coins here assigned to the mint of Rome are followed by the series classed as of 'Central and Southern Italy' (see on these supra, Introd., 2, 'Justinian II'). The attributions to Rome both here, and in the following reigns, are put forward with one of my chief criteria in separating the Roman from the Italian coins is diffidence the comparative absence of blunders in the legends. The (apparent) alloy of the coin and the style of the engraving of the obi\ have also been taken into account.
' ' ;
;;
34-2

Weight
I
No.
^^^gf^g^"*^
Obverse
Reverse
Date
Tremissis
(Obv.
Profile)'
DNIHST
INIANPP VICTOR.I
AV^HS
;
Bust of Justinian II, r., beardless, wearing diadem, mantle and robe. Border of
dots.
Cross potent
be-
neath, CONOB Border of dots.
54
22-2
-6
[Purchased, 1904]
In
field
r.,
Q
19.]
[PI.
(Ôbv.
XXXIX.
Bust facing
plain globus)
Cp. Nos. 63-65, infra, which are, however, misspelt, and, in two instances, of alloyed gold. There was probably a correctly spelt prototype issued at this mint cp. the Roman tremisses of Tiberius III, infra.
:
(JJbv.
Bust facing; globus with PAX)

Bust
11,
Inscr. (off tlan). Justiniiin of
....hS?R.e
..
K6....
bearded,
facing
wears crown [with

globus cr.] and robe of lozenge pattern in r. cross potent in 1., globus [in,
Bust of Christ facing with cross behind head hair

;
in curls (all as the
solidus
supra').
No.
53,
scribed
PAX :md
by
[PI.
surmounted
55
19-8
patriarchal cross].
-55
[de Sal is gift]
XXXIX.
20.]
V.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH ITALY

Solidus
Inscr.
Bust of .Jus- Inscr. Cross potent tinian n, bearded, on tliree steps facing; wears crown beneath, CONOB with globus or., Border of dots.
mantle, and robe in r., globus cr.
Border of dots.
56
62-4
-8
PIMSriNI
ANMSP6 VICTOKIA AVSMS
AV
[PI.
e
XXXIX.
21.]
[H. P. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 874^]

Possibly struck at
'
As on the Roman tremisses of Constantine IV.
Rome.
JUSTINIAN
No.
II
(FIRST REIGN) ITALIAN- TREMISSIS
343
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
57
67-2
-85
DNinrNI AHMIPPV VICTORIA
AVgHI-^
AV
(Imitated from a solidus like No.

51).
(CONOI)
[de Salis gift]
58
66.2
-8
"DNIHSTNI ANHSP6 VISTOR.A AVSHS
AV
(Gold
allojred, of pale
[de Salis gift]
greenish colour)
59
641
A^
.85
DIHSTINI
ANHSPPA VICTOK AVCH and

star.
VC
[Pl.
(Linear border).
(Linear bor-
XXXIX.
22.]
der.)
[Purchased, 1904]
(Style of coins of
Dukes of Beneventum)
DIV./1
ANIV
11,
Bust of
DNihSChSRex Kec
Justinian
bearded, facing, holding
MANTIMM
(sic)
Bust of Christ
facing with cross behind head (all as on No. 53, supra). Border of dots.
globus inscribed
&c. (all as on No. 53, suprci). Border of dots.
PAX
60
64.
A^
-8
[Purchased, 1863]
In
field
1.,
C
23.]
[Pl.
XXXIX.
Tremlssis
{Obv.
Inscr.
Profile) Inscr.
Bust of JusII, r.,
tinian
beard-
Gross potent beneath,
CONOB
less;
wearing
Border of
dots.
diadem, mantle, and Border of robe.

dots.
61
21-2
A^
-55
T)NI AePR.V
[Pl.
VICTR. AVCMII
24.]
XXXIX.
[de Salis gift]
62
21.2
-55
IVTh
A,'.
MOOT VICTORA
I
(typerude) (Pdotted
border).
VIVII-.^ (? dotted border) [de Salis gift]
[Pl.
XXXIX.
25.]
344

Weight
No.
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
; ;
JUSTI^ÎAN
(FIRST REI(iN) ITALIANTREMISSIS
845
No.
Weight
19-2
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
72
N
N
-55
DIHS riNlA (Crown has cross only).
VICTO KAVC (Shalt

as
on No.
71).
[de Sails gift]
73
19-5
-5
(Inscr. off flan) (type
...R.AVCM (Shaft
as
barbarous).
e
on No. 71.) [Purchased, 1863]
[PI.
XL.
6.]
{Obc. Bust facing
globus with
PAX)
DIV 23-1 NWS? Bust of Justinian II,

bearded,
gl. cr.,
DNIhSCh ANTIHM
facing
facing
of
wears crown with
and robe
lozenge
in
r.,
pattern
1.,
cross potent
on steps; in
globus
Bust of Christ with cross hair behind head arranged in rows of curls beard close wears tunic and mantle r. hand in
(sic)
;
; ;
inscribed
cross.
benediction;
pels.
1.
PAX and surmounted by

74
21-3
holds book of Gos-
-55
[de Salis gift]
In
field
1.,
[PI.
XL.
7.]
(Corresponds to the solidus No. 60)
346
LEONTIUS
A.D. 695-698
No
(See Sab.,
coins
ii,
known
27
;
to be extant
p.
cp.
de Saulcy,
p.
126.
TIBERIUS
=
III.
Apsimarus
A.D. 698-705
Mints
I.
Constantinople
;
11.
Provincial
class
;
III.
Sicily (Syi-acuse)
rV.
Rome
V. Central and Southern Italy
VI. Ravenna.
No.
Weiglit
Metal and
Size
66-6
'
TIBERIUS III CONSTANTINOPLE

No.
-K
Beverae
347
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
68-5
N
.'V
-8
(Above head, on edge,
At end
of inscr.
A
.75
probably the impress of another die.

I
[Royal Collection]
[PI.
XL.
8.]
664
[H. P. Borrell sale, 1852,

lot 877]
At end
of inscr.,
66.
(pierced)
Af
.76
[Purchased, 1904]
At end
Semissis
of inscr.,
DribeR.! HSPe
AV
Bust
;
VICTORIAAVSHS
bus
Glo-
of Tiberius III, facing all as on No. 1. 32-8
surmounted
by
cross potent.
[PI.
-65
[H. P. Borrell sale, 1852, lot 878]
XL.
9.]
Tremissis
DribRI MSP
AV
Bust
;
VICTORIAAVSMS
potent.
Cross
of Tiberius III, facing all as on No. 1.

22.2
Al
.65
[E. T. Rogers, 1877]
[PI.
XL.
10.]
Silver
1865, p. 286; rev., globus, surmounted by cross potent, between two branches. (Wt. about 50 grains.)
See Rei:
Num.
M
Coins of
belffe,
A' ears 1, 2, and 3 are described in Revue 1862, 'p. 200 ; Sab., ii, p. 31, Nos. 9 and 10.
Bust
of Tiberius _ III, facing wearing crown

;
with cross and armour

in r., spear held before him, sideways.'' 83-5
JE
-75
[Purchased, 1863]
On
1.,
8
[PI.
XL.
11.]
'
Another specimen, Montagu
Cat.,
Details of ohv. partly obscure: Photiades, No. 354.

2
cp.
No. 1169. de Saulcy,
p.
131; Sab.,
ii.
p. 82,
No. 14;
348

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
II.
PROVINCIAL CLASS'
Solidus
(i)
Thick fabric
DTIbCRI
[A]MSP AV Bust of Tiberius III, bearded, facing' wears crown with globus cr. and paludamentum. In r., spear held before him, sideways; in 1., shield with iiorseman
;
VICTORIA AVgs
Cross
potent on three steps beneath,CONOB Border of dots.
device.
10
65-5
A/-
-55
[de Salis gift]
On
1.,
"T ; [PI.
on
r.,
XL.
12.]
11
66-
-65
[de Salis gift]
On
1.,
T; on
r., S
(ii)
Flat Fabric
Orme
Bust of R.S (V ?) Tiberius III, facing, as

.
VICTORIPn.
;
/>>vVSM
on No. crown
10, but witli
wears
cross.
Cross potent on three beneath, CO steps NOB Linear border.
Linear border.
12
644
N
M
-1
[Blacas, 1867]
At end
of inscr. , pellet.
[PI.
XL.
13.]
13
60-i
-75
prmeR. ispa M[g?]

[de Salis gift]
{pale)
(Inscr. ends [A]MCMS) in field 1., cross;
in field
r., cross.
Some of these may have been struck at Carthage, which, however, was finally captured by the Arabs (under Hassan) in the very first year of the reign of Tiberius III, A.D. 698 (Diehl, L'Afriqne hyz., p. 585). See further, Introductjion ', supra, '2; under
' '
Tiberius III.
; ;
TIBERIUS III PROVINCIAL -TREMISSLS

No.
349
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
Semissis
DriB
eRI. Bust of Tiberius III r., beardless, wearing- diadem (dotted), mantle, and robe. Linc'ar border.
[de Sal is gift]
Globus surmounted by cross potent. Linear

border.
14
24.8
.6
On
r.,
A
[PI.
XL.
14.]
Tremlssis
Inscr.
iiust of Tiberius in, bearded, facingwears crown ^^'itll cross and robes in r. globus cr. Linear border.
; ,
Inscr.
Cross potent
be-
neath, Coi/loB border.
Linear
15
20-7
.55
DTIb VSPCVV
[de Salis gift]
VICTOV AVNS
in field in field
[PI.
1.,
r.,
star.
XL.
15.]
Inscr.
III,
Bust of Tiberius bearded, facing
Inscr.
Gross potent.
Linear border.
wears crown with cross andpaludamentum and

cuirass
;
in
r.,
shield
held in front, sideways in 1., shield with horseman device. Linear

border.
16
21.
.6
DTIbC PCV V
[de Salis gift]
VICTOV VNVM
in field
[PI.
1.,
star;
beneath,
COMOB
16.]
XL.
17
22-6
.55
TIbeR.
OAB
(t>pe blun-
VICTOA VH
I
(pale)
dered).'
beneath,
[PI.
OHOB
17.]
[de Salis gift]
XL.
^4'
'
This curious coin has the obt\ and

III.
7-ev.
dies adjusted ^'[^ instead of
as is usual
on the coins of Tiberius
,; ;
350

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Eeverse
III.
SICILY (Syracuse)'
M
Tiberius
III,
bearded,
; ;
standing facing- wearing long robe in r. long spear [or cross ?] in 1., globus cr.
^~ Mgram "^ (monoabove, of Tiberius)

;
be"I"
neath [SCL]
on
1.,
18
494
:e
-95
[Blacas, 1S(;7]
[Pl.
1
XL.
18.]
(Restrucli
Tiberius
PI.
III,
similar
evidently on another Sicilian coin of to Sab., ii, p. 31, No. 13;

;
38,
Thomsen, No. 629
de Saulcy,
;
p.
131,
with ohv. Bust of Justinian II facing and rev. and monogram of Tiberius between two branches.
On the rei\ of this coin (No. 18) are traces of the monogram of Tiberius and of one of the branches.)
IV.
ROME
Solidus
[T]lbeR.I MSP AM Bust of Tiberius III, bearded, facing ; wears crown
VICTORIA AVSS
with
globus cr. and has paludamentum and in r., spear cuirass held sideways, in front
;
Cross potent on three steps beneath, CO

;
NOB
in
1.,
man
shield with horsedevice.
19
63-5
.8
[Purchased, 1869]
[Pl.
XL.
19.]
(Candessly struck but of comparatively good work.)
'
of Justinian
Doubtless struck at Syracuse, as can be proved by comparison with the Berlin coin see p. 340,-S!(^r, note to No. 48. II, with the name of Syracuse
;
TIBERIUS
No.
III
-ITATJ AN TREMISSIS
Obverse Reverse
351
Weight
I
^^fl^""^
Tremissis
Inscr.
III,
facing
Bust of Tiberius all as on

;
Inscr.
Cross potent neath, NOB
be-
CO
tlie solidus,
No. 19.
20
21-2
i
A'
.55
DTIbR.I HSPe
VICTOR.IAAVSW
in field
[PI.
r.,
[de Salis gift]
6
20.]
XL.
21
N
I
.6
DTIbERI HSP
AV
VICTORIAAVSM
in field
r.,
[de Salis gift]

2-2
M M
20.
.45
(Inscr. partly off flan)
VICTOR.IAAVSM
in field
r.,
[de Salis, 1865]
V.

Solidus
23
63-5
-8
24
64-5
A^
.75
25
66.5
26
27
'
352

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obvei'se
Reverse
28
-55
DTIbRI
AA
VICTA AV^
in field
[PI.
1.,
[Purchased, 1869]
M
23.]
XL.
29
21-8
-6
DTIb PV
VICTA AV5
[Blacas, 1867]
30
21-3
-6
DTIb (P
?)
VICTR AVCM
in field
1.,
(base)
31
20-2
-6
viN[e?]i 'Pe
VICTV AVU
[Campana
1369]
sale, 1846, lot
(On
/(?(.,
graffito, viz.,
on
1.
of cross, X, on
r.
of
cross, PI, evidently the
name
of Christ.)
32
20-3
-5
O TlPO
.D
Aii-iyqAOT>
1/
(alloyed)
[Purchased, 1904]
(QONOV
in field
for
r.,
CO NOB)
24.]
[PI.
XL.
38
20-5
-6
03lb3b
VVUVO AIOTDIV
(aoi/ioo)
in field
r.,
[de Salis gift]
34
19-8
-G
Drib
ER; IMS
VICTO
than
R.IAH
[de Salis gift] [PI. Xli. 25.]
(shaft of cross shorter
on
preceding
coins). ^
35
21-5
-6
or lb
eR. IM s [de Salis gift]
VICTO
R.IA
(shaft as
on No.
34).
'
The dies are adjusted ^^, and not ^-i^ as usual on the coins of Tiberius Nos. 34 and 35 are of the same style as Nos. 71-73 of Justinian II, supra.
III.
, ;
TIBERIUS III RAVENNA

No.
353
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
VI.
RAVENNA
M
DNTIb(?)
;
AV
jyi above, [cross]
in ex.,
Bust of Tiberius III, facing wearing cro\Yn with globus cr., paludameiituin,and cuirass spear held before r. iu 1. him, sideways
in
,
;
RAV
shield with device.
horseman
36
77-6
.95
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
XL.
26.]
Cp.
Thomsen
2.
Cat.,
No. 628
Sab.,
ii,
No.
12), also
gives obv.
Emperor
standing,
p. 31, rev.
No. 8
Sab. (ii, p. 31, p. 32, No. 15. with monogram of Tiberius III and
;
date, year
354
JUSTINIAN
II
(Second Reign)
a. d.
(FiHST Keign, September
685-695)
Second Reign,
a. d.
705-711
II,
TIBERIUS,
son of Justinian
A. D.
Augustus,
705-711
;
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Rome
III.
Central and South Italy.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
DNIHSTINIAN MSeXTI
bR.IMSPPAvj
Justinian II, (on 1.), and
less
DNihSChSRex RecNA
Bust of bearded
NTIHM-
bust of Tiberius, his son, beard(on r.), facing each wears crown with globus or., mantle, and robe, and each supports with r. hand cross potent on steps.
sale, 1848, lot
Bust of Christ facing, with cross behind head ; hair arranged in two rows of curls ; beard close ;
wears tunic and man; r. hand in benediction ; 1. holds book of Gospels.
tle
67.
.8
[Pembroke
1467]
[PI. XIil. 1.]
67-3
-8
[Royal CoUectionj ^
(Without -) [PI. XLI.
2.]
Semissis
[DNIHJSTINIA
NMST
Busts
DNIhSChSReX RCNA
TlbeRIHSPPX
NTIHM
of Justinian II and Tiberius his son, facing, as on the solidus (No.

1)
r.
;
Bust of Christ facing (as on the soMdus, No. 1).
hand
each supports with cross potent
surmounting globus.
324
-7

lot 880]
[PI.
XLI.
3.]
Another variety (private
collection, 1905)
with the head of Tiberius
much
smaller.
JUSTINIAN
No. Weisrht
II
(SECOND REIGN) -CONSTANTINOPLE

Obverse Reverse
355
Metal and
Size
Tremissis
Inscr.
Busts of Justinian !ind his son
DNmschSKex
NANTNM
r.c
Tiberius, facing-, as
Bust of Christ facing-, (as on

the solidus, No.
1).
on
the
solid us
(No. 1) ; each supports with r. iiand cross potent with

base.
20-6
(pierced)
N
N N
-65
JI(mc)NIHSTINIAN
HsreT] [Ti]beR.iHS
[Lieut.-Col. 1846]
Ross,
20-3
(pierced)
-65
HseTTibeR
HI(*e)SPPA
[Purchased, 1904]
22-3
UNIUSTINIANSrS]
eTTIbeKIUS[b.?]
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI.
XLI.
4.]
Silver
ONNSTINIAN
[MS
TTIB]R.IHSPPA\
Busts of Justinian II andTiberiushis son, facing-; allasontlie solidus. No. 1.
93-5
DNIhSCIlSR.X KC NANTIHM Bust of Christ facing (as on

the solidus. No.
1).
-85
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
M
DNIMSTINIANHS6T TlbeKNSP Busts of
Justinian II Tiberius his
facing-,
and
son,
as on solidus. No. 1 ;
supports
the each with r.
hand
cross
patriarchal
surmounting globus inscribed
PAX
57-8
.85
[de Salis gift]
356

Weight
G-2.7
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Date
-E
-S
(luscr. obscure
ends
Beue:itll, r
ou
P.,
PA?)
[Parchased of RoUin,
1904; evideatly the
[PI.
X X
V
705
XLI.
7.]
specimen engraved in de Sanlcy's Em i,

])1.
xii. lOJ.
DN[IMSTINIAN]MS
eTTIteR-IHSP
Busts
of Justinian 11 and Tiberius his son, facing- ; all as on
K on
1.,
N N O
above, cross.
No.
8.
10
24-2
Ê
.75
[Nortliwicksale,1860]
Onl.,
\J(=XXV.^)'
XLI.
8.]
25?: 705
[PI.
II.
ROME
"DINMSKeX
Kec
Tremissis
Dl
MS Tib
Justinian
less, (onl.)
Bust of
II,
beard-
NANTI
Bust of
and loust
;
Christ facing with
of his son Tiberius, beardless (on r.) both facing ; vrear-
ing crown with cross, mantles and

robes
;
head hair arranged in rows of curls beard wears tunic close and mantle r. hand
cross behind
; ; ;
they support
between them globus inscribed PAX
in benediction ; 1. holds book of Gospels.
surmounted
11 21-2
by
[PI.
patriarchal cross.
N
p. 35,
-6
[de Salis gift]
XLI.
9.]
'
Sab.,
ii,
No. 4 describes a specimen stated to read XX.

is
As remarked in
the previous note this date

the left are quite clear.
open to doubt.
'^
On
our No.
10, y,
)^
j,
and the short stroke on
Perhaps
= V. The
space beneath
has been worn away, and
X
one cannot say whether there was once there the numeral V, X.
[V]
is
Sab.,
is
ii,
p. 35,
No.
5,
is
a bronze cup-shaped coin.

cast,
A specimen
of this in the Brit. Mus.
of base silver,
and
decidedly
not struck.
JUSTINIAN
No.
II
(8Ef'f)NI>
REIGN) -ITALIANSOLIDUS
Reverse
357
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
III.

Solidus
... HS.
in pSTVeeKIHS Busts of Justinian II and his son Tiberius, aU as on the tremissis No. 11.
VICTOR.A
AVN
Cross
potent on three steps beneath, CoNoB
12
04.5
-8
(Carelessly struck)
[PI.
[de Salis gift]
(pale)
XLI.
10.]
358
PHILIPPICUS (BARDANES)
A. D.
711-JuKE 713
;
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Rome.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
DNFILePICHS MHL T4
VICTORIA AVSH
Cross
;
SANi
cus,
Bust of
Pliilippi-
bearded, facing
potent on tliree steps beneath, CoNoB
wears crown with globus cr. and robe of

lozenge pattern in r., globus cr. in 1. sceptre
; ; ,
surmounted by eagle with wings spread and cross on liead.

67-3
AT
-8
[Pembroke
1468]
sale, 1848, lot
At end
of inscr., B-
694
M
A^
-85
I 1
(FILPPICMS) [PI. XLI.
At end
11.]
of inscr., S [Blacas, 1867]
68-2
-75
[Purchased, 1904]
At end
for-
of inscr. ,
Z
I
69-2
-8
[Purchased,
904
At end
of inscr.
merly Ponton d'Amecourt, Cat. No. 929]
67{pierced)
A^
-75
[Purchased, 1904]
At end
At end
of inscr., IB
67-6
-8
[Purcliased, 1904]
of inscr.,
Sf
'
'
2
'
Cp. the solidus (type 3) of Justinian II (first reign), p. 332, supra. With A, Photiades, No. 356 with r, Rollin and Feuardent (1905). With zr. Montagu Cat., No. 1173.
:
PHILIPPICUS- ROME SOLIDUS

No.
359
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
Semissis
DNFILePICMS
MMLTHS
VICTORIA
AN
AVSVS
Bust of Pliilrppicus facing, as on the soli(lus,
Cross potent surmounting- globus.
No.
1.
514
-7
[de Salis
ffift]
[PI.
XLI.
12.]
Tremissis
DNFILPICHS
of Philippicus facing, as on the solidus, No. 1.
.'_>.6
VICTOR.IAAVSHS Cross
potent
;
Bust
beneath,
Co
NOB
[PI.
PJ
-Go
[H. P. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 882]
XLI.
13.]
Bronze
Sab., ii, p. 37, No. Constantinople, year 1
6,
;
describes a foUis
of
ohv.^ like
the solidus.
II.
ROME
VICTORIA A%M
Solidus
-D NFILIPI CO [AMT?] Bust of Philij)picus, bearded, facing ; wears
crown witli globus cr. and robe of lozenge

globus in 1., eagle-headed cr. sceptre. Linear border.
pattern
;
;
Cross potent on three steps beneath, CONOB In field r., star. Linear
;
border.^
in
r.,
58-3
-8
[Purchased, 1905]
[PL XLI.
14.]
As
'
' The star points to Rome and the style and lettering are not unworthy of its mint. to the hostile attitude of the Romans to PhiUppxcus see supra, Introd.' 2, Philippicus '. For a semisaU (Italian?) of Philippicus see Sab., PI. 38, No. 15; ihid., PI. 38, No. 17 Rev. num., 1842, p. 413 ('triens'), and for a tremissis, Thomson Cat., No. 633.
'
'
360
ANASTASIUS
A.
T>.
II,
ARTEMIUS
June 713-January 716

;
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Rome
III.
No.
ANASTASIUS 11 ROME SOLIDUS

No.
361
362
No.
363
THEODOSIUS
III
of
Adramytium
January 71625 Mauch, 717

Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Rome ?
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Eeverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Semissis'
TDNrneoTDO sihsmmla
Bust of Theodosius III, bearded, facing wearing crown with globus cr. and robes of lozenge
;
VI
CTOR.IAA VSHS
Cross potent surmounting globus.
pattern; in
archal
r.,
globus
patriin 1.,
surmounted by
cross
;
mappa.
31-7
{pierced)
-65
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI. XIiII. 1.]
Tremissis
DNrneo-DO sihsmhla
Bust of Theodosius
III,
VICTOR.IAAVSMS
potent
;
Cross beneath, Co
bearded, facing, as on No. 1.
NOB
21-7
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI.
XLII.
2.]
' It is probable tbat the soUdvs denomination was issued at Constantinople as well as at the mints of Central and South Italy (see infra). But no specimen is in the Brit. Mus. Compare Sab., ii, p. 41, No. 1 ; Photiades, No. 361 ; Ponton d'Ameoourt, No. 931, but it is not certain that these are of Constantinople. The silmr coins attributed by Sab., ii, p. 41, No. 5, and p. 42, Nos. 6-8, to Theodosius III, all seem to be of an earlier date, and are doubtless wrongly assigned; seesjjpra, Heraclius, Carthage ', p. 233, note 2.
'
364

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
n.
ROME ?

Solidus
Inscr.
Bust of Tlieodo-
Inscr.
sius III,bearded, facing, wearing crown with,
Cross potent on three steps beneath,

;
C0N05
VICTOR
in field
cross &c., as
on No.
1.
63-7
-85
Drne octosimspa
[Purchased, ]864]
(Flat fabric
lAV^H
r., star.
[PI. XXII., 3.]
pale greenish gold. perhaps have been struck at Rome.)

;
This coin
may
65-7
-8
dHTheo aosiSAsg
(Holds globus with
plain cross).
VICTOKI AVS; (CON V OB)

in field in field
1.,
r., star.
[Pembroke
1470]
[PI.
sale, 1848, lot
XLII.
4.]
64.6
-lb
[D]NTh0
cross).
OS//AHh
VICTOR
OB)
AVI*
(CON
(Globus witli plain
in field 1., L ; in field r., star, [de Salis gift]

[PI.
XLII.
5.]
Tremissis
XiNThe... SIOAH Bust

ofTheodosiusIII,beardwears ed, facing; crown [with cross] and robes of lozenge pattern ; in r., globus surmountedby plain cross
in
211.,
Cross VICTOR.I .A? potent (with long

shaft)
;
beneath,
CON
OB
mappa^
In
field r., star.
-6
(Carelessly struck)
[PI.
XLII.
6.]
[de Salis gift]
365
LEO
25
III
the
'
Isaurian' (Syrian)
March 71718 June 741'

from 25 Maech 720)
III.
(With
his son
CONSTANTINE V
;
Mints = I. Constantinople II. Provincial class and South Italy V. Eavenna. [Sicily, p. 369 n.]
;
Eome
IV. Central
No.
366
No.
LEO III CONSTANTINOPLE-SEMISSIS

No.
367
Weight
68.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
-85
At end
of inscr. ,
(CNCONS
He)
TANriN
[Purchased, 1904]
10
68-5
-8
(CDNL60 NPAMMLZ)
for C) [Presented by Mr. Edward Wigan, 1864]
68-7
-75
At end
of inscr,
(NONCONS TANriN
MS)
(Border of dots)
(Border of dots) [Royal collection]
12
68-3
.75
At end
of inscr., small (Border of dots)

[PI. Xlill. 10.]
(UONCON SrANriN
MN) (Border of dots) [Purchased, 1904]
13
68-7
-8
("D for
inscr.,
C)
at
end of
(DNCONSr
MSM)
ANriN
(Border of
dots)
(Border of dots)
[de Salis gift]
14
68-6
.8
(D for C) (Border?)
DNCONSr ANriNWS MA (Border

.?)
[F.
Parkes Weber
gift,
1906]
Semissis
(LEO
DL60 NPeAV
alone, a. d. 717-720)
Bust of Leo in, bearded,facing wears crown with globus cr. and robe of
lozenge pattern in r., globus cr. Border of
;
VICTORIAAVSMS
potent
Cross
surmounting globus. Border of dots.
dots.
15
32-3
-65
[PI.
XLII.
11.]
368

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
(With
CONSTANTINE
V:
circ. A. D.
720 or later)
DNOLEO
;
NPAMML
D CONS rANTINM
Bust of Constantine V, beardless, facing;
Bust ofLeo m, bearded, wears crown facing' with globus cr. and
wears crown with

globus
in
r.
,
paludamentum and
cuirass; in r., globus with cross jjattee ; in Border of 1., mappa.
dots.
l(i
cr.
and paludacuirass
mentum and
Border of
[PI.
globus with cross potent; in 1., mappa.

dots.
34-1
-65
XLII.
12.]
Bronze
For JE coins with Vi and
No. 11
;
ii,
p. 48,
No.
M 8^
IS,
see Sab.,
ii,
p.
49,
Rev. helge, 1857, p. 179'
II.
PROVINCIAL CLASS
Solidus
(LEO
Inscr.
alone)
bearded, facing
Bast of Leo III, wears crown with cross and

;
VlCTORi;^
P^MSM
robe of lozenge pattern in upraised r., mappa; in 1. globus cr. Linear

border.
Cross potent on three steps; beneath, OB Linear border.
CON
17
61-6
.85
T)
LeN Vice?
(Double-struck)
[pa.
At end
on
1.,
of inscr.,
.*.
;
;
I
XLII.
13.]
on r., [Bank of England
gift,
18
604
.7
"DLeO
(Hair seen on forehead).

[Purchased, 1904]
At end
on I,
of inscr. ,
*
;
Q
r.,
;
I
on
[PI.
XLII.
14.]
'
SILVER
coin,
in
Num.
^
Zeit., i (1869), p.
weight about 51 grains, with the rev. type of the 428 f. I have not seen the original.
solidi is described
Purchased by the Bank of J. Sambon.
LEO
No.
III
ETC. PROVINCIAL BRONZE

Obverse
Reverse
369
Weislit
Metal and
Size
19
64-3
.75
DL0 NAM
cross only
;
(Crown has
hair seen
At end
of inscr.,
gift,
(Border of dots)
on forehead).
of dots ?]
[Border
[Bank of England
1877]!
(With
CONSTANTINE V
a. d.
720 or later)
[DNL] ONPAMV Bust of Leo III, bearded, wears crown facing with globus or. and
;
[DJNOCO
(sic')
;
NTANTIN
paludamentum and
cuirass or. ; in
;
Bust of Constantino V, beardless, facing wears crown with globus cr. and
in
r.
globus
paludamentum and
cuirass cr. ; in
[PI.
;
1.,
mappa.
in
,
r.
globus
1.
mappa.
15.]
20
57[clipped)
-7
[de Sails gift]
XLII.
Bronze
(With
CONSTANTINE
V;
a. n.
720 or later)
A
6
C
K
uu
A
e
c
O N
N
s
n
Leo III, bearded, standing facing; wears crown with globus cr. and long robes; in r., mappa.
n
less,
Constantine V, beardstanding facing
wears crown with

globus cr. and longrobes ; in r., mappa.
[PI.
21
79-1
M M
JE
-7
[Purchased, 1904]
XLII.
16.]
22
35-7
-75
[Campkin, 1853]
23
34-2
-7
[-M. J.
Borrell, 185-2]
''
'
this coin
Purchased by the Bank of J. Sambon. In spite of the absence of the linear border seems to me to belong to the Provincial class rather than to Constantinople
or
Rome.
'
Sicily.
The Baron D'Ailly in Rev. num. vii,

of Leo.
Cp. Sab.,
ii,
vfith the
monogram
p. 48,
No.
p. 21, publishes a 7. See also A.
M coin of Sicily (SCL)

Sambon
in
Le Musê,
1906, p. 273.
370

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
III.
ROME
Solidus
Type
DLGO NPCAV
all as
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facing,

No.
1.
VICTORIA AV^H
Cross potent on three steps beneath, Co NOB

;
24
64-6
-75
[Campana
1365]
sale, 1846, lot
At end
of inscr.,
[PI.
XLII.
17.]
Type
2,
[DN]LeOP RPeTM[HS]
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facingall as on No. 5.
;
VICTO RIA
Border of dots.
Cross
potent on three steps beneath, CoNoB
25
65-1
-7
[de Salis gift]
On
r.,
K
XLII. 18.]
[PI.
Type 8; with
circ.
CONSTANTINE
720 or later
Inscr.
V;
A. D.
Inscr.
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr. and paludamen turn and cuirass; in r., globus
;
Bust of ConstanV, beardless, facing wears crown with globus cr. and
tino
;
paludamentum and
cuirass
cr.
; ;
in 1., mappa. Border of dots.

cr.
;
in
1.,
r.
,
globus
in
mappa.
Border of
26
61.
dots.
M N
Al
-8
CNOLeO NPAMM
CNOL OI/ISAMW
CNCONS TAHTIMH
[Blacas, 1867]
27
60.7
-8
CMCOHS TANriNM
[de Salis gift]
28
59-9
-8
CNOLeO HP AMH
[PI.
CHCOM2
NriNM
XLII. 19.]
(retrograde). (Globus in 1. ; mappa in r.) [Campana sale, 1846, lot
1371]
29
61.
A^
-75
CNOLeO NPAMML[r] in field r., C

[PI.
CNCONS
In
field r.,
TANriNHI
1
XLII. 20.]
[de Salis gift]
LEO
No.
III
ETC. ROME-SOLIDUS
Obverse
Reverse
371
Weight
Metal and
Size
Type 4; with
Inscr.
CONSTANTINE
Inscr.
;
V;
after a. d. 720
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facingwears crown with globus cr.
and paludamentumand
in r., globus in 1., mappa. Border of dots.
cuirass
cr.
; ;
Bust of ConstanV, beardless, facing wears crown with globus cr. and
tine
;
paludanaentum and
cuirass; in
cr.
;
r.,
globus
in
1.,
mappa.
Border of
dots.'
30
65-8
N
PJ
-8
DNOLeO NPAM^L
[de Salis gift]
DNOCONSTANTINMS
In
field
r.
,
star.
[PI. Xlill. 21.]
31
63-5
.8
DNOL60 NPAMHL
[Blacas, 1867]
DNOCONS
M[S]
TANTIN
r.
(alloyed)
In field
star.
82
66-5
-85
N0L6 OPAMML
[de Salis gift]
NOCONS TANTI
In
field 1., star in field r., [PI. XLII. 22.]
;
(alloyed)
33
58-
.85
DNOUe OPAMML
[de Salis gift]
DNOCON[ST?]ANTI
NM
D
In
field r., star
1.,
(alloyed)
in field
34
64-7
M
El.
.85
Note PAMML
[Castellani, 1874]
NOCO N TANTIN
In field
in field
1.,
(alloyed)
star;
r.,
35
63-
-85
D N[OL]e PAMHL [Purchased, 1904]
NOCONTANTIN
In field
in field
[PI.
1.
,
star
I
r.,
XLII. 23.]
36
64-7
El.
or
.9
NOLeO NPAMHL
;
NOCON TANTI
In field 1., in field r., beneath which, star. (Linear border.)
I
(Linear border), formerly [de Salis gift

in Soleirol collection
;
engraved,
Essai,
de
Saulcv,
'
[PI.
XLIII.
1.]
PL
XIII, 10.]
37
61-5
El.
or
-8
N0L6 PAMUL
NOCONTANTI
In field
field
r.,
(Linear border). [H. P. Borrell sale, 1852, lot 990]
cross
in
border.
1., )'
dv.
(Linear
I attribute tliese pieces (and the corresponding tremuses) to Rome on account of their resemblance to coins of Constantine V (described, infra), vfhich there is good reason (rev. RPO R. and star) for attributing to the Roman mint. 2 With star and Q, Montagu Cat., No. 1183.
'
'
Another specimen,
Bibl. Nat., Paris.
372

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Tremissis
Type
DLeO NPAV
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facing';
VICTOKIAAVSH
potent
;
Cross beneath, Co
wears crown with

globus cr. and robe of in lozenge pattern upraised r. , mappa.
;
NOB
38
214
.6
[de Salis gift]

[PI. XIiIII. 2.]
At end
of inscr.,
(cp.
No. 24).
Type
1,
varied
DLeO NPeAV
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facing;
VICTORIAAVSM
potent
;
Cross beneath, Co
wears crown with

globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern in r., globus cr.
;
NoB
39
21-5
N
A^
-55
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI. XIiIII. 3.]
(Inscr.
ends
AVSHSQ
40
41
21-8
22-
-6
[Royal Collection]
At end
of inscr.,
C,
N N
-55
[Royal Collection]
At end of inscr., C
(space
between the words).

.55
42
22-4
[Royal Collection]
At end of inscr., C
At end
of inscr.,
(space
between the words).

-55
43
22.5
[Purchased, 1869]
M
4.]
[PI.
XLIII.
Type 2
DL
eONPA
cr.
Bust of
VICTOR.A.AVSV
potent
Leo III, bearded, facing;
wears crown with,

and paludanientum and cuirass
globus
in
r.,
CONOB
Cross beneath,
mappa.
globus cr. in 1., (Cp. solidus

;
No. 25.)
44
22-9
.55
[Purchased, 1904]
On
r.,
e
XLIII.
5.]
[PI.
'
LEO
No.
III
ETC. ROME TREMISSIS

Obverse
Reverse
373
Weight Metal and

Size
Type 3
(With
CONSTANTINE
Bust
III,
V,
.
a. d.
720 and later)
CNL ONPAMHI
of
NCON SrANriNM
Bust of Constantine V, beardless, facing-; wears crown with globus cr.
Leo
;
bearded,
facing-
with
wears crown globus cr. and
paludamentum and
cuirass; in r., globus with cross pattce ; in
1.,
and paludamentum. and cuirass in r., globus with cross

;
mappa.
potent
in
1.
mappa.
45
19-2
-55
[Purchased, 1904]
In field
r.,
[PI.
XXIII.
6.]
Type 4
(With
Inscr.
CONSTANTINE
III,
V)
Bust of Leo
;
Inscr.
bearded, facingwears crown with globus cr.

.
and paludamentum and cuirass; in r.,

globus
cr.
;
Bust of ConstanV, beardless, facing wears crown with globus cr. and tine
;
paludamentum and
cuirass
cr.
; ;
in 1., mappa.
in
1.,
r.,
globus
Border of dots.
in
mappa.
Border of dots.
46
22-2
A^
-5
DLero PA
M ?]
DNOCON TANTIN
In
field r., star.
[Purchased, 1904]
47
20-7
N N N
.6
NOLe OPAMHL
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
DNOCONTANTI
On
XLIII.
7.]
each side of head, star on r., beneath, star.
48
22-
.65
DNOie OPAMML
[Purchased, 1904]
DNOCON
In field
1.,
TANTIN
star
;
in field
r.,A
49
20-8
-55
NOue PAMML
[Linear border]
[dn Salis gift]
DNOCONSTANTI
field
r.,
1.
,
In
(alloyed)
in field (Linear border.)

star
;
style is not distinctively Roman or Italian, but occurs also in the field of the and solidus, No. 29, supra (cp. Montagu Cat., No. 1187, with C and I, tremissis) the cross potent on the globus may be compared vfith the cross-potent type of the semisses 38-41. If not Roman, it may be the Constantinople tremissis.
'
The
Roman
374

Weight
17-5
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Keverse
50
-6
NOLe PAMHL
border.) [de Salis
(Linear
NOCON TANT
field
1.,
In
g-ift]
r.,
r
[Fl.
star; in field (Linear border.)
XLIII.
8.]
51
20-8
N N
-55
N0L6 OPAMML
(Linear border.
[de Salis gift]
DNOCON TANTI
field
r.,
1.,
In
{alloyed)
in field (Linear border.)

star;
52
21-4
-6
DNOUeO PAMHL
(Linear border.) [Purchased, 1863]
[PI.
DNOCON TANT
1.
On
of head, star
;
XLIII.
9.]
head beneath, star. border.)

of
on r. on r.,
;
(Linear
53
18-6
Billon
-6
DNOLe PAMML
(Linear border.) [de Salis gift]
NOCO TANTI
1.
On
of head, star ; on r. (Linear of head, H border.)
54
19-6
M M
-6
NOLG PAMHL
(Linear
NOCONTANTI
1.
On
border. [de Salis gift]
on r. of head, , beneath which,

of head,
I
star.
(Linear border.)
55
20-7
DNOLe PAMHL
(Linear border.) [Purchased, 1904]
DNOCONS
1.
TA.
A
;
On
r.,
of head,
on
cross. (Linear border.)'
[PL XLIII.
10.]
IV.
CENTRAL AND SOUTH ITALIAN

Solidus
Type
DLeON
PCAV Bust
of
VICTR.V AV^H
1
Cross
wears crown with

globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern in upraised r. mappa in 1., globus cr.
; ,
potent on three steps

beneath,
CoNoB
56
64-7
A^
-75
(Careless work)
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
XLIII.
11.]
p.
p.
201
For SILVER coins of Rome see Sab., ii, p. 47, No. 6 PI. 39, 12 cp. Rev. helge, 1862, also Sab., ii, p. 47, No. 5 = D'Ailly in liev. num., vii, (rev. Cross, L and four stars
; ; ;
22
{rev.
Rmj.
LEO
No.
III
ETC. rPALIAX-SOLIDUS
Obverse
Reverse
375
Weight
Metal and
Size
Type 2
Inscr.
Bust of Leo
;
III,
Inscr.
bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr.
Cross potent on three steps beneath,

;
CoNoB
and paludanientum and cuirass; in r.,

globus
cr.
;
in
1.
mappa.
57
59-2
-75
DLeOPPA
(Crown with
VICTo RA^HA
star.
On
cross only).
[de Salis gift]
(Flat fabric
greenish gold)
58
65-8
.75
DNOLeO NPAMHL*
[de Salis gift]
VICTOR.I ACH
n
on
1.
,
on
r.
star.
[PI. Xlilll. 12.]
59
62-2
N
N
-8
DNOL0 NPAMHL
[de Salis gift]
VICTORI AVCH On 1., star; on
r.,
60
62-5
.8
DLe ONPeA[V]
[de Salis gift]
VICToR.|[A] .VCM In field r. P at end

,
of inscr., star.
Type 3; with
A. D.
CONSTANTINE V;
720 and later
Inscr.
Inscr.
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr.
;
and paludamentuni and cuirass; in r.,

globus cr.
;
Bust of ConstanV, beardless, facing wears crown with globus cr. and tine
;
paludamentuni and
cr.
in
1.,
mappa.
Border of dots.
in r. globus in 1., mappa. Border of dots.

cuirass
;
;
61
60.i
El.
-8
DLE
ONP
In
field r.,
.CO NST
p. 287).
(Leo)
[de Salis gift]
In field r., K (Constantine). (Cp. Rev. num.., 1865,

[PI.
XLIII.
13.]
62
66.
El.
.75
(Inscr. obscure)
NCON
S[NP?]
r.,
[Purchased, 1868]
In field
63
63-2
.85
.OL
[PI.
.PTO.'' XLIII. 14.]
OCo NSTO
[Purchased, 1904]
376
No.
, ;
LEO III RAVENNA

No.
-M
Reverse
377
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Bronze
[DNJOLeO
PAMHL
Bust of Leo III (bearded?) facing; [wears crown with cross ?~\ and robes; in r. hand,
stretched across his body, globus surmounted by cross potent.
71
AV5> Cross potent; beneath, [C?]0NB[0.?]
55-4
JE
-75
[Northwick sale, 1860] [PI. XLIII. 20.]
In
field
star.^
1.,
in field
r..
V.
RAVENNA
M
DL ONPeAV Bust of Leo III, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr. and robe of
lozenge pattern globus cr.
72
75-5
;
above, cross beneath, R.AV
in
r.
M
A on
1.
.85
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XLIII.
21.]
A similar specimen published by de Saulcy (PI. 13, 8 of cross. Perhaps both coins were originally plated with gold or eleotrum and intended to pass as solidi.
'
Seems
Italian in style.
p.
138) has
378
CONSTANTINE
With
his son
V,
Copronymus
18 June 741 '-14 SErTEMBEE 775
LEO
II.
IV, the 'Khazar',
from 751
Central and
Mints = I. Constantinople South Italy.
Provincial
III.
Rome
IV.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
Type
A. D.
741-751
G Le Bust of Leo III (father of ConstantineV'^), beard-
ONPAMHL
;
GNCO N SrANriNHS
Bust of Constantino V, bearded, facingwears
;
wears crown with globus cr. and

ed, facing-
crown with
and
cuirass in ;
;
g-lobus cr.
and paludamentum
in
r.,
paludamentum and
cuirass
;
cross
potent
68-
in r. , cross in 1., mappa.
potent
1.,
mappa.
-8
At end
of inscr. ,
At end
of inscr.,
[Pl.
XLIII. 22.]
[Purchased, 1862]
and Constantine
68-2
(Restruck, apparently on another solidus of Leo on rev., remains of inscr ANT.)

;
N
A^
.8
At end
of inscr.,
(Inscr.
ends
STA
NT
NMK)
[Purchased, 1904]
68-4
.75
[Purchased, 1904]
(BCO
NHNI)
(Inscr.
NS
ends
TANTI
STANTI
67.8
-lb
G L0 NPAMMLr) Borrell sale, 1852, lot 891]
NMSK)
According to Lombard's Consiantlii ]'(1902), p. 2, a.d. 740. On the similar solidi struck by Leo III himself, with rev. bust of his son Constantine V (Leo III, supra, type 3, p. 366), each figure holds the globus instead of the cross potent. Moreover, Constantine during his father's lifetime was represented beardless, here (No. 1) he is bearded.
^
('(JNSTAX'riNE
Weight Metal and
Size
()8-7
Y ETC-CONSTANTLNUPLE SEMISSIS
Obvei
379
No.
Reverse
AI
.75
(G
Leo NPAMML-) Leo NPAMMLX)
(At end of
inscr., '^) [Blacas, 18(J7]
(w-
Af
-75
(G
At end of inscr., ]jellet) Campana sale, 184G, lot

1366]
Type
Le
with
LEO
Bust
IV, A. D. 751
and
later
ONPAMHL
\')
;
cohsrAhrmossLeoh
OneOS'
of Leo III (father of
bearded, faciug- wi'arscrown

Constaiitiiie
with
in
r.,
!.;'l<'''iis
cr.
and
robe of lozi i;i jiattern

cross potent.
On l., bust of ConstantineV, bearded, lacing; on r., bust of his son Leo IV, l)eardless, facing; each wears crown with globus nv.
cuirass
;
and paludanientum
and
cross.
(iS-
above,
Af
-75
At end
At end
of inscr., pellet.
(Headof LeoIVsmaU.)
(Head of Leo IV small) between heads,
{2iieired)
[Purchased, 1904]
(iy.L'
M
M
-8
of inscr.,
[Royal Collection] [PI. XLIII. 23.]

U9--2
-75
At end
of inscr., altered to B ?) [Bank of ]'>ii gland
B:
gift,
(COhsrAriNos
&c.)
;
(A
(Heads of equal size) between heads, ;
1877] 10
68-
-e
At end
of Inscr.,
(Heads
[PI.
of
equal
size)
[Lord Elg-in]
Between heads,
XlilV.
1.]
Semissis^
DNOieO
NPAMML
;
DNCONSrA NriNVS
[M
Bust of Constan?] tineV,beardless,facing; wears crown with glojjaludacuirass in r., globus with cross ]5otent in 1. , mappa.
cr.
Bust of Leo III bearded,facing; wears crown with globus cr. and
paludamentum and
cuirass
cr.
; ;
bus
and
in
1.,
[in
globus mappa].
r.
,
mentum and
;
11
^
30-9
i.e.
A/
.65
[Blaeas. 18()7]
[PI.
XLIV.
2.]
Constantine and Leo the younger be noted that Constantine V is here beardless, but this semissis is in higher relief, and has the re-o. head smaller than the semisses struck by Leo III in conjunction with Constantine V (fiipiu, Leo III, No. IG). Cp. Photiades Cat., No. 366. Cp. the tremissis, infrti, No. 12.
'
'.
It will
380
No.
CONSTAXTINJ': \ ETC. CONST ANTIi\OPLE-M

No.
381
382

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obveree
Reverse
Type 3
(No
inscr.)
with
LEO
bust
,
IV, a. d. 751 or later
On
;
1.,
(No inscr.)
Bust of
of ConstantineV, bearded, facing

in front, railing placed
on
r.
bust
of his son Leo IV, beardless, facing- each wears crown with glo;
above wears crown with globus cr. and robeof lozenge pattern;
;
bus
cr.
and paludamen;
in
r.,
r.
cross potent.
tum and cuirass

cross.
above,
small cross.
On On 1.
of
M,
(i.e.
X on r. of M, N XPICTOC Nl
;
KA).
23
32-:
JE
-7
[Purchased, 1904]
Beneath M, A
[PI.
XLrv.
11 rev.]
24
29-6
M
JE
-7
[de Salis gift]
Beneath M,
[PI.
A
12.]
XLIV.
25
86-1
.65
Beneath M, A beneath cross on r., two pellets

;
[PI.
XlilV. 13.]
Type 4
witli
LEO
IV, after a. d. 751
(No inscr.)
tine
Constan-
(No inscr.)
V, and Leo IV, seated facing on double throne above, cross.

;
Bust of Leo III, bearded, fa cing;

in front, railing placed
Each wears crown with globus cr. and long robes. [Coustantine V, bearded; Leo IV, beardless.]
above M ; wears crown with globus cr. and robeof lozenge pattern
in
r.,
cross potent.
r.
On
of
L of M, X; on M, N
2G
59-2
JE
-8
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
XLIV.
14.]
above Beneath M, A railing on 1., pellet; above railing on r., two pellets.
CONSTANTINE V ETC. -^PROVINCIAL -SOLIDUS

No.
383
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverae
K
CON STANTI
less,
Bust of
Constantine V, beard-
facing; wears
;
X N X N X N
(Inscr.
mantle, robe and crown with globus cr. in r., globus cr. [in 1.,
&c.
confused
'
mappa ?~\.
20-2
double-striJcing or restriking) ; in front of K, small cross.

[Pl.
through
iE
-6
[de Salis gift]
XLIV.
15.]
II.
PROVINCIAL
Solidus
(With
Inscr.
LEO
;
IV, A. D.
751 and later)
Bust of Leo III, bearded, facingwears crown with globus cr. and robe of lozenge in r. pattern cross
; ,
Inscr.
On 1., bust of ConstantineV, bearded, facing on r. bust of

;
j)otent.
Leo rV, beardless. Each wears crown witli g'lobus cr., mantle and
robe
;
above, cross.
28
59-1
Af
.8
G [N]
OL
eONPAM
sale,
CO V- N A
[Pl.
[Campana
1372]
1846, lot
..[eON?] XLIV. 16.]
29
58-6
(pierced)
Al
-85
.OL 60NPAM[M]
sale, 1848, lot
COI
(Inscr. partly clipped)
[Pembroke
1472]
30
59-
-85
[N]0L
eONPAM
CO
60
[Royal Collection]
(inscr. partly clipped)
31
49.
(pierced)
Al
[G
N ?]0L CON[AII
?]
(Inscr. obscure)
[H. P. Borrell]
(Probably an ancient forgery, formerly plated or

gilded to pass as a solidus).
Inscription obscure;
perhaps=year 30; or XPICTOC NIKA
as
on coins of Irene
infra.
384
IMPERLiL BYZANTINE COINS

'
No.
Weight Metal and

Size
Obvei'se
Reverse
Semissis
[DN
OL]
;
eONPAM
[S?]TAHT
less,
Bust of Leo in, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr., mantle and robe in r. globus cr. [in I, mappa].
; ,
;
Bust of Constantine V, beardfacing; wears crown with globus or., mantle and robe
;
globus with in r., cross potent; in 1.,
mappa.
S-2
>9-
-65
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XlilV. 17.]
Bronze
Type
1
K
UU
N
[S]
C n
;
Constautine\ , bearded, standing facing wears
crown with giolaus and long robes; in
cr.
r..
33
344
-6
34
54-1
JE
-7
CONSTANTINE V ETC. PROVINCIAL BRONZE

No.
385
Weight
35
46
47
386

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
48
36-7
JE
-8
(o for UU)
[F.
Parkes Weber
gift,
1906]
49
44.4
JE
.7
[Northwlck
sale,
1860]
[PI.
XLIV.
22.]
(brass)
50
39-
M
JE
.7
(Above Leo IV,
pellet)
in field
r.,
[Northwick
51
38-1
-75
sale,
I860]
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
(A
instead of
AeON)
III.
ROME
Solidus
Type
D
NOLe PAMML Bust of Leo III, bearded, facing wears crown with mantle cross, and robe in r., globus
; ;
NOCON TANTI
Bust of Constantine V,
bearded, facing
;
wears
cross,
;
crown with
;

cr.
;
mantle and robe in r., globus cr. inl.,ma23pa. Linear border.
52
644
65.6
El
.8
On On
1.,
on
r.,
(Ends
TANTI N)
PAMt|L')(sw)
{pale)
[Purchased, 1863]
1.
,
53
El or
on
r.
(D
NOL
[PI.
.9
[Purchased, 1850]
(Border of dots).
XLV.
1.]
54
49-5
Potin -85
(Crown has cross) on 1.

;
trefoil
,
I
for
,
(DNO&c.
cross).
for D
NO &c.)
1860]
-
on
r.
dk
(Crown has
[Northwick
[PI.
trefoil for
(Linear border).
sale,
XLV.
2.]
55
54.6
Potin -75
(Crown has
cross); onl.,
trefoil
I ;
for
(DNO
&c.)
(Crown has
onr., (Linear border).
trefoil for cross),
[de Salis gift]
56
61-1
-75
In field
r.,
f (engraved
ii,
(DNO
in Sab., PI. 40, 1; p. 51, No. 23).
&c.) [de Salis gift]
' The name of Leo has, through a blunder, been here engraved, but the bust is that of Constantine V, as on No. 52. Nos. 54-58 possibly belong to some Italian mint other than Rome, or may be
"^
contemporary forgeries.
CONSTANTINE V ETC. ROME TKEMISSIS

No.
oHi
, ;
388

Weight
21.
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
61
El
-56
111 field r., (\
[PI.
'
XIiV.
7.]
(base)
[de Salis gift]
62
22-
-5
{base)
(Wears mantle and robe of lozenge pattern;
[Purchased, 1863]
[PI.
XLV.
8.]
mappa omitted)
field
r.,
in
Type
D
NOCO[S?] TANTIN
Bust of Constantine Y, bearded, facing wears
;
VICTOR. lAV^T
potent
;
Cross
beneath,
1.,
CON
star;
crown with
;
cross,
;
mantle and robe in r., globus cr. in 1., mappa. Linear border.
OB; in field in field r., R. border.
Linear
63
21-
N
El
-55
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XLV.
9.]
{base)
64
21-2
-55
(D
NOCON
TAN
(VICTOKI
AV^TO)
(pale)
TINM)
(Border of dots)
[Blacas, 1867]
Type 3
with
LEO
IV
a. d.
751 or later
On
1., bust of Constantine V, bearded on r. smaller bust of Leo IV, witli moustache, both facing. Each wears
;
VI[CT]OR.I
AV^TO
;
Cross potent on globe resting on three steps beneath, [C]ONOB
On
1.,
R.;
on
r.,
ID.
crown with trefoil, mantle and robe.

Above,
cross.
Border of
dots.''
65
19-3
El
.55
[Purchased, RoUin,
,
{base)
] 863 engraved in Sab. PL 70,

;
[PI.
XLV.
10.
No. 21
vol.
ii,
p.
343]
Corresponds to the solidus No. 54, supra. Corresponds to the solidus No. 58, supra. ^ Cp. the solidus, No. 59, supra, and the rev. (cross potent and RITl) of the earliest known papal coin, namely the denarius of Pope Adrian I, A. d. 772-95 (Brit. Mus.; Engel and Serrure, Traite de num., i, p. 284).
'
CONSTANTINE
No.
V ITALIAN TREMISSIS
889
Weight Metal and

Size
m
67
7-3
7-(i
69
4-
70
_4.
71
.'(J.
7-2
19-8
390
No.
391
ARTAVASDES
(son-in-law of Leo III)
27 June 742 P-744
>
With
NICEPHORUS
Museum
;
his son
No
coins in the
British
the following' are described from

Cp. Sab.,
ii,
plaster casts of specimens in the French collection.
pp. 57-59.
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Rome.
No.
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
CAPrAHA STDOSMHUr
Bust of Artavasdes facingvrith moustaehe and slight beard wears crown with globus cr., mantle and
;
CNIChbOR. MSMHUrWA
Bust of Nicephoms, beardless, facing wears crown withglobus cr., mantle and
;
robe
holds patriarchal cross before his breast. Border of ring's.

;
robe
r.
cross
holds patriarchal before his breast. Border of rings.

;
r.
Bibl.
Montagu
PI. XLV. 16. Nat., Paris. Cat., Nos. 1190, 1191.)
(Cp.
specimens
in
Silver
msHS[X]Ris
rnshiCA
AR.r
Cross potent on three steps. Three borders of rings.
AHASDO ssmcnF
OR.OSC eenbAS
LIS+ within borders of rings.
I
three
Bibl. Nat., Paris.
Size
1-
inch. PI.
XLV.
17.
So Mr.
_E.
iii,
W. Brooks
(1902), chap,
in B. Z., viii (1899), pp. 84, 85, 97. gives his date as from (June ?) 741 to 742.
Lombard,
Coii.,iantin
392

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
II.
ROME
1
Solidus
Type
D
NOAR.T
AMAS"DO
NOCONTANTIN4
Bust of
beardless,
Bust of Artavasdes, bearded, facing; wears crown with cross, mantle and
robe
1.,
;
in
r.,
mappa.
globus cr. in Linear border.

;
Constantine V, facing wears crown with cross, mantle and robe in r., globus
; ;
or.
in
1
.
1.,
mappa.
On
r.
and
Bibl. Nat., Paris.'
stai-.
Linear border.
PI.
XLV.
18.
Type
D
NO ART
;
AMAS"DO
NONI
Bu.'it
;
CIFORO
mantle and
star.
Bust of Artavasdes, bearded, facing wears crown with cross, mantle and
robe
1.,
;
of Nicephorus, beardless, facing wears crowii
with
robe
;
cross,
in
r.,
mappa.
in Linear border.
cr.
;
globus
in
r.,
1.,
On
PI.
r.
and
globus cr. Linear
border.
Bibl. Nat., Paris.^
XLV.
19.
^ This solidus, like the next, is closely modelled on the Roman solidi of Leo III in conjunction with Constantine V. The appearance here of Constantine V in conjunction with his opponent Artavasdes is strange, but is probably due to a mistake of the engraver, who mechanically copied the bead and legend from the solidi of Leo III and Constantine V. In type 2 Constantine V disappears in favour of Nicephorus, though both busts (except for the inscription) are practically identical. - Also a smaller denomination of this type (tremissis see Sab., ii, p. 58, No. 8. ?)
:
393
LEO
14 Sept.
IV, the
Khazar
Sept. 780
7758
With
his son
CONSTANTINE
Obverse
VI,
from 24 Apeil, 776
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
Type
Inscr.
1 (four hiists)
On
L,
bust of
Inscr.
Leo IV, bearded, facin g on r., bust of Constantine VI, beardless, facing. Above, cross. Each wears crown with cross, mantle and robe.
On 1., bust of LeoIII, bearded, facing on r., bust of Constantine V, bearded, facing.
Above, cross. Each wears crown with cross
and robe of lozenge pattern.
68-5
-8
LeohVSses[S ?]0hC0h
LeohPAP/cohsrAhr
OC [PArHR]' Between
them,
1473]
[PI.
srAhrihOSOheo[S]
busts, two (or one pellet double-struck).
Ijellets
Between
pellet.
sale, 1848, lot
[Pembroke
XLV.
20.]
67-4
-85
Leohvssessohcohsr
AhrmOSOneOS
tween busts,
Be-
LOhPAP''consrAhr IhOSPArHKe Between

busts,
!
pellet.
^ On the solidi of this reign two Leos and two Constantines are represented, hut each accompanied by a distinguishing epithet. Leo III is called the grandfather {Tramros), and Constantine V the 'father' (jrarijp) of the reigning Emperor Leo IV. Constantine VI, Leo IV's young son, is described as o v(os. The name of Leo IV himself is followed by an enigmatic inscription which seems to be rightly read VSSSSOh (sometimes VOSSSSOh on No. 6. VSSSOh). Friedlaender (Zeit.fiir Num., iv, p. 150) has interpreted VS (or VOS) as vl6s, and this is a probable abbreviation, though one would have hardly expected an epithet ot relationship to be applied to Leo IV, as his 'sonship' is already implied in mmros and vaTrjp. The rest of the inscription, SSSOh, is explained by Friedlaender as, perliaps, a participle (ricraav connected with a-iaa-os 'the Imperial throne But no such verb is known. Possibly the second S may be the sign of et or Kal (as it is on the of this Emperor, and elsewhere), and we might read vS S SSOh, i.e. vlds K(ii fjaauv. But this is not very satisfactory.
is
'
'
'.
394

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2 (two
Inscr.
figures
and two busts)
Leo IV and Constantine VI, seated
Inscr.
facing,ondouble throne. Above, cross. Each
On 1., bust of LeoIII, bearded, facing; on r., bust of Constantine V, bearded, facing.
Above, cross. Each wears crown with cross
wears crown with cross, mantle androbe. Leo IV (on 1.) is bearded; Constantine VI (on r.)
is
and
robe
of
lozenge
pattern.
beardless.
67-1
-85
Le....sessohcohsrAh
riNosoneos
[PI.
OSPArHR.
21.]
LeohPAPCOhsrAhrih Between
busts, iêllet.
XliV.

67-3
-8
Leohvss rihosoneos
srAh
On
;
Leon
Ahrmos
Between busts,
i.
throne, pellet on r. throne, pellet and B
of of
PArHK
pellet.
[Purchased, 1905] [PI. XIiVI. 1.]
64-3
AT
.85
LeOhV[0.?]SS[]SSOh
LeOhPA
Between
pellet.
CONS
busts,
[Royal Collection]
68.
(pierced)
.85
LeohVSsesohcohsrA
LeohPAPCOhsrAhri
hOSPArHR.
busts,
nrmosoneos
Oni. of throne, pellet on r. of throne, pellet and B

;
Between
pellets (,,).
two
[Purchased, 1905]
Silver'
msHSXPis
rMsmcA
LOh
Cross potent on three steps. Three borders of rings.
scohsr Ahrmee CeCMbA

SILIS within
of ring's.
three
borders
32-7
1-
[H. P. BorreU]
[PI.
Pellet at end of inscr.

(letters thin).
XliVl.
2.]
' Nos. 7, 9, 10 (but not No, 8) have the dies adjusted Silver of Constantine V, p. 380, supra, note.
1^-1^,
not ^>i^ as usual.
Cp.
LEO
No.
IV,
E'l'C CONSTANTINOPLE
395
Weight
28-9
(pierced)
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Revei'se
M M
Ai
1-
[F.
Parkes Weber 1906 = Sotheby's,
gift, sale,
(Ends
SI
Lis*)
11 Feb. 1889, lot 126]
29-
-9
[Campana
1189]
sale, 1846, lot
10
29-3
-85
[Acquired in 1839]
Bronze
M
Type
1 (four busts)
On
bust of Leo IV, 1., bearded, facing on r. bust of Constantino VI,

;
On
1.,
bust of
Leo III, bearded, facing; on r., bust of Constantino V, bearded, facing.
facing. beardless, Each Above, cross. wears crown with cross, mantle and robe.
Each wears crown with crossandrobe of lozenge

pattern.
Above, cross. In front, resting on the numeral M, a bar with globular terminations
'
onl. of
M, X;
onr.,
11
79-5
.95
Pellet
between
busts.
Beneath M, A
[PI.
[Purchased, 1904]
XLVI.
3.]
12
69.
M M
M
.9
Pellet between busts.
Beneath M, A
13
79-
.95
Pellet between busts.
Beneath M, A
[Sotheby's, sale, 31 Jan. 1853, lot 318]
14
294
.65
[Presented
J. L.
by the Hon. Warren, 1859]

;
(Without BA?); beneath M, A
(Small module
types, &c. on smaller scale than Nos. 11-13)
'
Probably representing a railing as on the
BA = BASILIS;
XN = XPISr4SmCA.
coins (p. 381) of Constantine V.
396
IMPERIAL BYZANTINE COmS

Weight
i
No.
^^l^^"'^
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2 (two
figures
and two busts)

1., bust of Leo 111, bearded, facing on r., bust of Constantine V, bearded, facing. Eacli
;
Leo rV and Constantine VI seated facing, on double throne. Above, cross. Each wears crown with cross, mantle and robe. Leo IV (on 1.) is bearded
Constantine VI (on
is
On
wears crown with cross and robe of lozenge pattern. Above, cross.
In front, bar resting on the numeral M on L of M, X ; on r., N
; ;
r.)
beardless.
on r. and 1. of busts, Beneath M, A

15
97-5
68.
JE JE JE
-9
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XLVI.
4.]
16 17
.9
50-3
.85
On
r.
of throne, pellet.
[de Salis gift]
'
397
CONSTANTINE
and
his
VI
Athens
mother
IRENE
of
8 Sept.
78015 Aug. 797
No.
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
Type
Inscr.
(two busts and three

Inscr.
fig ares)
On 1., bust of Constantine VI, beardless, facing on r. bust

; ,
Three figures
of Irene, facing. Constantine wears crown
with
robe,
cross,
cr.
mantle and
in
r.
and holds
seated facing, namely, Leo ni, Constantine V, and Leo IV (the greatgrandfather, grandfather and father of Constantine VI). Eacli
globus crown,
Irene wears
adorned with
cross and four projecting ornaments, and robe of lozenge pattern; in r., globus cr. ; in 1., cruciform sceptre. Between each bust,
pellet
;
bearded and wears crown with cross, mantle and robe.

is
above, cross.
si
67-6
(pierced)
-8
cohsrAhrihosrA
K^ (The globus
r.
cr.
in
svhic [h rHR.[A?]2
?] .
Avr^m
Irene's
omitted).
[Purchased, 1904] [PI. XIiVI. 5.]
63-5
(pierced]
N
A^
.8
[cohjSTAT
m Avrm
cohsr[Ah]rihOSCS.
[Purchased, 1868]
TA
-8
67-8
SI[R?]
m[A?]6j. lA/
cons TAhOS cjnnos

[Blacas, 1867]
'
The three
figures connect this tyije with the
two figures on type 2
(solidi)
of the
last reign.
^ The legends on the solidi of Constantine and Irene do not seem to have been published very accurately, nor have I been able to make them out completely on the Brit. Mus. coins. = ZY NIKA. On No. 2 the On No. 1 SIR.= ET IKENE; abbreviated words may be CUUTeP (or CHR.ISTE) ZY BOHeCI. No. 3 (obv.) is not well preserved. It appears to contain the name of Irene.
SVmC
398

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type
Inscr.
2 (bust
on each side)
Inscr.
Bust of Constantine VI, beardless, facing wears crown with cross, mantle and
;
Bust of Irene, wears crown, adorned with cross and

facing;
four
projecting orna-
robe
in
1.,
in
r.,
globus
cr.
mappa.
ments, and dress of lozenge pattern ; in r., globus cr. ; in 1., cruciform sceptre.
66(pierced)
-75
cohsrAh rihOSbASj
HR.Hhl
AVCHTR
67.9
-75
cohsrAh rmosbASê
iRinH
Arovsrp
XI.VI.
6.]
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI.
Silver'^
IhSHSXRIS TMShlCA
Cross potent on three Three borders steps. of rings.
cons
TAhrmo
ssiKihie
eceenbA
SILIS+
within three borders of
rings.
41-
JR
-9
(Two borders) [PI. XLVI.
(Last two lines

7.]
CeeSbA
)
SILIS [Purchased, 1906]
33-5
[Campana
1189]
sale, 1846, lot
(Letters thin)
(Inscr.
rev.
on
obv.
and
double-struck)
Cp. the inscription (probably of this Irene) on one of the towers of Constantinople (A.VanMillingen,52/.Cos.,p.99f.):-HPINHC THC EYCEBECTATHC
'
HMnN
AYrOYCTHC.
^
The
dies of Nos. 6
and
7 are adjusted /[v^ instead of the usual
/Iv^^.
Cp. Silver of
Leo IV,
p. 394, note, supra.
CONSTANTINE
No.
VI,
3-M ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE

Obverse Reverse
399
and Weight Metal

Size
Bronze
M
Type
(No
1
(pbv.^
two busts:
three busts)
Tliree busts facing, namely, Leo III,
stantine
facina:
:
inscr.) Busts of ConVI and Irene,

all as
(No. inscr.)
on No.
2.
Leo IV.
with
Constantine V, and Each bearded and wearing crown

robe.
mantle and front, bar resting on numeral M on 1. of wliich, X on

cross,
In
r.,
N
[PI.
564
36-2
(worn)
M M
-8
[de Salis gift]
Beneath M, A
XLVI.
8.]
-75
[de Salis gift]
Beneath M, A
Ty[-e 2 (ohv., bust;
bust)
inscr.) Bust of Constantine VI, beardless, facing ; wears crown
(No inscr.) Bust of Irene, wears crown facing (with cross and four projections) and robe
;
(No
of lozenge pattern ; in in 1., r., globus cr.

;
cruciform sceptre.
[with cross], mantle and robe in r. globus cr. In front, bar reston 1. of ing on which, X on r., N
; ,
Above bar, on 1. pellet on r., pellet and cross.

,
10
33-
M M
-7
[de Salis gift]
Beneath M, A
[PI.
XLVI.
9.]
37-
-8
Beneath M, A
400
IRENE
15 Aug.
(sole reign)
79731
Oct. 802
No.
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
eiPINH
cross
bASILISSH
;
eiRIMH
BASILISSH
Bust of Irene, facing
wears crown (with

and two projec;
Bust of Irene, facing all as on obverse.
tions) and robe of lozenge pattern in r., globus cr. ; in 1., cruci-
form
67-6
sceptre.
^
-75
At end of inscr.
pellet.
on 1.
[H. P. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 895] [PI. VI. 10.]
XL
M
eiPI
hHbAS5
;
Irene, facing
all as
Bust of on
above, cross beneath, A
No.
61-6
1.
on
r.,
-85
[W. M. F. Petrie, 1880]

[PI.
N N N
on
1.,
X^
X X
11.]
XLVI.
Also with X, Montagu Cat., No. 1196, and specimens 'dans le commerce'. This inscription is evidently modelled on the familiar inscription of earlier bronze X of Constantine V, and it is, at first sight, natural to see in it a date coins, e.g. the A
*
''
N N
X X
(
.
eeoc atapaxon kai AnoAeivioN <1)Yaatte nOAIN COY NIKA TO MENOC TOJN HOAEMICUN.)
xpicTe
CO
XXX would be equivalent to 30, and A (the usual indication of the officina) would be employed as the initial of annis N N N ) The thirtieth year of Irene's reign (reckoned from 17 December, 768, the date of her coronation soon after marriage to Leo IV) corresponds In this case therefore XXX might well be a date. In the very next to 798/99 A. D. reign, however, and in several subsequent reigns, XXX NNN are used by Emperors who reigned for a much shorter period than thirty years. It becomes doubtful, therefore, whether (even in the case of Irene) XXX can be a date, and it seems best to adopt the explanation of Paul Lambros (cp. Rev. num., 1859, p. 210) that XN means Xpidi-oj w/tS, as it undoubtedly does on the bronze coins struck by Irene in conjunction with Constan(Or XN may be Xpicrre vUa cp. an inscription tine VI, only it is here thrice repeated. (temp. Leo III ?) on a city-tower of Constantinople (Van Millingen, Byz. Comt., p. 100)
'
' : :
thn
'
401
NICEPHORUS
31 Oct.
80226 July 811

(his son)
STAURACIUS
Dec.
8032
;
Oct. 811
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Provincial
III.
Italian.
A.
NICEPHORUS
31 Oct.
(alone)
802 Dec.
803
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
NICI
Bust
FOR-OSbASLe
of
;
msMSXPis
stef)s.
rwsmcA
Nicephorus, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr., mantle and robe in r., cross potent in 1.,
;
mappa.
65-5
(pierced)
-8
[H. P. BorreU sale, 1852,

lot 896]
At end
of inscr. ,
[PI.
XL VI.
12.]
M
m
CIFOR'' bAS^
Bust
of Nicephorus, bearded, facing-; as on No. 1.
above, cross; beneath, A on 1., X on r.,

;
X X
66-2
(tvofn)
N N N
'
M M
-85
[de Salis gift]
(Cross longer [as on of Irene] than on No. 3).

[Pl.
115-
-95
[Purcliased, 1904]
Rev. beige, 1857, p. 184.
XLVI.
13.]
'
With
on
rev.,
"
On
the inscription see note on
coins of Irene, p. 400, su2>ra.
40-2
B.
NICEPHORUS
and
STAURACIUS
Dec. 803-811
No.
NICEPHORUS AND STAURACIUS PROVINCIAL BRONZE

No.
403
404

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
III.
ITALIAN
Solidus
AlC [F?]0R.08PAne
Nicephorus, beardless,facmg wears crown with globus cr., in mantle and robe in 1. r. cross potent
of
; ; , ;
CTAVRA
l^
CI808PO
;
Bust
Bust of Stauracius, beardless,facing wears crown with globus cr., mantle and robe in
;
mappa. Border of dots.

r.,
globus
cr.
15
64-4
El
-85
[Montagu
sale,
Paris,
1896, lot 1198]
16
61-9
El
.85
(AlC
lOPosPAPne
[de Salis gift]
(..AA[K?]A
POie)
[PI.
CIS06S
1.]
Double-struck)
XLVII.
17
63-6
-85
(AVC l80e8P0H)
(rAVC 1068POH6)
fPl.
{base)
[deSaUsgiftn XLVII. 2.1
18
63-2
El
-8
(Avc ri8]oe8POHe
Double-struck)
(rAVC
068 PO He)
[de Salis gift']
^
'^
i.e.
-Despoê.
Nos. 17 and 18 are more degraded than Nos. 15 and 16 and the heads are smaller. They may perhaps have been issued later than the reign of Nicephorus I and Stauracius.
405
MICHAEL
2 Oct.
I,
Rhangabe
81111 July 813
and
THEOPHYLACTUS
his son
25 Dec. 811-11 July 813
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Provincial.
No.
Weio-lit
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
miXA HLBASILej
with globus
cr.
,
Bust
eeoFVLA crosTDespj
Bust of Theophylactus, beardless,facing ; wears
of Michael I, bearded, facing ; wears crown
mantle
,
and robe
potent
;
in
1.,
in
cross niappa.
r.
crown with globus cr. and dress of lozenge

pattern
in sceptre.
cr.
; ;
in r. , globus L, cruciform
67.2
.75
On
1.,
pellet.
At end
3.]
of inscr., '
[Pl.
XLVII.
[Purchased, 1902]
Ponton d'Amecourt Cat., No. 948; Montagu Cat., No. 1202. Sabatier, describes and figures a bronze coin with types similar to the solidus and describes it as in the British Museum. I can find no trace of this coin, and there is doubtless some eiTor in his description. I believe that this coin, which he engraves as bronze (PI. 42, 5), really represents a gold solidus in the French collection, of which there has been for many years a sealing wax impression in the British Museum. Sabatier (ii, p. 78, No, 1 ; PI. 42, 1) and other writers have assigned to Michael I a solidus of which the rev. is a head of Christ. It is impossible, however, to separate this coin from the similar solidi which Sabatier himself (PI. 44, 12) attributes and no doubt correctly to Michael III. Cp. the solidus, infra, of Michael III and Theodora, with rev. Bust of Christ (as on Sabatier's coin) cp. also coins of Basil I. In the time of Michael I, the mint-engraver had not yet broken with the stereotyped designs of the iconoclast
1
With
X,
5,
ii,
p. 78,
No.
Emperors.
40(i

Weiglifc
No.
Metal and
Size
Obversi'
Reverse
Silver'
mSWSXPIS TMShlCA
Cross potent on three steps. Three borders of dots.
+mixA
HLseeoFV LAcr-eece
bASILISR.0
mAiOh
within three borders of
dots.
32.6
M
.1^
-9
[Purchased, 1904]
[Purchased, 1871]
[PI.
XLVII.
4.]
3M
-9
M
Type
1.
MICHAEL
;
alone
Obv. type, bust of Michael
rev.,
Im and X
X X
p. 78,
N N N
ii,
See de Saulcy, Essai, No. 2.
PL XVI, 4;
Sab., vol.
Type
2.
MICHAEL
and
THEOPHYLACTUS
1.,
miXA HLSeeOF/= On
1.,
M on
bust of Michael I, bearded, facing on r., bust of Theophylactus,

;
X X X
on
r.,
N N N
beardless, facing.
:
Each
wears crown with

cross Michael wears mantle and robe his
;
son, dress pattern.
of lozenge
75-2
89.
JE
.9
mix A&c.
ends
S''
[de Salisgift]
[PI.
XIiVII.
5.]
JE
.9
660 F^
[Purchased, 1904]
49.2
'
-8
[Purchased, 1904]
Dies adjusted
/^4v.
an abbreviation of Theophiliis, in which case these coins would have been struck by Michael II in conjunction with his son Theophilus. This appears to have been de Salis's view. Yet an attribution to Michael I and Theophylactus seems to me preferable (i) because we have, otherwise, no JE coins of Constantinople of Michael I and his son (ii) because Michael II and Theophilus are already provided
^
G60F may,
of course, be equally well
with
M.
MICHAEL I PROVINCIAL-TREMISSIS
No.
407
408
No.
409
LEO
11
V, the Armenian
July 81325 Dec. 820
and
CONSTANTI
N E
his son
25 Dec.
81325 Dec. 820

;
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Provincial.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
Le OhbASILW^ Bust of Leo V, bearded, facing wears crown

;
cohsr
Avith globus cr. , mantle and robe; in r., cross potent in 1. , mappa.
;
AhrJ'T)esps' Bust of Constantine, beardless,facing wears crown with globus cr. and mantle in r. globus cr. in 1., mappa.
;
66-6
[pierced)
-8
In field
1.,
pellet.
At end
of inscr., [de Salis gift >] of inscr. ,

sale
68-2
-8
In field
[Pl.
1.
pellet.
At end
tagu
XliVII. 10.]
[Purchased, 1905
Cat.,
= MonParis,
1896, No. 1205.]
Silver^
IhSHSXPIS THShlCA
Cross potent on three Tliree borders steps. of dots.
+ LOh
SCOhSrAh rmeecees
bASILISR.0 mAioh^
Three borders of dots.
[Pl.
26-7
(pierced)
Ai
-95
[de Salis gift]
XLVII.
11.]
^ This is the sj)ecimen described by Sabatier in Rev. beige, 1859, p. 312 ; cp. de Salis in Bev. num., 1859, p. 443, where globe cruoigere in the obv. description is evidently a mistake for ' croix potencee '. ^ Dies adjusted, ^/^. ' The inscription is identical with that on the assigned, suprci,, to Leo IV and Constantine VI, except that is here added. This addition had iirst occurred
' '
on the of Michael I and Theophylactus. Note also that the rev. inscription of Leo IV and Constantine is not accompanied by the cross that here appears.
II
KOmAlOh
410

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
34.5
.9
(No break in
inscr.
(one border only

28-6
(injured)
(One border only) [PI. XLVII. 12.] (One border only)

[Rev. G. J. Chester, 1888]
-95
(AH
as No. 4)
M
11
July 25 Dec. 813
Le OhbASIL^ Bust of Leo V, bearded, facing (all as on No. 1)
M on
1.,
X; on
r.,
X X
N N N

83-5
JS
-9
[PI.
XLVII.
13.]
[de Salis gift Rev. num. 1859, p. 444, No. 8]
25 Dec. 813-820
L0
1.
SC OhSrA/ On
M on
1.,
on
r.,
,bustof LeoV,bearded, facing; on r., bust of Constantine, beardless,

facing.
X X
N N N
Each wears crown with cross, mantle and robe.
69.
M
^ ^
JE JE
.85
[Presented
by Mr. Rohde
Hawkins, 1848]
83.8
.9
(Leon SC o nsrA/) (Leon SC o (LOh SC o

nsr^')
88.6
.85
[Purchased, 1904] [PI. XliVll. 14. J
10
11
74-
-9
hsrJ')
[Townley]
[Bought, Sotheby's, Jan. 1853, lot 318]
[Purchased, 1904]
87.
-9
(Leon SC ohS)
(Xo
(Xo (Xo
inscr.); above, cross.
inscr.); above, cross. inscr.); above, cross.
12
91-2 89-2
Ê
1-
13
14
M
JE
.85
A)
90-8
[de Salis gift]
; ;
LEO
No.
V,
ETC.PROVINCIAL-SEMISSIS
Obverse
Reverse
411
Weight
49.'J
Metal and
Size
15
.9
(worn)
(Leon COh) (each holds mappa in r.)

(LOhS....) (each holds
[de Salis gift]
16
32-8
(worn)
-95
(Beneath, B)
[de Salis gift]
mappa
in r.)
(Restruck on another
IM
coin
on
rev., traces of
N
N)
K
[A6?]
[SC?] Onl., bust of Leo V [bearded], facing on r. bust of Constantine, beardless, facing. Each wears crown with cross, mantle and robe, and holds
; ,
ON
K on
1.,
X X X
on
r.,
N N N
above, cross
beneatli,
in
r.,
mappa.
17
32-
JE
-7
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XLVII.
15.]
II.
PROVINCIAL
Semissis
of
L0 hbASILM Bust
CO hSTAhTI
bus
robe
cr.,
;
Leo V, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr., mantle and
robe
in
1.,
;
Bust of Constantine, beardless wears crown Avitli glo-
mantle
r.,
and
cross
in
r.
globus
cr.
in
;
globus
mappa.
surmounted
potent
in
1.
,
by
mappa.
18
28.
a;^
.65
In field
[Pl.
r.,
A
16,]
In
field
r.,
XLVII.
[Purchased, 1864]
19
18-6
A/'
.5
(Inscr. incomplete)
in field
r.,
(Inscr. incomplete) in field r., K
[de Salis gift]
20
20{clipped)
AA
.55
(Leo hbAC.) [Pl. XLVXI.
(Without
17.]
I) in field [de Salis gift]
r.,
21
19-6
{dippecl)
.55
(L0 hbACILe.)
[Purchased, 1905]
(Inscr. incomplete) in field r. +

,
,; ;
412

Weio-ht
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Bronze
On
bust of Leo V, 1., bearded, facing on r. bust of Constantine, beardless, facing each
;
;
K (i. e. names of Leo and Constantine)
above, cross. ^
wears crown with globus cr., mantle and Above, cross robe. between, pellet.
22
904
JE
-8
[Purchased, 1904]
{thick)
23
GOTO.
JE
JE JE
.85
-9
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift] [de Salis gift]
[Pl.
XLVII.
18.]
24 25 26
37-6
48-
.9
JE
-7
(Leo on r. Constantine on 1. busts small)

;
;
[de Salis gift]
Bust of Leo V,
K ONCT
O
bearded, facing; wears
crown with
cross
and
Bust of Constantine, beardless, facing wears crown with cross, mantle and
;
robe of lozenge pattern in r., cross potent. In

field r., star.
robe
in r., globus cr. of head, C ; on r. of head, ^ (part of the inscr. sometimes off the
;
On
1.
flan)
27
30-3
JE
.75
[O
off flan]
[PI.
XLVII.
19.]
28 29
56-2
50-7
.^ JE JE
iE
.8
-8
[de Salis gift]
30
31
48-5
52.3
.8
[de Salis gift]

[Blacas, 1867]
-8
1 The mask-like head of Leo V, and the unskilful treatment of the drapery (as compared with the JS of Constantinople) show that these coins belong to the Provincial
<;lass.
" has not been explained. It is possibly a pious ejaculation of KVP1. Cp. rev. of solidus of Theophilus, m/'o: CVPI usual abbreviation of KVPI is certainly K.
I
bOHeH, &c.
an abbreviation But the
LEO
No.
V,
ETC. PROVINCIAL- BRONZE
413
Weight
32
33
34
35
36
37
414
MICHAEL
25 Dec.
II,
the Amorian
829
his son
>
820 Oct.
and
THEOPHILUS
821? Oct. 829

flints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Provincial.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
mix
Bust
AHLbASILHS
of
eeoFi
Bust
L0T)6SPr+
Michael
;
II,
bearded, facing
weai's
cr.,
of Theophilus, beardless,facing ; wears
crown with g-lobus mantle and robe

r.,
in
1.,
crown with globus or. and robe of lozenge

pattern
cr.
; ;
cross potent; in
in
r.,
globus
mappa.
69-2
in
1.,
cross.
N
JE
-8
In field!,
[PI.
*
1.]
After +,
[de Salis gift]
XLVIII.
1.,
68-4
.8
(miXAHL
in field
bASILCWS)
After +, e
[Blacas, 1867]
K
X *
rwshicA
67-8
(pierced)
Al
.75
(miXAHL
in field
bASILHS)
After +,
1.,
67.4
.8
(mix AHLbASILe^)
in field
1.,
After +, X [Purchased, 1905]

Silver
msHSXRis
+miXA
HLseeoFi LeeceH bASILISKO
Cross potent on three Three borders steps. of dots.
mAiOh
Three borders of
25.
'
dots.
.9
[de Salis gift]
[Pl.
XLVIII.
2.]
540 f.) allows that it is probable that Theophilus was Theodora the Paphlagonian on 12 May, 821. The apparent absence of coins of Michael II alone {see note on Provincial gold coins of Michael II infra) confirms the view as Brooljs has already observed that Michael associated Theopliilus. with himself at an early period of his reign. Mr. Brooks (B.
Z., x, 1901, p.
crowned and married
to
MICHAEL
No.
II,
ETC. PROVINCIAL SOLIDUS

Obverse
Reverse
415
Weight
Metal and
Size
M
mixAHL se eoFiLos
On
II,
r.,
1.,
onl.,
X; onr., N
bust of Michael
;
bearded, facing on bust of Theophilus,
X X
above, cross beneath,
;
N N
beardless, facing.
Each
wears crown with globus cr. Michael wears mantle and robe his
;
son, robe of lozenge pattern. Above, cross between busts, pellet. 92.3
JE JE
-9
[Pl.
XL VIII.
3.]
111.8
1.1
(A in
inscr.)
[de Salis gift] 116.3
JB 1.15
(A in
inscr.)
[PL XliVIII.
4.]

lot 1083]
112.
JE
1.2
10
117.6
1-15
(miXA
LOS)
HL
e OFI
[H. P. BorreHsale, 1852,

lot
1083]
II.
PROVINCIAL
Solidus
mi
XAHLbA
II,
;
Michael
Bust of bearded,
ee OblLObA
;
Bust of
facing wears crown with globus cr., mantle and robe in r. globus
;
,
Theophilus, beardless, wears ci'own facing with globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern in
;
cr. [in 1.,
map pa?]
5.]
r.
cross potent.
11
59.6 59-2
N
N
.55
[Fl.
XLVIII.
[de Salis gift]
12
.45
(Without bA) [PI. XLVIII.
(SE OtIL onlv)

6.]
;
[de Salis gift]
(Small module
lumpy
fabric)
'
416

Weight
59-4
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
13
-6
(h A partly off flan) (wears robe of lozenge pattern and holds cross potent)
(eeo biLos
(Wears
[b?])
mantle
and
holds globus or.) [de Salis gift] [Pl. XL VIII. 7.]
Semissis
mi
XAHL
Bust of
all
ee ObIL
on
Bustof Theoall as
Michael II, facing as on solidus.

14
28-8
philus, facing;
solidus.
.4
(Lumpy
fabric) [de Salis gift]
[Pl.
XliVIII. 8.]
Tremissis"
mi
XAHLbA
II,
;
Bust of
bearded,
ee
OtILOb
;
Bust of
Michael
wears crown facing with globus cr., mantle and robe in r. globus
; ,
Theophilus, beardless, facing wears crown with globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern
in
r.,
cr.
cross potent.
15
'20-
N M N
N
-5
(bl for
bA)
[Pl.
XLVIII.
9.]
[Woodhouse bequest,
1866]
IG
14-3
.4
(I
for
bA)
(Without b)
[Parchased, 1862]
17
19-5
.5
(mix AHLbA)
[Pl.
XLVIII.
10.]
(BE OblL03) (Wears mantle and robe) ^

[de Salis gift]
18
20.
-45
[de Salis gift]
(GE
rWears ObeiL.) mantle and robe)
19
18.8
.4
(b for bA)
[de Salis gift]
(Wears (eE Obi LOS) mantle and robe)
' de Salis (Rev. mim., 1859, p. 447) assigns (on account of the costume) coins of this type to the reign of Theophilus (829-842) and supposes that they were struck in association -with [his son ?] Michael (the elder). But he has not noticed that Theophilus is here beardless so that the coins must have been struck before 829, after which date the coins always present him as bearded. ^ The tremisses assigned by Sabatier by Michael II alone, have here been attributed, supra, p. 407, Provincial gold, to Michael I. ' The shaft of the cross has the appearance of a palm-branch this is really a rude repi'esentation of the right hand of Theophilus, as is clear from No. 18.
;
MICHAEL
No.
II,
ETC. PROVINCIAL,-M
Obverse
Reverse
417
Weiffht
Metal and
Size
M
miXA HL seeob
;
On
IH
L, bust of Michael II,
above, cross beneath, Q
bearded, facing on r., bust of Theophilus,

beardless, facing-. Between, pellet. Each wears crown with cross. Michael wears mantle
and
robe,
and
his son,
robe of lozenge pattern.
20
21
83-5 76-4
55-3 77-8 62-3
58-
JE 1-05
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
XLVIII.
11.]
iE
1.
22
23
iE
(mix A HL &c.)
[de Salis gift]
24 25
26
75
iE J3
75
7
[Blacas, 1867]
(Inscr. partly off flan)
56-1
[Purchased, 1904J
[PI.
XLVIII.
12.J
27
53-
iE
-75
[F.
^
Parkes Weber
gift,
1906]
"
'
Beneath cross, pellet. [PI. XLVIII. 13.]
j[
418
THEOPHILUS^
3 Oct.
82920
Jan. 842
THEODORA,
married
a. d.
his wife
821
CONSTANTINE,
liis
son
?
associated witli Tlieopliilus, circ. 832 ?-drc. 839
MICHAEL
(III),
Ms
youngest son, born 839;
associated with Theophilus, 840-842
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Provincial
III.
Italy.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
Oct.
829
or later.
(THEOPHILUS,
wife and daughters)
K' eeo[<D'.?e]eGj'
Three busts facing,
viz.
X AhhASAhASrASIA
Two
L,
in
centre, Theophilus, vfear-
ing globus cr., mantle and robe on 1., his daughter on r., his wife Thekla Theodora, both wearing robes of lozenge pattern. Theodora has crown with
;
busts facing; viz. on r., Anastasia (daughters of Tlieophilus). Each wears robe of lozenge
Anna; on
pattern and crown with two proj ections and a cross. Above, cross.
three ijroj actions; the crown of Thekla has two

projections
bust, cross.
;
above
each
PARIS
his
MUmiges
(see Schlumberger, in Eei: num., 1892, pp. 1-6 (Varch. hyz., i, p. 141 f.). [PI. XLVIII. 14.]
Coins of Theophilus and his family.

'
On
the attributions see Introduction,
supra, 2
Theophilus
'.
THEOPHILUS, ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE SOLIDUS

No.
419
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
From
circ.
Oct.
829-832?
alone)
(THEOPHILUS
>iceeoFi LOSbASiLer Bust of Theophilus,
bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern; in r., globus cr. in 1., craciform
;
civRiebOHenroso
DOVLO>(
cross
Patriarchal
steps.
on two
sceptre.
67-8
[pierced)
N N
-85
[Purchased, 1905]
After X,
67-5
-8
[Bank of England
1877]
gift,
After X,
[PI.
XLVIII.
15.]
68-3
[pierced)
-85
[Blacas, 1867]
(>K
after which, )
Glrc.
832 ?circ. 839
(THEOPHILUS with MICHAEL and CONSTANTINE, his
II,
his father,
son)
*eeoFi
Bust
of
LosbASiLey
Theopliilus,
;
+miXAHLSCOhSTAh
rihJ' On L, bust of Michael n, bearded, facing on r., shorter bust of Con stan tine,
;
bearded, facing
;
wears
crown with cross, mantle, and robe in r.

patriarchal cross
1.,
''
in
beardless, facing.
Each
mappa.
wears crown
cross,
with
above, cross
mantle and robe between

;
busts, pellet.
67-6
N N
;
-85
At
end,
[Purchased, 1905]
68-5
-8
(EndsbASILG)
[Royal Collection]
0 = K on silver coins. On tlie inscr., see Introd., 2, de Salis [Rev. num., 1859, p. 446, No. 14) places this type late in the reign. I believe, on the contrary, that it is the earliest type, for the reason that the dbv. bust is substantially a reproduction of the bust of Theophilus as it appeared on the solidi struck in conjunction with his father Michael II (PI. XL VIII, 1) the engraver has
'
=K
so often
'Theophilus'.
altered the inscr., substituting hasileus for despotes. ^ He holds the patriarchal cross which had appeared as the rev. type of the solidus No. 1. With the representation of Michael II (on rev.) compare the bust on the coins of
Michael
11
and Theophilus (PL XLVIII,
1, 3).
420

Weight
67-7
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
N
Af
-8
(EndsbASILee)
[Pl.
[Pembroke
16.]
sale, 1848, lot
XLVIII.
1476]
66-7
{pierced)
-8
(EndsbASILeS'e)
[Purchased, 1905]
68-5
N N
A^
.75
At
entl,
[Purchased, 1905]
68-8
.75
(Ends bASLO)
[Royal Collection]
10
67-7
.8
(EndsbASILX)
[Campana
1372]
sale, 1846, lot
832 ?-
c.
839?
liis
(THEOPHILUS
Bust
of
and
CONSTANTINE
TirA
son)
*eOFI LOSbASILf
Theophilus,
;
+cohsrAhr5-Despo
Bust of Constantino, beardless, facing;
bearded, facingwears crown witli globus cr., mantle and robe ; in r., patriarchal cross
in
1.,
wears crown witli cross and robe of lozenge

pattern
;
in
r.,
globus
patri1.
,
mappa.
surmounted by
archal cross in ciform sceptre.
;
cru-
11
65-8
Al
.8

lot 899]
[PI.
XLVIII.
17.]
840-842 A.D.
(THEOPHILUS
and
his son
MICHAEL
III)
+eeoFi LOSbASiLeye
Bust of Theophilus, beardwears crown ed, facing with cross, mantle and robe in r., patriarchal
;
+miXAHLX)6SP0riS-A
Bust of Michael III, beardless, facing wears crown with cross and robe of
;
cross
in
1.,
mappa.
in r., lozenge pattern surmounted by globe plain cross; in 1., cruciform

;
sceptre.
A/'
solidus, described
iiuiii.
and engraved by
203
;
C.
Penon
'
Revrie de la
beige, 1862, p.
PI.
X, 23.
in the Cabinet de
Marseille
'.
THEOPHILUS, ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE SILVER

No.
421
422
No.
THEOPHILUS CONSTANTINOPLE-FOLLIS
No.
423
Weight Metal and

Size
18
122-2
19
117.7
20
424
No.
THEOPHILUS PRO VINCIAL - SEMISSIS

No.
425
426

Metal and
Size
No. Weight
43
19-
-45
44
THEOPHILUSrrATJAN SOLIDUS
No.
4-27
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
Follis
832
?-circ.
839?
II,
(THEOPHILUS, MICHAEL
and
eeO FILOSbAS
;
CONSTANTINE) +miXAHLSCOhSr On Bust of

1., bust of Michael 11, bearded, facing on r., bust of Constantino, beardless, facing each
; ;
Theophilus, bearded, facingwears crown with cross and robe of

lozenge pattern
cross potent.
;
in
r.,
wears crown with
cross,
mantle and
above,
robe
'.
49
67-
JE
.75
(t for F)
[M.
J. Borrell,
1852]
10.]
[PI.
XLIX.
50
51
69-8
42.5
30-
^ M
JE
1.
[Piircliased, 1904]
-7
52
-65
(Busts smaller)
III.
SOUTHERN ITALY
Solidus
alone)
(THEOPHILUS
eeOFI LOSbASILe Bust
of Theophilus, bearded, wears crown facing with cross and robe of lozenge pattern in r., globus cr. at 1. slaoulder, cross (= cruciform
; ; ;
CVKiebOHGHrOSO
"DOVLO
cross
Patriarchal
steps.
on two
sceptre).
53
64-
Al
(
.9
base)
Before inscr., .star [PI. XlilX. 11.]

Before inscr., star let on globus)
;
At end of inscr.
(pel-
star and
[Purchased, 1874]
54
63-6
N N
.9
At end of inscr., star and

[Blacas, 1867]
{base)
55
65.
-9
Before inscr.,
At end
1.
(base)
of inscr., ; on of cross, star. [Purchased, 1863]
' One vaidety (Montagu Cat., No. 1216) has cross instead of Theophilus wears mantle instead of robe of lozenge pattern. 2 Cp. Photiades Cat., p. 27, No. 409.
on
rer.,
and
, ;
428

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
(THEOPHILUS, MICHAEL
II,
and
CONSTANTINE)
Clrc.
832P-839?
eeOFI L02bA8IL0
Bust
with
robe
in
1.,
;
of
cross,
Theopliilus,
mixAHLSc onarAH TIH Imperial bust

(Michael II or Constantine) facing wears
;
facing'';
wears crown mantle and

,
in
r.
globus
cr.
mappa^.
crown with cross, mantle and robe in r.,

;
cross potent mappa"'.
in
1.,
56
63-6
N N
-85
{hase)
[Pembrolê 1476]
sale, 1848, lot
[PI.
XLIX.
12.]
57
63-5
-85
[de Salis gift]
(mxAiiceoH
nil)
srAii
(base)
(THEOPHILUS
eeOFi
Bust
facing
;
and
MICHAEL
AlC
III
III.?)
840-842
LOBbASILe
of
IOe3POH
.'')
;
Im-
Theophilus,
perial
wears crown
bust (Michael wears facing

;
witli cross, mantle and robe ; in r. , globus cr.
in
1.,
mappa.
crown with cross, mantle and robe in r., in 1., cross potent
;
mappa
58
61-5
Al
-85
*.
{base)
[de Salis giit=Rei\ mon., 1859, p. 445, No. 10]
[Pl.
XLIX.
13.]
On
on each
''
No. 56 (a similar specimen is in Bibl. Nat. Paris), and on Nos. 57, 58 tlie tead side appears to be beardless ; but little importance can be attached to these
details in the case of such rudely executed busts.
The globus is here badly represented and has nearly the forip of a horseshoe. The mappa, also, is rudely indicated. ' The engraver of these coins had evidently seen, or been furnished with,
a description of the Constantinopolitan solidi (PI. XLVIII. 16) ohv. bust of Theophilus, rev. busts of Michael II and Constantine. But influenced by the conventions of this Italian mint he places only one head on the rev. a head that had already done duty for other rulers inscribing it, however, with the names Michael and Constantine. * The rev. does not really give the name of Michael but is simply a copy of the inscr. and type of the Italian coins of Nicephorus I (and Stauracius), which are themselves often blundered (see supra, p. 404). Sabatier, PI. 44, 1, assigns the coin to Theophilus and Michael III and this is perhaps the best attribution. The globus on the o6. has the horseshoe form found on Nos. 56, 57 and thus suggests that the coins belong to this
reign.
429
MICHAEL
III
('the Drunkard')
20 Jan. 84223 Sept. 867
with his mother
THEODORA
THECLA
and
his sister
842-856
with 26
BASIL
May 86623
;
Sept. 867
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Provincial
III.
Cherson.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
842 or
later.
Ciir. A. D.
(MICHAEL III, THEODORA, and THECLA) +e0'DO KATieSPV mixAHL s ee cla

hA
Bust of Theodora, wearing dress of lozeng-e pattern, and crown with jewelled circlet surmounted by globus cr. between two
'
facing-,
On 1. bust of the child Michael III, facing;

,
wears crown with cross, mantle and robe in r., globus cr. ; on r. taller
; ,
triangular projections in r., globus surmounted by patriarchal cross

in
1.
,
half-length figure of his sister Thecla, facing wears robe of lozenge pattern, and long scarf
cruciform sceptre.
and crown lilte Theodora's, but with plain

; in r., long patriarchal cross 1. hand holds scarf.
circlet
i.
e. Sea-noipa,
De
Off.,
the title of the wife of cap. 17, p. 366, ed. Bonn).
an Emperor or of a
SfcrTroVijs
(Comm.
in Codin.,
'
430

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
61-7
{pierced)
-85
(DespvnyA)
[H. p. Borrell sale, 1852, lot 902]
(e
eCLA)
[PI.
(Crown
has
of
Michael
cr.)
globus
14.]
XLIX.
(Restruck on solidus of Michael II and TheoPL XLVllI. 1 on obv.^ traces of bust of Michael and inscr. bA &c. on rev., part of bust of Theophilus and "DGS &c. visible]
philus, like
; ;
61.]
{pierced)
-85
(Sceptre at shoulder)
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI.
XLIX.
15.]
(Restruck on another solidus (? of Michael II and Theophilus): on rev.., traces of bust in lozengepattern robe)
Circ. A. D.
852
III
(or earlier) -856
(MICHAEL
On
and
THEODORA)
RISrOS*
Bust
of Christ, facing, with beard and flowing hair behind the head is seen the cross. The draperyis a tunic and mantle : the r. hand is in the act of benediction ; the 1. hand holds the book of the Gospels.
+miXAHLSe OT)ORA
L, bust of Michael III, beardless, facing,
IhSHSX
wearing crown Avitli cross, mantle and robe on r., bust of Theodora, facing, wearing
;
robe of lozenge pattern
and crown with cross between two triangular projections between

;
busts,
cross.
pellet
above,
65-8
N N
-8
[RoA-al Collection]
[PI.
XLIX.
16.]
67-5
.8
[Pembroke
1475]
sale, 1848, lot
' The solidi Nos. 1 and 2 were probably executed at the time of the accession of Michael III (Jan. 842). From the circumstance that these specimens (and apparently also Montagu Cat, No. 1220) are restruck it may be inferred that they were issued in some haste. No. 3 shows an older -but still boyish bust of Michael III, of the same height as the regent-mother Theodora. One might conjecture that this was struck circ. 852 when Michael was about 13. No. 5 shows the Emperor alonebearded after Theodora and Thekla have been dislodged (A. D. 856) from their Imperial position.
MICHAEL
No.
III,
ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE SILVER

Obverse
Reverse
431
Weight
Metal and
Size
A. D.
856-866
III
(MICHAEL
mi XAHLbASILe-' Bust
of Michael III, bearded,
facing;
alone)
mSMSX RISrOS* Bust

of Christ facingon No. 3.
;
all as
wears crown
in r. cross (holding;
;
with cross and robe of

lozenge pattern
labarum with
1.
in
front
?).
mappa
cross.
In
field
1.,
67.2
.8
[Montagu
1200]
>
sale, 1896, lot
[PI.
XLIX.
17.]
65-2
[pierced]
-85
[Campana
1372]
sale, 1846, lot
Semissis
A.D. 856-866
m IXAHLbA
Bust of Michael III, facing all as on solidus No. 5, but 1. liand is not represented and labarum has pellet instead of cross. In field 1. cross.
; ,
mSWSX KISrOS* Bust

of Christ, facing as on No. 3.
;
all
33.5
-65
[Montagu
1201]
sale, 1896, lot
[PI.
XLIX.
18.]
Silver
Ci/r. A. D.
842 or later
(MICHAEL
III,
THEODORA,
and
THECLA)
IhSMSXPIS TMShlCA
Cross potent on three Three borders steps.
of dots.
fmiXA HLe OTOR.A

seecL'Aece/
bASILISRO
mAioh
Three borders of dots.
31.6
(pierced)
1.
[PI.
XLIX.
19.]
'
to
'
Michael Michael I
This coin and the corresponding fiemissis are attributed in the Montagu Catalogue I, a much less probable attribution, as has been shown svimi, p. 405, note 1,
'.
432
No.
MICHAEL
No.
III,
ETC. PROVINCIAL
Obverse
Reverse
43.3
Weight
Metal and
Size
II.
PROVINCIAL
Semissis
842 ?-86G
(MICHAEL
mi
III
alone)
XAHA
III,
;
Bust of
bearded,
,
mi
Michael
facing wears crown with globus cr. mantle and robe in r., globus
;
Bust of Michael III, all as on obv., but wears robe of

lozenge pattern instead of mantle.
XAHA
surmounted by patriarchal cross.

13
25-6
N
N
.55
(At end of
inscr.,
?)
(At end, b
?)
[de Salis gift] [Pl. L. 3.]
14
25-6
-55
(Globus surmounted by
plain cross)
(Globus surmounted by
plain cross) [de Salis gift] [PI. L. 4.]
ifiase)
866-867
(MICHAEL
mi
III
and BASIL
I)
XAHA
III,
;
Bust of
bearded,
bAC
Michael
facing
wears crown globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern in r., globus cr.
with
lAeiOC Bust of Basil I, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr. and robes ; in
r.,
globus
cr.
15
21.
-5
[PI. L. 5.]
(base)
M
mi
XAHLb
III,
;
Bust
of
Michael
facing
bearded,
above, cross beneath, 6
wears crown with cross and robe of

lozenge pattern
cross potent.
;
in
r.,
16 17
50-8 60-6
II
^ M
.75 -75
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
li.
6.]
'
' ; ;
434

Weight
40-:
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
18
.8
[Purchased, 1904]
[Pi. L. ?.]
Restruck onProvincialJi!] of Theophilus, Michael (11) and Constantine, as PI. XLIX. 10; on obv., traces of robe of Theophilus on rev. remains of inscr. H LS
;
, .
. . .
con
19
25.9
&c.
iE
-65
[Purchased, 1852]
Follis
Inscr.
Bust of Michael in, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and robe of lozenge pattern inr. cross potent.
; ,
Inscr.
Bust of ilichael HE, beardless, facing wears crown with cross,
mantle and robe

r.,
in
globus
cr.
20
27-8
JE
-7
..
X
A
M
M
[X]A
[Purchased, 1904] [PI. L. 8.]
I
21
34-
-7
[X]
X
h
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI. L. 9.]
III.
CHERSON
Bronze
866-867
III
I
A.D.
(MICHAEL
and BASIL
o
I)
MB
JE
Size
-5.
nx'
No. 11; PI. 44, No. Hermitage, St. Petersburg) Burachkov, Catal. of Coins of Greek Colonies, &c. (Odessa, 1884), PI. 17, No. 131. Cp. Koehne, Mus. Kotschoubey, i, p. 220 On the coins of Cherson see further, A. Oreshnikov, Chersono-Byzantine Coins
ii,
Sab.,
p. 103,
(Sabatier
Coll.
'
in Transadiotis of the
vol.
p.
^ iii,
;
Moscow Numismatic
Society,
1905 PI. VHI, IX, X (cp. Rev. num., 1905, Also C. Robert in Rev. num., 1859, p. 44. 434).
Moustier Cat. (Paris, 1872), p. 277, No. 4058 describes (correctly ?) a bronze coin busts of Michael III and Theodora, rev., cross and 0. ' The attribution of these is a little difficult on account of the two differing busts each of which bears the name of Michael '. I am inclined to regard the presence of the two busts as due to the unthinking convention of the Provincial engraver. Michael III had no son of the same name and there wouId.be the same difficulty if the coins were assigned to Michael I or to Michael II. ' These letters (cp. Sab., ii, p. 104) have been interpreted as TTPOTY0JN
with
dbv.,
'
XPC(jl)NOC which does not seem

the
satisfactory.
PI
may
perhaps
= TTOAIC, X
being
name
of Cherson.
Under Basil
I,
PI
occurs without
'
435
BASIL
I,
the
Macedonian
24 Sept. 86729 Aug. 886
EUDOCIA INGERINA
second wife of Basil
I
CONSTANTINE
son of Basil I by
liis
first
wife Maria
;
created Augustus 6 Jan. 869
died 879
LEO
son of Basil
I (or
VI, the
III)
Wise
and Eudocia Ingerina
Michael
created Augustus 6 Jan. 870
ALEXANDER
son of Basil I by Eudocia Ingerina
created Augustus
circ.
879
;
Mints
I.
Constantinople
II.
Provincial
III.
Cherson.
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
i
Piece of four Sol id
(BASIL and CONSTANTINE,
a. n.
869-879)
bASiLms[ercohSTA?] nr/AH^^ Bust of Basil

(on 1.), bearded, facing and bust of Constantine (on r.) beardless, facing they hold between them,
I
;
:
inSMS[XP]ISrOS* Bust
of Christ facing, with beard and flowing hair behind the head, cross draped in tunic and mantle ; right hand before breast in benediction ; in 1., book of the Gospels. Border of dots. (The edge of rev.
labarum ornamented with * Basil wears crown with cross and

robe of lozenge pattern
Constantine wears crown with cross, mantle
bevelled; perhaps formerly set as a j)endant).
and
[PI.
robe.
Border
[Presented by Mr
of dots.
276.2
1-05
li.
10.]
Edward
Wigan,
^
1864]''
Fischer on Alexander's reign, B. Z., v (1896), p. 137 f. Published by Madden in Chron., 1865, p. 121 PI. IX. 12. The piece seems to me to be undoubtedly genuine in spite of the unusual denomination and the
'^
W.
mm.
436

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Solidus
(BASIL
alone, a. d. 867, 868)
+bASILIOSCO
SiLeVSbX
Basil
I,
?MbA
beard-
TmM+
;
+ lhSXPSReX
;
R.6<iNAN
ed, standing facing; wears crown with cross and robe and scarf of lozenge pattern ; in r., globus cr. in
;
bearded, seated facing on throne
Christ,
with dais wears tunic, mantle and nimbus cruciger r. hand outstretched in benediction in 1., book of the Gospels.
;
1.,
niappa.
about 65 grains. PARIS, [Pl.L.n.] See J. de Foville in Rev. num., 1904, p. 105; cp. Photiades Cat., No. 427.
(BASIL and
CONSTANTINE)
A.D. 869-879
bASILIOSeTCOhSTAh r/ AH^V V BustofBasill

(on
1. ), bearded, facing shorter bust of Constantine (on r.), beard-
+ mSXPSRX
R.e'iNAN
TIMM*
dus.
Christ seated, as on the previous soli-
less, facing.
between
archal
They hold them patriBasil
cross.
wears crown with cross
and robe of lozenge

pattern Constantine wears crown with cross,
;
mantle and robe.
68-2
N N N
-8
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI. L. 12.]
68.
.8
[Pembroke
1477]
sale, 1848, lot
68-6
-75
(IhS
XP
SR.6X &c.)
a.djustment of the dies 'l^'l^, instead of l^xl^. It may have been destined for some Imperial gift or offering, the exact amount of which was four solidi. Cp. the three solidi (vonia-fuiTa) given to each of the poor men whose feet were washed by the Emperor (Codin., De Of., chap, xii; p. 71, 5 ed. Bonn); the purses distributed at Coronations containing three gold vonia-fiaTa, three silver pieces and three obols also the distributions of gold coins made at that time by the Emperor to persons of high rank Codin., chap, xvii, p. 88 and p. 98 ed. Bonn.
'
'
'
'
BASIL
No.
I,
ETC. CONSTANTINOPLETREMISSIS
Obverse
Reverse
437
Weight
Metal and
Size
(BASIL,
EUDOCIA
A. D.
and
CONSTANTINE)
869-879
+bASILIOS AMîMSr^b^
Bust of Basil I, bearded, facing wears crown witli cross and robe of lozenge pattern in r., globus sur;
;
cohsrAhr^sevDO
CIA5)C BustofConstantine,
beardless (on 1.), facing; bust of Eudocia (on r.), facing: above busts, ci-oss. Constantine wears crown
mounted by patriarchal cross in 1., mappa.

;
with
cross,
mantle and
robe, and holds inr., globus cr. ; Eudocia wears robe of
lozenge pattern and crown with cross between two triangular ornaments she holds in 1. cruciform
;
sceptre.
See also Montagu sale Photiades Cat, No. 436; Moustier Cat. No. 4064; Sotheby's sale Cat., 11 July, 1905,
Cat.,
N solidus.
PARIS. [PI. L. No. 1224; PI. XL, 1224
13.]
lot 156.
(BASIL
I,
LEO
VI,
and
ALEXANDER)
A.D. 879-886
bA
SILIO'AVr(S?)
;
+ L0[hSeALei?]AH
^<i 5|C
Bust of Basil I, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and robe of lozenge pattern in r., cross potent
;
On
;
1.,
bust of Leo VI,
[in
1.,
mappa?]
r., bust of Alexander, facing. Each is beardless wears crown with cross and mantle and robe above, between
facing
on
heads, cross.
PARIS. [PI. Ii. 14.] = de Saulcy, Essai, AT solidus. Cp. the 204; PL XIX. 5 = Sab., ii p. 109, No. 14. iremissis of the same Emperors infra.
p.
Tremissis
(BASIL
I,
LEO
VI,
and
ALEXANDER)
A.D. 879-886
bASILIO/AMV
Bustof
+ LeOhSAL3I/AM'iV
On
1.,
Basil I, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and robe of lozenge pattern ; in r., cross potent ; in 1., mappa.
ing-;
on
bust of Leo, facr., bust of Alex;
ander, facing. Each is beardless wears crown
with
robe
cross
cross,
;
;
mantle and above heads,
between heads,
pellet.
22-
-55
[Cracherode bequest,
1799]
[PI.
Ii.
15 N.]
438

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Silver
(BASIL
and
A.D.
CONSTANTINE)
869-879
IhSMSXRI SrHShICA
Cross potent on three steps beneath, globus. Three borders of dots.
;
+bASI L10SC6'
COhSrAh rm/pisrv
bASILIS
Romeo/
Three borders of
42-6
dots.
M M
1-
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
Ii.
15 JR.]
41-5
-9
[Lieut.-Col. Ross, 1846]
(Letters smaller than on No. 6)
Bronze
(BASIL
A. D.
I
alone)
867, 868
+bASILIOSbASlLeVS*
Basil I, bearded, seated facing on throne with curved arms and orna-
+bASIL loseneeo bASILeVS
Romeoh
mented back ^ wears crown with cross and

;
robes with square pattern'; in r., labarum with X in 1., mappa.

;
(1-5
JE 1-05
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
Ii.
16.]
115-
JE
1.
[de Salis gift]
10
^
120-4
1-05
[Purchased, 1904]
Ce = K = KAL Previous to this period the usual conjunction on the coins is S. The back of the throne is covered with drapery ornamented with jewelled triptych ot squares. With the form of the throne, compare the throne on a Byzantine Musee de Louvre photographed, the tenth or eleventh century with Christ seated
''
Schlumberger, L'Epop.
'
hyz.,
part
I,
p. 37.
The robes are ornamented with a
series of squares in the centre ot
i i, which
is
a pellet, perhaps representing a jewel.
BASIL
No.
1,
ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE BRONZE

Obverse
439
Weight
Metal and
Size
Reverse
(BASIL
and
A.D.
CONSTANTINE)
869-879
(a)
+bASiLiosscohsrAri
TA'i^ (partly obscure).
+bASIL
SCOhSrAh
On 1. bust of Basil I, bearded, facingon r. bust of Constantino,

, ;
rmoseheo
bASILISK
omAOh
beardless, facing.
hold between labarum. Each wears

tle
They them
crown with cross, manand robe.

[Purchased, 1904] [PI. L. 17.]
11
121.
1-05
(Leo's bust taller)
12
80-6
JE 1-05
[Royal Collection]
(Restruck on Constantinople
like
of
Theophilus,
PL XLIX. 8
on
obv., traces of
660
AV<1)
13
98-1
M
JE
1-05
1-
[de Salis gift]
14
15
16
86-7
70-5
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
JE 1-05
[de Salis gift]
119-5
JE
-85
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
(thick)
(^)
Inscr.
Basil
I,
bearded
+bASILIO/
(on l.\ and Constantine (shorter), beardless (on r.), seated facing on double throne, holding between them
SCOhSrAh rihoseneo
BASILEISR.
omAioh
labarum with X. Each wears crown with cross and robes with square
pattern.
17
114-6
JE 1-05
+bASIL SCOhSr/AH^V
(bASILO/)
[de Salis gift]
440

Weight Metal and
Size
1-
No.
Obverse
Reverse
18
83-3
JE
+bASILO COhSrbASIL
IS
(bASILO/)
[PI.
li.
18.]
19
106-
M M
1-05
r+lbASILI L[IS] BAILriSl
scohsr/
20
105-
1-1
+bASILIOS SCOhSrAh
(BASIL
I,
CONSTANTINE,
A.i).
and
LEO
VI)
870-879
+ LeOhBASIL/ cohsr/
AH<iV
I,
+bASIL/
In centre, halflength figure of Basil

bearded, facing; on the shorter half1., length figure of Leo VI, beardless, facing; on r., half-length of Constantine, beardless, facing, and of the same height as Leo. Basil
cohsrAh
rsLeonen eObASILS
Romeohi
wears crown with cross
and robe of square pattern

;
in his
1.
hand,
Leo and Constantine both wear crown with cross, robe, and mantle fastened on
mappa.
1.
shoulder.
21
102-5
JE 1-05
(+Le/bASiL/
conrA
[PI. L. 19.]
hV)
22
12295.
23
M M ^ M
1-05 1-05
[de Salis gift]
(+LOhbAS^
cohsr/
(5K
[de Salis gift]
24
95-3
1-
(+LeOhbASILSCOhSr
AH'i'i/) (no
not shown)
[de Salis gift]
mappa)
25
108-5
1-1
(No mappa; Basil's robe Taried from No. 21).

(Mantles fastened on shoulder) [de Salis gift]
r.
(+bASIL\
COhSrAh
r'SLeonen SDbASIL'
Romeoh
+;
of
Basil
I
On
the Constantinople coins

;
of the reign
we
find
KOfTlGOh
KOmAOh ROfDAIOh and, again, POmeOh.
, ;
BASIL
No.
I,
ETC. PROVINCIAL SEMISSIS

Obverse
Reveri3e
441
Weight
105.
Metal and
Size
2C,
JE
1-
(+LeOhbASILSCOhSr
AM/) (No mappa; Basil's robe varied from No.
21) (Mantles fastened on r. shoulder)
(bASILforbASIL^)
[PI. LI. 1.]
27
98-3
JE
1-
([+Le]OhbASILSCOhS
L AH) (No mappa) (Mantles fastened
r.
on
slioulder)
28
110-3
JE
1-1
(Legend jDrobably the same as on No. 27)

(Details scure)
PI. L.
of dress ob-
on JE of Basil I and Constantine, liJce 17 obu., two busts on rev., traces of bust of Constantine on r. on obv. remains of inscr. b AS L SK
(Restriiclv
;
omAOh
29
94-
JE
1.1
(Inscr. obscure)
pa on
(No mapmantles fastened

shoulder)
[Presented by Prof. W. M. F. Petrie in 1882]
r.
Restruck on another coin apparently one of Basil I and Constantine, similar to PI. L. 18 (obv., two seated figures). On obv., remains of head of Basil; on 7-ev., traces of bASILCISR.. The obverse of this
;
Om[AIOh]
coin
is
scypliate.^
II.
PROVINCIAL
Semissis
and
A.
J).
(BASIL
CONSTANTINE).
869-879
bAS
Bust of lAeiOC Basill, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern ; in r.
globus
cr.
-
CON STANT
;
Bust of
Constantine, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr. and mantle; in r., globus
cr.
30
20-!
.5
[de Salis gift]
(base)
' This is an isolated instance of the cup-shaped fabric which is not found regularly on Byzantine coins till the tenth or eleventh century. ' de Saulcy {Bev. Num., 1842, p. 414) possessed a similar specimen purchased at Naples. Nos. 30 and 31 have the appearance of brass or copper and can contain but little gold. No. 32 is simply copper or bronze.
II
, ;
442

Weight
18.6
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
31
-55
(Before inscr.,
X)
(base)
[Purchased, 1905] [PI. LI. 2.]
32
16.2
.5
Bronze
(BASIL
I,
LEO
VI,
and
ALEXANDER)
PJLerzIA
A.D. 879-886
[bA SILAH^.?]
Bast of Basil I, bearded, facing wears crown with globus cr. and robe of lozenge pattern ; in r. cross potent.
[L60NC6A
H^l ?]
Busts, beardless,
of Leo
facing.
and Alexander Each wears

cr.,
crown with globus
mantle
Above,
and
robe.
cross.
33
32-8
-85
[Purchased, 1904]^
[PI. LI, 3.]
(gilt)
III.
CHERSON
Bronze
I)
(BASIL
A.D. 867, 868
Sl
Linear border
Cross,
r.
on
steps,
tremities floriate;
with exon
and
1.,
pellet.
34
56-
M M
.7
[de Salis gift]
[PI. LI. 4.]
35
41.4
-65
On
r.
and
1.,
pellet.
[de Salis gift] [PI. LI. 5.]
Sl;
on
r.,
cross.
on
r.,
cross.
36
21.3
M M
-5
[Purchased, 1904]
37
1
14.1
.45
[de Salis gift]
[PI. LI. 6.]
Cp. de Saulcy, PL XIX. 6 p. 205 (= Sab., ii, is obscure or off the flan. No. 16; PI. XLV. 9; op. ih., No. 17); Mus. Naz. di Napoli, Cat., No. 15814; Thomson Cat., No. 689. Cp. also the gold ' solidus with barbarous legends described by Sab. (ii, p. 109, No. 13 PL XLV. 6) and assigned by him to Basil, Leo and Alexander. ^ Cp. p. 434, n. supm, Michael III, Cherson.'
The legend
p. 110,
'
'
BASIL
No.
Weifirht
I,
ETC. CHERSON BRONZE

Obverse
Reverse
443
Metal and
Size
(BASIL
and
A.D.
CONSTANTINE)
869-879
Cross,
r.
A; on
(i. e.
1.,
on
r.,
UJ
'.
on
steps,
with ex;
Kcuvo-TavTivos)
tremities floriate
Border of dots.
and
1.,
pellet.
on Bor-
der of dots.
38
117-1
.95
[de Salis gift] [PI. LI. 7.]
' Cp. Burachkov, Cat. of Cows of Greek Colonies, S;c., PI. XVII, Fig. 136, where The projections of K on another variety with the names of the Emperors is given. No. 38 are formed so as to resemble C the 00 is formed of U and U joined together.
;
444
LEO
VI, the Wise
29 Aug. 886-11
May
912
ALEXANDER
brother of Leo VI
co-emperor 886-912
ZOE CARBONOPSIS
fourth wife of Leo VI
;
created Augusta 907
CONSTANTINE
born 905'
Mints of Leo VI
;
VII,
Poriihyrogenitus,
son of Leo VI and Zoe Carbonopsis
crowned 9 June 911

Constantinople
;
I.
II.
Cherson.
No.
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
I.
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
(LEO
VI)
KOmUUM
;
LeOHei/IX'UU bASlLCHS Bust of Leo VI, with long beard, facing wears crown with
globus robes
cr.
+mAR.IA+
Bust of the Virgin, facing, orans she wears veil, tunic

;
and mantle
drapery.
^^
1.,
on
and imperial
r.,
On
m;
in
globus
patri-
onr., ew^
surmounted by
archal cross.
66-7
-75
[Purchased, 1906]
[PI. lil. 8.]
^ Middle of May or beginning of Sept., 905 see C. De Boor in his ed. of Vita Eathymri, p. 116 f.; p. 127. Another specimen, Paris (de Saulcy, Essai, PL XIX. 7 see also Ponton d'Amecourt Cat., No. 958 Photiades Cat., No. 438. On the type see Introduction ', supra, 2, Leo VI and the note infra, p. 449, on the chronology of the coins of this reign.
:
''
'
'
'
LEO
No.
VI,
ETC.- CONSTANTINOPLE- SOLIDUS

Obverse
Reverse
445
Weight
Metal and
Size
LGOnehCRISTO bASIL
+mARlA+
r..
HSROmeOh
VI, bearded, No. 1.
Bust of Leo
facing;
as
Bust of the Virgin, facing, orans; as on No. 1. On 1., M-P on

;
SM
;
PI. II. 437 Sab., ii, p. 113, Photiades Cat., No. 437 No. 1 Prowe sale, Vienna (Egger), 1904, lot 2992, PI. XV.
; ;
(LEO
VI and
CONSTANTINE
VII)
A.D. 911, 912
LeoneTCOhSYAhVA
W^VKOm^ On 1., Leo VI,
withsliortbeard, standingfacing ; onr. shorter figure of Constantine VII, beardless, standing facing. They hold be,
+ lhSXPSR.X RG^NAN
TIHfTI
Christ, bearded, seated facing on throne
with dais ; wears tunic, mantle and nimbus

cruciger; r. hand raised in benediction ; in 1. book of the Gospels.
tween them long patriarchal cross Leo wears crown with cross and
;
robes with square pattern, viz. a long tunic over which is a scarflike mantle, an end of
which, ornamented +>

falls
over
liis
r.
hand
globus cr. Constantine wears the

in
is
which
same crown and
dress,
but the end of the mantle falls over his

1.
hand
cr.
in
which
is
globus
67-8
.8
[Bank
of
England
gift,
[PI. LI. 9.]
1877]'
65-3
(pierced)
.8
[de Sal is gift]
'
With the costume of the Emperor compare the

li/z.,
i,
figure
on a tenth-century
ivory,
coll.
Stroganoff, in Schlumberger, L'Epoi).
p. 45.
With the throne and
figure of
;
compare a Byzantine triptych of the tenth or eleventh cent, in the Louvre reproduced in Schlumberger, op. cit., i, p. 87.
Christ,
446

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Revei-se
Silver'
(LEO
A.D.
VI)
886P-911
msHSXR.1
steps,
srHsmcA
+ LUJh
enxuLiev
beneath which, globus. Three borders

of dots.
SebHSbASI LeVSRO)
mAiuuh
Three borders of dots, the central one ornamented with eight globules.
4
5
41-3
Ai
-95
[PI. LI. 10.]
44-
-85
[Panni, 1865]
(LEO
msMSXR.1
No.
4.
VI and
GONSTANTINE
911-912
VII)
A. D.
srHsmoA
;
Gross potent
all as
on
+ LOhGe GOhSTAhTI
h/ehx:uuv
SeblSbASI
LKROm/
Three borders of dots, the central one ornamented with eight globules.
48-7
-95
[de Sails, 1861]
[PI. LI. 11.]
Bronze
(LEO
VI
seated figure)
+ LOhbA
(Tl^
ILeVSRO
Leo VI, with short beard, seated facing on throne with curved arms and ornamented back wears crown with cross and robes with
;
+Leoh eneeobA
SILVSR
omeon
square pattern
labarum with mappa.

111-2
in in
r.,
1.
1-
[de Salis gift]
[PI. LI. 12.]
The
dies of Leo's silver coins are adjusted
'J^^^.
, ;
LEO
No.
VI, ETC.
-CONSTANTINOPLEBRONZE
Obverse
Reverse
447
Weight Metal and

Size
(LEO
+ LeOhbASILVSR.Om/
Bust of Leo VI, with
short
beard,
VI
bust)
+ LOh eheeobA
SILeVSR.
facing
;
wears crown with cross, mantle and robe in 1. mappa.

107-6 104-8
omeoh
beneatli the in
pellet.
e0,
JE 1-05
[PL LI.
[Sotheby's, 31 Jan. &c.,
13.]
1-05
1853,lot 318] 10
123-8
JE 1-05
(bA S
for
bAS)
[Purchased, 1904]
figures)
(LEO VI and ALEXANDER; seated + LOh + LOh SALenAhGROS

On
r.,
1., figure of Leo VI, with short beard on
;
SAL2IAh
GR.OSbASIL''
shorter
figure
of
Romeoh
Alexander, beardless, both seated facing on
double throne and

holding between them labarum with X. Each wears crown with cross and robes of square
pattern.
11
135-8 108-6
M
JE
1-05
1-
[M.
J. Borrell,
1852]
[PI. LI. 14.]
12
(LEO
VI and
ALEXANDER;
+ LOh
S
busts)
+ LeOhSALe[2IA] OnL,
bust of Leo VI, with short beard, facing on r., bust of Alexander,
;
ALlIAh
GROSbASIL
Komeoh/
(often partly off
flan)
They hold between them labarum with X. Each wears crown with cross and robes of lozenge
beardless, facing.
the
pattern.
13
64-3
5468-
14
15
M M M
-8
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift]
(Inscr. off flan)
[Pl. LI. 15.]
-85
-7
[PI. LI. 16.]
448
No.
LEO
VI,
ETC. CHRONOLOGY OF COINS

alone,
449
all
or at least practically,
and Lambros would assign
the
coins
with the sole name of Leo to the end of his reign (i. e. after circ. 904). The numismatic evidence seems to me, however, to suggest tliat tlie coins of Leo VI alone were struck in the beginning or middle of his reign rather Leo was, no doubt, the ruling spirit the tlian in the later part of it. Basilem while Alexander was, as it were, the despotes, and Leo may have chosen to strike coins in his own name solely, without thereby formally
denying the existence of his co-regent Alexander. On the present evidence, Alexander is seen to be relegated to the bronze coinage, but it would not be surprising if gold and silver money with the conjoint names of Leo It may be by some accident and Alexander were one day to come to light.
that sucli coins are not
now
extant, just as
it
must be by some accident
that the gold and silver coins of Leo
VI
(alone) are still rare, seeing that
they must have been struck in considerable numbers during his lengthy
reign.
We may now
metals.
sight,
of his
comment on the coins of classes I and II according to The solidus of Leo VI alone (PI. LI. 8) would seein at first from the long beard worn by the emperor, to belong to the latter part reign, for at his accession in 886 Leo was only about twenty years old.
Gold.
if we do not assign this solidus to the earlier part we have no gold coins for the whole period 886-911, which is
But, on the other hand,

of his reign,
a great difficulty.
entirely
am
inclined to believe, then, that this solidus of
new
types
was
struck by Leo at his coronation.
He
places liimself,
under the protection of the Blessed Virgin, who, on an ivory in the Berlin Mus., is represented in the act of crowning him (see Schlumberger, Melanges, i, p. lllf. and additions at end of volume. This Silver. It seems likely ivory bears the name of Leo evidently Leo VI). that the coins with the sole name of Leo were first struck near the beginning
for the first time,
of his reign
otherwise
on
we
should have no silver coins

of Basil
till
911, tlie date of

is
the coinage of Leo and Constantine.

closely modelled
(like Basil I
(/8)
Bronze. This coinage
evidently
tliat
I.
Thus, we have Leo and Alexander
and liis son Constantine) represented (a) as enthroned figures, with their busts only. The coin of Leo VI alone (PI. LI. 12), showing the emperor seated on a richly ornamented throne with curved arms reproduces
I tliink that it may have been struck at or near tlie time of the coronation of Leo, just as tlie coin of Basil seems to have been struck. (There is also the bust type of Leo VI tlie tliree specimens in
a coin of Basil I
the British
tliat
Museum
are in remarkably fine preservation, almost suggesting
they have never been in circulation.) The bronze coins of Cherson have the name of Leo alone, and also the conjoined names of the co-regnant
emperors.
'
450
ALEXANDER
11
May 9126 June
913
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obvei'se
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
+ALXAhd
SrOSR-Om/
facing; on
R-OSAH^q
The
em-
rmm
r.
+ mSXR.SK6X
Christ,
;
R.e^hAh
peror Alexander, on bearded, standing 1. ,

r.
,
St.
with dais wears tunic, mantle and nimbus cr.
Alexander, bearded, head bare, standing to front, placing with his r. hand crown with cross on the head of the emperor in his 1. hand,
;
hand raised in benediction; in 1., book of the Gospels.
The emperor wears robes with square pattern, viz. a long tunic, over which is a scarf-like mantle, an end of which, ornacross.
mented with +,

falls
his r. hand in which is globus cr. his 1. hand is extended. Alexander wears long tunic and mantle his
over
feet are bare.
68-7
.85
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI. Iill. 1.]
' Cp. Photiades Cat., No. 444; Montagu Cat., No. 1227 = Ponton d'Amecourt, p. 156, No. 960 Sab., ii, p. 117, No. 1 pi. 46, 3 = Cadalvene in Rev. num., 1848, p. 401 Coll. J. Dos Santos, Sale Catalogue (Scbulman, Amsterdam, Sept., 1906, part 3, lot 5754; PI. IV, No. 5754). For small coin of CHERSON, see Oreshnikov, Trans. Moscow Num. Soc, iii
;
;
(1905), pi. ix. 31
No. 31 -.-Ohv.
A Rn: TTX.
;
451
CONSTANTINE
6
VII,
?)
Porphyrogenitus
Nov. 959
I
June 913 (15
ROMANUS
17 Dec.
91916 Dec. 944

into
The period covered by these two reigns (913-959) may be divided

three main epochs
:
a.
Constantine VII witli Zoe as regent

A. D.
913-919.
p.
Constantine VII witli

A.D. 919-944.
Komanus
y.
Constantine VII, independent

A.D. 945-959.
Three sons of Romanus
I,
viz. viz.
Cliristopher, Steplien,
and Constantine,
:
and the son of Constantine VII,

their fathers, so that the period
I.
Romanus
II,
were also associated with
may
be furtlier subdivided as follows
Constantine VII with his mother
ZOE
as regent
June 913919.
II.
Constantine VII and
Romanus
I,
co-emperors
17 Dec. 919921.
III.
Constantine VII,
Romanus I, and
CH RISTOPH ER, son of Romanus I
(crowned
May
921)
921 May 924

IV. Constantine VII,
Romanus
I,
Christoplier (d.
(son
of
Romanus
I,
I,
crowned May 924) and
Aug. 931), STEPHEN CONSTANTINE (son of
Romanus
crowned May 924)
May 924 Aug.

V. Constantine VTI,
931
Romanus I, Steplien, and Constantine Aug. 93116 Dec. 944

and Constantine
Jan. 945
VI. Constantine VII, Stephen,
16 Dec.
VII. Constantine
94427
VII (alone)
27 Jan. April 945
VIII. Constantine
VII and his son

April
ROMANUS
959
II
945Nov.
452
No.
CONSTANTINE
No.
VII.
PERIOD II SOLIDUS
Reverse
453
Weight Metal and

Size
1-
Obverse
117-4
JE
[Sotheby's, Dec. 20, 1852, lot 207]

[Sotheby's, Jan. 31, 1853,
lot 318]
94-2
M
JE
1-05
86-3
-9
69.5
1-
PERIOD
II.
CONSTANTINE
I,
VII
and
ROMAN US
co-emperors
17 Dec. 919-921
CONSTANTINOPLE
Solidus
+ cohsrAhrmosG6K omAhenxajbR on i.,

ConstantineVII, beardless, standing facing
+msxpsRex re'inan
TIMm
on
r.,
taller figure of
with dais wears tunic, mantle and nimbus cr.

;
Romanus I, bearded, standing facing. They

liold
between them
cross.
in benedicin 1., book of tlie Gospels.

r.
hand
'
tion
long patriarchal
Constantino wears crown with cross, tunic and mantle embroidered with cross, &c. In his r., globus
cr.
Romanus wears
cross
crown with
and
robes with square pattern, viz. a long tunic over which is a scarflike mantle, an end of
which, ornamented +,
falls
which
over liis 1. hand in is globus cr.
65-6
-85
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI. lill. 4.]
Doubtless this is the gesture intended, though the hand I holding back the mantle ; so also on Nos. 8 and 9.
is
represented rather as
if
454
No.
CONSTANTINE
No.
VII.
PERIO]) II- CONSTANTINOPLE BRONZE
455
456

Metal and
Size
No. Weiffht
Obverse
Reverse
17 18 19
99-
JE 1-05
[de Salis gift]

'
143-5
106-5
M
JE
1-2
(/ for )
(\for/)
(\ for/)
[Pl. LII. 11, obv.]
1-1
(bAS IL &c.)
20
107-6
JE 1-05
(bAS IL &c.)
[Purchased, 1904]
(\ for /)
21
87-8
JE 1-05
(\for ; bAS IL &c.)

[de Salis gift]
A
f
for
A)
sic)
RmUJA
22
23
61-5
JE
-95
[Purchased, 1847]
119-8
1-05
(bAS IL &c.) [Presented by Mr. George Finlay,

1854
= Num.
Chron.,
xvii, p. 127, No. 1]
Restruck on of Leo YI, like Leo VI, No. 7 supoâ on ohv., remains of L60hbAS+IL cp. similar restrikings, Rev. beige, 1857, p. 398 f.
'
24
131-
1-15
(bAS IL &c.)
fF.
^
Parkes Weber
gift,
1906]
'
Restruck on JE of Leo VI, like Leo VI, No. 8 supra on rev., remains of obv. inscr. and crown of emperor on ohv., remains of 6h SI L OfTI h &c.
. .
.
For a bronze coin of Romanus I with

potent, see infra,
a. d.
rev.
Cross
931-944.
25
88-7
(pierced)
JE
1-1
(Inscr. obscure)
[de Salis gift]
on
Restruck on JE of Leo VI, like Leo VI, No. 8, supra obv., +L0 and remains of bust of Leo VT; on
;
rev.,
-fL
h
SIL
Another bronze coin of Romanus I is found restruck on a bronze coin of ConstanVII and Zoe see Num. Chron., iv, 1841, p. 56.
;
tine
'
CONSTANTINE
No.
VII,
ETC. PERIOD II-CHERSON

Obvei'se
457
Weiglit
Metal and
Size
Reverse
26
131-6
JE
(ends
ROm\)
[Blacas, 1867]
(h\)
[PI. LII. 12, rei:]
8,
Restruck on JE of Leo VI, like Leo VI, No. on

rer.,
supra
LOh A S K
O
27
92-8
JE
1-
Restruck on JE of Leo VI, like Leo VI, No. 8, supra on obi-., ILVSKOm^, coinciding- with part of the superimposed insci-.
28
112.
1.
[Blacas, 1867]
On
29
?'eL\,
traces of resti'iking-.
lOM
MM
(inscr. partly obscure)

j
[Presented by the Rev. Arthur Dixon, 1906]

;
on
Restruck on JE of Leo VI, like Leo VI, No. 8, supra obv., traces of helmet witli cross and inscr. ILEVS
Rom/
CHERSON
Type
1
ROMAN US
(monogram
of
I,
A. D.
919-921
floriate
J&
30
136-6
Romanus)
Cross, with tremities,

r.
ex;
on steps
on
and
1.,
pellet.
JE
I.
[Purchased, 1904J
[PI. LII. 13, obv.j
31
99-
1-
[Purchased, 1853]
(Type
nearly eifaced, perhaps intentionally

so also on other sjiecimens, as Bei'. num.,
1859, p. 45)
^ A smaller size is Pliotiades Cat., No. 447. There is also also known, Sab., PI. 46, 9 another type with obv. as No. 30, but with rev. monogram (explained as SeaTroTijt) see Koehne, Mas. Kotschouhet/, I, p. 231, No. 6 Sab., ii, p. 125, No. 4, and Burachkov, PI. XVIL 141 of Nicephorus II Phocas, Burachkov, op. the monograDi of ^fo-jroVijr on PI. Xyil. 150. See also Trans. Moscow Num. Soc, iii, PI. IX. The dies of Nos. 30, 81 are adjusted -^-^ Nos. 32-34 are placed ^-^^ as usual on the Constantinopolitaii coins.
; ; ;
458
No.
CONSTANTINE
No.
VII,
ETC. PERIODS
III,
IV-SOLIDUS
459
460
IMPEEIAL BYZANTINE COINS

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obvei'se
Reverse
Type 3
ROMANUS
I,
CHRISTOPHER,
VII
and
CONSTANTINE
A.D.
927P-931
KebOHeei X)eSPOrH
ing
Rom
Ahuu
Christ crownRoufianus I (as on

2).
xpisroF/ er consr Ahr^ On bust of Chris1.,
Type
topher, bearded, facing on r., bust of Constantine VII (bearded ?),

facing.
tween
cross.
They hold bethem patriarchal Each wears crown

Berl
Blatter, 1865,
with
cross.
N solidus.
p. 174.
de Saulcy, Emui, PI.
XX.
Silver
Type
ROMANUS
CONSTANTINE CHRISTOPHER
I,
VII,
and
A.D.
921-927?
ms[M]SXKi
;
srMsmcA
Cross potent on three steps beneath, globule. Three borders of dots.
+R.omAhO/ cohSTAhr/
cexpisr[OF]
lTXUJVSe b/bASIL/R./
within
of
dots,
border
three borders the central of which has
eight srlobules.
40
50-2
{pierced)
1-
[Purchased, 1904]
[Pl. IiIII. 3.]
probably at least a few years later than type 1 which shows Christopher beardless. may belong to circ. A. D. 926 or to the earlier part of 927. Type 3, where Christopher's name precedes that of Constantine VII, may have been first struck in the latter part of 927 when Christopher had precedence of Constantine VII.
It
CONSTAN'JINI-: Vri, 1:TC. PERIOD

Metal and
Size
V SILVER
Reverse
4G1
No.
Weight
Obverse
Type 2
ROMANUS
I,
CHRISTOPHER,
VII
and
CONSTANTINE
A.D.
927P-931
nSMSXR.1
SrHShICA
41
40.
JH
-95
42
48-6
Ai
-95
'
462

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Bronze
(with head of
A.D.
ROM AN US
931-944
only)
KomAho
Bust
eneuub/R/
mSMSXKI
SrMShlCA
; ;
of Romanus I, bearded, facing'; wears crown with cross and robe with squares and pellets ; in r., globus with patriarchal cross.
Cross potent on steps at centre, X below steps, globule ; on r. and 1. of cross, star.
Border as on
obv.
Border
of
pellets
placed between borders of dots.
two
43
131-4
(pierced)
JE
1-
[Purchased, 1868]
[PI.
LIU.
e.]
PERIOD
VI.
16 Dec.
94427
Jan. 945
CONSTANTINE VII, STEPHEN CONSTANTINE

No
coins issued.
and
PERIOD Vn.
27 Jan.April 945
VII (alone)
CONSTANTINE
Solidus
CONSTANTINOPLE
+GOhsrAh r^'Avr-'C KArOR'' Bust of Constantine VII, bearded, wears crown facing with cross and robe with squares and pelin r., globus with lets patriarchal cross.
; ;
lhSR.IS(OTc)RXR.6'l
NANTIHm
Bust of
cr.,
;
Christ, bearded, facing,
wearing nimbus tunic and mantle
r.
hand in benediction 1. holds book of Gospels.
44
69-
-i
[Purchased, 1862]
[PI. LIII. 7.]
' This coin the actual specimen was formerly in a collection at Naples, and was well published by J. Friedlaender in Berliner Blatter fur Milnzkuiide, 1865, p. 177. It is of remarkably neat and ornate work. Friedlaender compares the head with the small of Romanus I, Constantine VII, Stephen and Constantine, head of Romanus on the No. 42, supra, a coin struck a. d. 931-944, and we may well assign our coin to the sanie period. Compare the ohv. also with the solidus of Constantine VII alone (next coin
described).
^
This coin
is
assigned to Constantine VII (rather than to Constantine VIII or to
CONSTANTINE VII PERIOD VII BRONZE

No.
463
'
4(14

Weisht Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
54
79-2
JE
1-1
[de Salis gift]
Restruck on of Romanus I, like PI. LII. 9. On rev., remains of bust, r. arm, sceptre, &c. j on obv., part of inscr., h &c. SIL
55
84-3
JE 1.05
(Z
for
T)
[de Salis gift]

I
On
56
137.
like PI. Restriick on JE of rev., remains of inscr., SIL &c.

I,
Romanus
(C
LII.
9.
JE
1-1
[Presented by Mr. George Finlay, 1854 same as

;
O h S T^ obscure through restriking)

like
Num.
127, 2]
Cliron., xvii, p.
i
Restruck on JE of Romanus On obv., head of Romanus I on

;
I,
PL
LII.
rev., fDAILUfl &c.
57
79-
JE
1.
[Presented by Mr. George Finlay, 1854 same as Nv.m. Chron., xvii, p.

;
127, 3]
Restruck on JE of Romanus I, like PI. LII. 9. On rev., part of bust and +KUL)fT)Ari on obv., remains of inscr., he SIL
;
mA
&c.
CHERSON
Bronze
Type K
UU
a
on Cross, floriated
on
r.
steps,
with
extremities
1.,
and
pellet.
58
39-2
JE
-65
[de Salis gift]
[PI. IiIII. 10.]
Type
Bust
Constantine of facing, (beardless ?), in mantle.
[de Salis gift]
13
59
37-8
-7
[PI. LIII. 11.]
'
Cp. Sab., ii, p. 128, No. 13; obv., bust of Constantine rer., floriate cross, &c. Cp. Trans. Moscow yniii. Soc, iii, PI. X. 44-47. Dies of 58, '^'^ of 59, 1^>l'.
; ;
'
CONSTANTINE
No. Weiglifc
VII,
ETC. PERIOD VIII SOLIDUS

Obverse
465
Metal and
Size
Reverse
PERIOD
VIII.
CONSTANTINE
VII
and Ms
son
ROMANUS
945Nov.
Solidus
II
April
959
CONSTANTINOPLE
cohsrAhr/ceKomAh
AM<1%/K/ On
bust of Constantine, bearded, facing-, in robe of On lozenge pattern. r., bust of Romanus II,
1.,
+ mSXPSKXR.e^NAN
TlWm
and
Bust of Christ,
;
bearded, facing wearing tunic and mantle
nimbus
cr.
r.
beardless,
facing-,
in
mantle and robe. They hold between them

patriarchal cross.
Each
cross.
raised in benediction in 1., book of Gospels. (Three pellets in each limb of cross of nimbus.)
wears crown with

60
68-
N N N N N
.8
[Campana
1371]
sale, 1846, lot
[Pl. LIII. 12.]
61
67-8
.7
(r without
[Pembrolce 1477]
/)
sale, 1848, lot
62
68.
.75
[Purchased, 1905]
63
67. .75
[Purchased, 1905]
64
61.4
(pierced)
.8
(Ends
A VT IK)
(Legend blundered) (two

pellets cross)
in
limbs
of
[Royal Collection]
65
68-
.8
[F.
Parkas Weber
[Pl. LIII. 13.]
gift,
(KXe
1906]
lets in
for R.eX) (two pellimbs of cross)
66
66.3
A^
.75
(h/; forb/) [Bank of England

I
gift,
(Hair wavy) (three pellets in right limb,
1877]
[Pl. LIII. 14.]
two
pellets
in remaining limbs of cross)
Possibly not issued at the Imperial mint.
466

Weight Metal and
Size
No
Obverse
Reverse
Silver
msMSXRi
srMsmcA
Cross, on three steps, with smaller cross at each extremity (cross crosslet). In centre,
+CONST/r/ nORFVUOV
CeKOfDAhO
ehx'uuevseb/
beneath steps,
The whole
b\R.aimeoh
within
three
borders
obv.
globule.
of dots, as
on
within three borders of dots, the central border

of which is ornamented with sixteen globules.
67
68
454
43-6
43-
69
M M M
-95
-9
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI. LIII. 15.]
-9
Bronze
+cohST/r/C6R.ofnA
h^b^Rom/
+cohsr^
CeKOfTIAh
On
1.,
bust
Constantine VH, of bearded, facing, in robe with square pattern. On r., shorter bust of
GhXRISr/
b^ ROffieO
Romanus
facing,
11,
beardless,
in
robe of
lozenge pattern. They hold between them patriarchal cross with X in centre and globus
at its foot.'
Each wears
cross.
crown with
70
101
-3
JE
1-1
[de Salis gift]
[PL LIV.
1.]
Restruck: on
71
obv., traces of inscription.
93-3
JE
1I
[Pl. lilV. 2.]
Restruck on
^
On
of
Romanus
I,
like
PI.
;
Lll. 9.
On bA
'
rev., traces of
oh: legend +RUJrnAh^
on obc,
&c.
The globus
is
here unusually large.
the gold of this reign and on earlier

(
the globus coins the long cross is often represented with a globular ornament cruciger?) at its foot. The cross and globe here shown are reproduced on a leaden seal (Schlumberger, Vn Emp. hyz., p. 327) of the Imperial commerciarii of Thessalonica.
CONSTANTINE
No.
VII,
ETC. PERIOD VIII-CHERSON

Obverse
Reverse
467
Weight
128-
Metal and
Size
JE 1-05
[cle
Salis gift]
IJ.
Restrucls on JE of Romanus I, liiie PL LII. On re>.\, remains of bust ; on obv., RUUfTlA
euubA
SR.UJ
uuh
73
109-5
1-05
On
103-
Restruck on JE of Romanus ?'ev., remains of bust.

[de Salis gift]
|
I,
like PI. LII.
9.
JE 1-05
Restruck on JE of Romanus I, like / On obv., remains of rev. inscr. h SIL
PI. LII.
9.
mAiuuh
75
94.5
JE
-95
[de Salis gift]
(Inscr.
incomplete
through restriking)
I
Restruck on JE of Romanus I, like PL LII. 9. rev., bust of Romanus I with sceptre; on obv., he siLevsKuu mAiain
On
75-7
{worn)
7t;
1-05
[Presented by Mr. George Finlay, 1854 = Num. Chron., xvii, ]). 127, No. 4]
(Inscr. incomplete through restriking)
On
Restruck on of Romanus I, like PL LII. 9. rev., remains oH rev. legend A UUbA SRUL) AlUUh
CHERSON
^
77
54-4 46-8
Bronze
= KUUNCT
^*X^ = PUUMA
(Romanus
[PI.
(Constantine VII)
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift]
'
II)
3.]
M
JE
-75 .75
LIV.
78
See also Sab., ii, p. 130, No. 18; PI. 47, 3 {obv., facing bust; rev., facing bust) assigned to Constantine VII and Romanus II. So also Koelme, Mus. Kotschoitbei/, i, Oresbnikov, Trans. Moscoiv Num. Soc, iii, PL X. No. 43, witb more p. 234, No. 1. probability assigns these coins to Romanus I and Christopher (cp. p. 461, supra). Dies
'
ofNos. 77, 78,
'^^^.
468
ROMANUS
(15?) Nov.
II
95915 March 963
BASIL
son of
II
Romanus
II,
by
Tlieopliano,
crowned April 960
CONSTANTINE
second son of Romanus
11,
VIII
by Theophano,
crowned Aphii. 961
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
not seem possible to identify any extant as the Constantinopolitan coinage of Romanus II. The bronze coins with the name of 'Romanus' formerly assigned to this Emperor are now proved by the evidence of restriking to have
It does
specimens
been issued by Romanus I. Sabatier (ii, p. 131, No. 1) was inclined to attribute to Romanus II a solidus assigned by Du Cange (cp. de Saulcy, PL XXI. 5) to Romanus IV. Unfortunately,
the coin described by Du Cange had already disappeared when Sabatier wrote. The type (bust of the Virgin crowning the Emperor) is certainly, as Sabatier remarks, more likely to be of Romanus II than of Romanus IV, for we find it on the solidus But I am inclined of John I Zimisces, a. d. 969-976.
to suspect that the Dii Cange's coin
is
eeOTOC KOmAhUJ
TieSP of
a misreading of a solidus of John
PL LIV. 11 with eeOTOC ROMe^ lUD'OeSP (oZ>y., bust of the Virgin crowning the Emperor). Of course it is possible that Romanus II may have instituted this type, but it does not seem probable that he did so, because Nicephorus II Phocas, who intervenes between RomanusII and JohnZimisces, uses a different type of tlie Virgin (see PL LIV. 5).
Zimisces, like our
EOMANUS
No.
II,
ETC.-CHERSON- P.RONZE
Obverse
Reverse
469
Weisrht
Metal and
Size
CHERSON
Bronze
(ROMANUS
)^Q
\Jt/
II
and BASIL
II)
(monogram
Romanus
Size
-7.
of
(monogram
of Basil IE)
II)
M
PI.
XVII. 143
I,
;
Romanus
Burachkov, Coi>is of Greek Colonies, &o., No. 141, where the coin is assigned to BA being interpreted as BnmXiis); Rev. num.,
(p. 125,
1859, p. 46 Sab., PI. X. 55, 56.
vol.
ii,
p.
132
Oreshnikov, op.
cit
The coin of Cherson in PI. LI I. 14 with the name of 'Romanus' {rev. Cross) seems better assigned to Romanus I
than to Romanus
I,
II
see note, supni, p. 458, No. 32,
Romanus
Cherson.
470
THEOPHANO
widow
of
Romanus
11,
regent for Basil II and Constantine VIII

16
Maech 15
Aug. 963
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Bronze
eeoF A hOhAur
of
in
1-.,
Bust Theophano, facing, wearing crown and robes

sceptre.
M eV
pellets.
facing, orans.
Bust of the Virgin, Border of
p.
Size 1. Published by de Saulcy in Rev. num., 1842, 415 PI. XIX. 4, from the specimen then belonging to the Marquis de Lagoy {= Sab., ii, p. 133, No. 1). The rev. has to me the appearance of belonging to a later period (cp. the assigned to Constantine IX), but de Saulcy vouches for the correctness of the obverse legend.
;
'
471
NICEPHORUS
16 Aug.
11,
PHOCAS
VIM
96310 Dec. 969
BASIL
II
and
CONSTANTINE
II,
sons of
Romanus
co-emperors
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
(Solidus)
1
(NICEPHORUS
NIKH+OP/KAIBACIAA
Vr/R.P= On L, bust of Nicephorus II,
bearded, facing, in robe of lozenge pattern. On r., bust of Basil II,
beardless,
facing-,
and BASIL)
963
Circ. Aug:.
+ mSXPSRXRe^NANT
mm
Bust
of
Christ,
bearded, facing, wearing tunic, niantle and nimbus cr., with three pellets in each limb of
cross
;
in
r.
;
mantle and robe. Thej^ hold between them

patriarchal cross.
benediction
of Gospels,
raised in in 1., book
Each
cross.
wears crown with

67-
N N
-75
[Maj.-Gen. 1850]
C.
R.
Fox,
67-7
-8
(mCHFOP/Ceb[A]SIL/
[Purchased, 1906]
[PI.
LIV.
4.]
' The types of the solidus or nomisma (as it may be now more convenient to call it) are exactly reproduced from the solidus of Constantino VII and Romanus II, PI. LIII. 12. The portraits are purely conventional. struck in his sole On the N, Ai, and name, Nioephorus places a head which has more claim to be a portrait. Type 2 may have been issued soon after type 1. ^ Sabatier in Revue beige, 1859, p. 312 f., publishes specimens ending BACI A''
AVf
K''
P''
and BACIA^
Cat.,
AVU^
R.''
and suggests that the
title
Autohrator
Photiades
to
Montagu
Cat.,
No. 460, has a specimen stated to read RP. No. 1231) has again a different legend, ending bK/ (or
AVP
intended. Our No. 2 (similar

is
bR/
?).
472

Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2
(NICEPHORUS)
963 (or Zater) 969
+eeoToc/VHe/'m
CHP/TDeSP/
On L, bust
+ lhSXPSRXK^NAN Tinm Bust of Christ,

bearded, facing, as on No. 1.
of the Virgin, facing,
wearing nimbus, veil (with** ), mantle (with on r., *), and tunic bust of Nicephorus 11, bearded, facing, wearing crown with cross and robe with square They hold pattern. between them the
;
patriarchal cross.
1.
On
r.
,
of Virgin,
on
6
[PI.
(iTfTI
66-5 68-4
A^
-75
[Purchased, 1905]
i
LIV.
5.]
tV
.!S
[Thomas
3040]
sale,
1844, lot
two
pellets
in
nimbus)
(two pellets in nimbus)
Silver
67.2
-85
CDeSforTieSP/)
963 (or later)-969
+msMSXR.i srysmcA and >K dotted. Cross, crosslet, on two steps
+mcHF/
enx'uuAvro
CKAT''eVSb''
in centre, medallion of four lobes with h C

I
and bust of Nicephoms

II,
bASILGVS
bearded, facing, as
on his nomismata.Whole in three borders

of dots, the central border of which is orna-
Whole
ohv.
in border as on
mentedbyeightpellets.
^
eeoTOKG BOHeei.
'
Le medaillon, qui est quadrilobe [cp. the oval medallion on JR of Romanus I, with Constantine VII, Stephen and Constantine, supra, PI. LIII. o] represente certainement le couvercle de quelque capsule ou boite renfermant un fragment de la Vraie Croix. On salt que ces fragments veneres etaient presque toujours places dans une cavjte ou receptacle au centre des quatre branches de croix processionneUes ou autres. On gravait sur la face principale de la capsule le portrait du prince regnant, et ces monnaies d'argent nous donnent la tres exacts representation d'une de ces croix-reliquaires.' Schlumberger, Vn Emji. hyz. p. 494.
^
,
NICEPHORUS II CHERSON BRONZE

No.
473
and Weight Metal

Size
Obverse
Reverse
6 7
44-4
42-6
Al JR
-9
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LIV.
6.]
.85
(*) [Royal Collection]
Bronze
963 (or late?') 969
Type
+hlCIFR.b Bust of Nicephorus
bearded, facing
;
ASILR.OM
II,
+mcHF/
heeujbA SILeVSRUU
wears
crown with
;
cross
and
mAiuuh
rohe with square pattern in r., labarum in 1., globus cr.

76-3
JE
.1
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
LIV.
7.]
Type
+mCIFR.b
ASILR.UL)
;
+mcHF/
eneeuubA
SILeVSRUU
Bust of Nicephoms II, wears crown with cross and robe with square pattern (varied from type
bearded, facing
1); in sceptre
r.,
;
mAiuuh
in
1.
cruciform globus
,
surmounted by
9 112.6
113-1
trefoil.
^
JE
JE
1-05
.95
1.
[PI.
LIV.
8.]
10
II
[de Salis gift]
1114
92-7
[Northwick
[Northwick
sale,
1860] 1860]
12
JE
1.
sale,
(Double-struck and struck ?)
re-
CHERSON
Bronze
|^-(^-|C
|C
(monogram
Nicephorus
of
II)
^
[Pl.
AecTTTOTTyS.
13
60-3
JE
-7
[Purchased, 1904]
(Cp. de Saulcy, PI. 21, 11
;
LIV.
PI.
9.]
Burachkov,
XVII. 150)
474
JOHN
11 Dec.
ZIMISCES
Jak. 976
969-10
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
1
+eeoTOC
D6SP On
bOHe/iuj
+ mSXPSKXRe^NANT
inm
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing, wearing tunic, mantle and
r., bust of the Virgin, facing, wearing-
nimbus, veil (with *), mantle (with *), and tunic on 1. bust of
;
nimbus
..*..)
;
cr.
r.
;
(with hand in
1.
John I, bearded, facing, wearing crown with cross and robe with
square patterns. John, who holds in 1. patriarchal cross, is crowned above 'by the Virgin his head is the manun Dei. Above the head
;
benediction
holds
book of Gospels.
of the Virgin,
Me
[H. P. Borren sale, 1852, lot 912]
[PI.
68-2
-9
(John holds plain cross)
LIV. 10.]
63-
-8
(-oesp/)
624
-8
(R.OHe/)
[Lieut. -Col. Ross, 1846]

[PI.
LIV.
11.]
JOHN I CONSTANTINOPLE SILVER

No.
I
475
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2
+eeoToc/ bOHG^'iaj DeSCD^ On r., bust of the Virgin, facing-, robed as on No. 1 on bust of John I, ].,
'
+ mSXPSR.eXRe<lNANT
m m
Bust of Christ, bearded, as on No. 1
(nimbus
cr.,
one pellet
in each limb).
bearded, facing, wearing crown with cross and robe with square
patterns. holds in
1.
John, who globus sur-
mounted by trefoil, is crowned by the Virgin.

Above, in centre,iawM Dei blessing the Emperor.
68-2
-85
[PI.
Lrv.
12.]
Silver
Type
+inSHSXRi
srssmcA*
+ IUJ/Mlh''
enxuu/Nvro CR.AT/6VSeV
b/NSILVS
I
in ; centre, circular medallion with and
Cross on two steps
uu n bust of John I, bearded, facing, as on his nomismata. Whole in three borders of dots, the central border ornamentedbyeightpellets.
49.7
Whole
ohv.'^
in border as
on
M M
.85

lot 1008]
[Pl.
LIV.
13.]
37.5
-8
for
in orna-
ments)
^ 'D6S(D''. The S is blundered and has rather the appearance of Z. Cp. the specimen described by Sabatier in Eev. num., 1863, p. 18. The dative of SfcrTrorijs- must be intended, and / cannot be the numeral as Sabatier (1. 0.) suggested. ' One of the three specimens in the Photiades Cat. is plated, No. 467. The dies of Nos. 5, 6, and 7 are adjusted '^^^ as on the gold and bronze coins.
; ;
476

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverae
Reverse
Type 2
ecebG/roisbASiLS/
of the Virgin, facing, wearing nimbus, veil and mantle
+nneR.eH
Bust
D6T)oiASm
0IS.SeL
nizuuhOH
(with .. She holds before her breast a circular medallion of the bust of the Infant Saviour in tunic ; be-
c/hnozyX
m
Border as
obv.
hind his
with
head
cross
Onl.,M-P;
onr.,0Y Whole within

three linear borders.
43-2
A<
1-1
[Purchased, 1886]
'
[VI.
LIV.
14.]
Bronze^
972-976
+MMANOVHA
cr.
,
Biist
+lhSHS
bearded, of Christ, facing, wearing nimbus
XKISTMS
bASILEH bASIL6
;
tunic and mantle
Sab., ii, p. 141, PI. 47, 18 see Photiades Cat, No. 466 Chron., 1878, p. 209 (the Paris coin). The obv. legend is ecoroxf jSoijflei Tols âa-iXiva-i (note the allusion to the co-emperors Basil II and Constantino VIII). The rev. legend is Mijrep Qeov bfboâiTtiivr) 6 th (re iXirlûiv ovK airoTUyxavei ('Mere de Dieu, pleine de gloire, celui qui met en toi son esperance n'echouera jamais dans la realisation de ses projets', Schlumberger, VEpop. byz., i, p. 320j. C. M. Kaufmann, Handbuch der christUchen Arch., 1905, p. 609, engraves the coin as reading AFIO'C/K^ and interprets
^
For similar specimens

in
Madden
Num.
oiiK anoTevêTai Kvpiov. But /MIOT'/X is clearly the reading on the British Museum specimen. This is the first appearance on the coins of the Virgin of this type, i. e. with the medallion of the Infant Christ. The medallion is in reality the nimbate head oi a figure of the Infant seated on the knees of the Virgin, facing the spectator, as e. g. in the mosaic group of the Virgin in S. Apollinare Nuovo at Ravenna (6fh century Venturi, La Madonna (Milan, 1900), p. 4 cp. the Virgin and Child, ib., p. 6, Rome, 9th cent.). Later on, the head of the Infant Christ appears as a medallion, as here, and on other monuments, e. g. the Madonna of St. Mark's, Venice (10th or 11th cent.) Schlumberger, Vipop. byz., i, p. 665 medallion of Infant Christ held by Gabriel and Michael, mosaic Cp. Cabrol, Bki., Baouit,' fig. 1281. of St. Mark's, Venice, 11th cent. ; ib., ii, p. 576. The coin (No. 7) may have been struck about August 972 when John I celebrated These victories were in Constantinople his triumph for victories over the Russians. specially ascribed by the Emperor to the Mother of God, and her image with the See Gibbon, vi, p. 161, ed. Bury Infant Saviour was displayed on a triumphal car. Schlumberger, L'ltpop. byz., i, p. 176 cp. p. 84. coinage is referred The first institution by John Zimisces of the anonymous See Muralt, sub ann., by Scylitzes (Cedren, vol. ii, p.,413, ed. Bonn) to the year 972. p. 556, and Schlumberger, VEpop. byz., i, pp. 183, 184. See further on this coinage the
;
'
'^
dissertation infra at end of this reign. ' This dot, and another dot in centre of coin, not always present or visible.
JOHN I CONSTANTINOPLE BRONZE

No.
477
478
No.
JOHN I CHERSON BRONZE

No
32
479
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
59-3
M ^
1-05
(Book obscure)
Restruclc
:
[Presented by Mr. Rohde Hawkins, 1848]
on another similar coin

I
33
117-6
1-
(Book obscure)
[de Salis gift]
PI.
(Inscr.
incomplete
tlirough restriking-)
Restruck on coin of Nioepliorus II Pliocas, like Lrv. 7; on obv., head of Emperor and part of inscr. visible on rev., traces of lUbA
;
R.UU
UJh &c.
34
75-8
visible.
JE
1-1
(Type and
inscr. obscure)
(Inscr.
incomplete
through restriking)
[de Salis gift]
Restruck on coin of Nicephorus II Phocas, like PL LIV. 7 on rev., traces of head of Emperor and part of inscr. on obv., remains of inscr., SI1-HSFIUJ &c. (DAIUUh
; ;
35
122.5
JE 1-05
(Inscr.
obscure)
and part of type boolc with

;
incomplete (Inscr. through restrildng)

[de Salis gift]
[PI.
in centre.
LV.
7.]
Restruclc on coin of Nicephorus II Pliocas, lilce PL LIV. 7 on obv., inscr. hlCIFKb &c., and head of Nicephorus clearly visible ; on /ev., remains of reverse inscr. of Nicephorus, (DAILUtl &c.
;
36
90-6
JE
1.1
(Inscr.
and type partly
[de Salis gift]
obscure)
Phocas
Restruck, apparently on a coin of Nicephorus II on obv. remains of inscr.

; ,
All as No. 8, but nimbus with three pellets ( ) in each limb of cross. 37
299-2
All as No.
8.
M 1-35
Book with
in centre.
Above and below,
[Purchased, 1904]
_.o,_
[PI. liV. 8, rer.]
CHERSON
Bronze
^^j^
38
44-8
('luxi.vi'ov).
Border
tot
(Aeo-TTOTou).
^^^
of dots.
XT
Border
of dots.
JE
-65
[Purchased, 1904]
[PL LV.
9.]
480
ANONYMOUS BRONZE COINAGE OF JOHN
ZIMISCES
AND
The
HIS SUCCESSORS
under John
'
(see also Introduction, supra, 2,
Zimisces
').
be attributed to the reigns extending from John I Ducas, a period during which no bronze pieces (except at Cherson) were struck with Imperial names or effigies, are mainly
coins that
may
Zimisces to Constantine
as follows
Class
PI.
I.
Obv. Bust of Christ.
Rev. Inscr. Ihsus Xristus Basileu Basile.
LV. 1-8.
Class
II.
Obv. Bust of Christ.
Rev.
IS
XS Bas He Bas He and

Rev.
Cross.
PI. LVIII. 3, 4.
Class III.
Obv. Half-length figure of Christ.

PI.
IC
XC
Nl KA
in
angles of Cross.
Class IV.
Rev.
LX.
6, 7.
r.
Ohv. Christ seated;

PI.
hand extended (throne without

Rev.
back).
ISXS Basile Basil.

Class V.
LX.
10.
Obv.
6.
Christ seated (throne with back).
ISXC
PI.
Basile
Basil.
PL LXI.
Class VI. Class VII.

Class VIII.
Obv. Bust of Christ. Ohv. Bust of Christ. Obv. Bust of Christ

:
Rev.
ISXC Basile
Basil.
LX.
15, 16.
Rev. Bust of Virgin orans.

:
PL LIX.
6-8.
pellet border.
Rev. Half-length figure
of Virgin orans
Class IX.
pellet border.
PL LIX.
9-12.
Obv.
7.
Constantine
and Eudocia standing.

Rev.
Rev. Christ
standing.
PL LXI.
Obv.
9.
Class X.
Bust of Constantine X, facing.
Bust of
Christ.
PL LXI.
The general o?-der of issue may be determined with some by noting the instances of restriking.
Class I
exactness
(PL LV.
;
1-8).
(;8)
Tlie types of this class are struck (a)

flans.
on wellI
is
spread broad flans
on smaller
The smaller
flans often prove,
on examination, to be coins of Nicepliorus II Phocas, or of Romanus (Thomsen Cat, No. 717, 'Romain II'; cp. No. 718). This Class I, then, later than Nicephorus Phocas.
Class II (PL LVIII. 3, 4) Class III (PL
Classes
is
restruck on Class
I.
LX.
6, 7) is
restruck on Class
;
II.
IV and
V (PL
III.
LX. 10
LXI. 6) (they are
difficult to distinguish)
are restruck on Class

Class
VI (PL LX.
15, 16) is allied
by
its rev.
to
IV and V.
ANONYMOUS BRONZE COINAGE JOHN

Class VII (PI. LIX. 6-8).
I,
ETC.
481
The types of
this class are restruck
on Class
I,
Imt as coins of this class are used as flans for restrilcing' by Romanus IV (de Saulcy, p. 250) they probably belong- to one of the latest of the
anonymous
Class
series.
is
Class VIII (PI. LIX. 9-12)
allied
by
its reo. to
Class VII.
is
IX (Constantine
X and
Eudocia, PI. LXI. 7)
restruck on various
earlier coins.
Class
It is
(PL LXI. 9)
is
restruck on Class IX.
more
difficult to
determine
tlie
particular
Emperors who issued
these different classes.

I
Sabatier (PL 48) has assig-ned several classes to John

I,
Zimisces (our Classes
II, III,
V, VII, &c.), but this attribution
may
be
John I and too few for de Saulcy had already observed that liis successors (cp. Sab., ii, p. 149). some of these classes must belong- to the successors of John I, but he did not
criticized as clearly providing- too
many
coins for
attempt to allocate them.
(So also Schlumberg-er,
UEpop.
byz.,
i,
p. 321.)
One curious
clue to tlie attributions lias not, I believe, been previously noted
(except briefly in
my
1906, p. 334), namely, the varying- forms of ornamentation
paper on Byzantine Numismatics, in Corolla Num., displayed by
the cross of the nimbus on the ohv.
The
tlie
rev.
also presents a variety of
ornamentation which
of the
is
of
some
service in the matter,
and the ornamentation

also be taken into
book of the Gospels held by
Saviour
may
account.
Class
I
(LV. 1-8).
clearly constitute the currency of
These coins, or a considerable number of them, (i) They correspond Jolm I Zimisces.
ii,
j).
exactly to the description of Scylitzes (Cedren. vol.

cited Introd., supra, 2,
413, ed.
Bonn
They
under 'John
I Zimisces'), wlio
informs us that this

(ii)
Emperor inaugurated
of smaller size,
(iii)
(a. d.
972) the anonymous bronze coinage,
are usually of large module, while the later
anonymous
flans,
i.
coins are generally

e.
They
are strucls on
new
they are not (as
a rule) restruck on coins of earlier reigns.

are generally found to be employed.
In sucli cases of restriking as
occur, the coins of Nicephorus II Phocas, the predecessor of
John Zimisces,
Type and
dies,
inscr.
remain the same throughout,
Ijut,
besides varieties of
there are extremely numerous varieties of type.
Thus, more than
eleven forms of nimbus-ornamentation occur, and each variety of nimbus
accompanied by one variety or more of reverse-ornamentation. It seems therefore, that some varieties of Class I may have been struck by the successors of John Zimisces.
is
likelj',
To Basil
following
:
II
and Constantine
VIII (joint reign) I
would attribute the
(a) All those witli a

13,
nimbus-ornamentation of star-like form (PL LVI.
14
PL LVII.
2, 3).
starry nimbus with the form

II
or
is found on the gold of Basil John Zimisces. ir
and Constantine, and not on the gold of

z
'
482

'
The cross (/J) The coins with a cross (+) in the nimbus (PL LVI. 12). nimbus is not, indeed, found on the bronze either of John Zimisces or of Basil and Constantine, but one coin of this series has on rev. a spear-head (PI. LVI. 12), and this unusual device is found on the nimbus of the gold of Basil and Constantine (PI LVI. 1).
the coins with crescent-nimbus found on the gold of Basil and (y) Constantine and on the gold of Constantine (alone), but not on the gold of John Zimisces. These JE may belong to the joint reign of the two Emperors, but the v^ seems, as a nimbus-ornament, to be more distinctive of Constantine (alone) than of Basil and Constantine jointly.
VIII
To Constantine
(PI.
(alone)
I attribute
is
LVII. 11, 12).
The crescent
in
To Romanus III I doubtfully attribute the nimbus (PI. LVII. 14) see further under Class
;
M with
II.
(precious stone)
Tlie remaining coins of Class I are assigned to John Zimisces (PL LV). These are chiefly characterized by tlie pellet nimbus. Such pellets are found on the nimbus of the gold of John I to the exclusion of other devices. Although pellets occur on the gold of Basil II and Constantine VIII, we find also on tlieir coins several other kinds of nimbus-ornament (spearI
head, star, &c.).

Class II
to the inscr.
The nimbus is ornamented with D (apparently a jewel), and a pellet () is placed in two of the angles of tlie cross of the nimbus. Some of these peculiarities are The Gospel-book is ornamented with ** found on those coins of Class I tliat were assigned to Basil II and Constantine
VIII, but it seems reasonable to
(PL LVIII. 3, on the rev.").
4).
variation of Class I (the cross being added
of Class II
assume that the comparatively new type was introduced by a new Emperor. It would be satisfactory
Romanus III (the successor of Constantine VIII), but there nothing to connect it decisively with his reign, and the nimbus on his gold coins is devoid of ornamentation. There is rather more reason, however, to assign tliis class to the successor of Romanus III, viz. Michael IV, whose gold shows the nimbus-ornament :: (PL LVIIL 1, 2).
to assign it to
is
With regard
'
to
Romanus
111,1 attribute to
him
(as already stated supi'a,
under Class I '), though doubtfully, the coins of Class I with n nimbus and y, on the Gospel-book (PL LVII. 14). This ',', adorns the Gospel-book on the gold of Romanus III. It is also found on the JE of Class I attributed
to Constantine VIII, alone.
has already been remarked in tlie nimbus of the but it is found in the next reign (Micliael IV; and on the gold attributed to Michael V). The bronze of Class I with this
is
not found
as
gold of
Romanus
III,
device in the nimbus may, therefore, provide some coins for
Romanus
III,
who during
his six, years' reign can hardly
have failed to issue bronze.
ANONYMOUS BRONZE COINAGE JOHN

Class III (PI.
I,
ETC.
483
The
LX. 6, 7) may be assigned to Theodora (a. d. 1055-1056). figure of the Saviour is similar to the standing figure on half-length
tlie
the gold of Theodora, and shows

Class
same neat treatment.
according to de Saulcy, restruck on Class III (here assigned to Theodora), and may be attributed to Michael VI, the immediate successor of Theodora. The seated figure of Christ is identical witli that on the gold coin
IV
(PI.
LX. 10)
is,
(type 2) of Michael VI (note the outstretched hand, the plain nimbus, The same the throne loithout back, the cover of the Gospels witli **).
figure
is,
however, also found on the gold coins of Isaac
I (Class VI, infra).
LXI. 6) closely resembles Class VI. It may, with considerable confidence, be assigned to Constant! ne X Ducas (succes.sor of Isaac I) on a comparison of the obv. type with the Christ on the gold of Constantine X, PI. LXI. 1 (note the back of the throne, the position of the right arm, and the cover of the Gospels with **).
Class
I am not aware of any specimens of this VI (PL LX. 15, 16). being restruck, but the rev. type evidently Indicates that the coins the rev. were struck in or near the time of Isaac I and Constantine ornaments + and <-> are found on the coins assigned to Constantine X, It wiU be noted the successor of Isaac I. I assign this class to Isaac I.
V (PI.
Class
class
that the silver coin of Isaac I (PL LX. 14) bears on the obv. a bust of Christ
which closely resembles the bust on these JE (note the two pellets in nimbus). On the 7-ev. of tlie silver we also find the ornamentation +
Class VII (PL LIX. 6-8) (mw. bust of Virgin orans).
to be restruck on a coin of Class I
A specimen appears
and another was used as a flan by Romanus IV (de Saulcy, p. 250). This class was struck, therefore, at some time between A. D. 1025 and 1067. It may be assigned to Constantine IX, for whom no coin (PL LIX. 4) of bronze coins have at present been provided. The Constantine IX with the Virgin orans seems to show that lie placed himself under the special protection of the Virgin, and the Virgin on the bronze bears considerable resemblance to the Virgin represented on the two silver types of
Constantine IX.
In type and fabric this differs little from any quite decisive evidence from the restrikings. Perhaps it is best to regard it like Class VII as issued by Constantine iX. (A later Emperor, Michael VII Ducas, might also perhaps claim this class, for liis silver has representations of the Virgin similar to those on the silver coins of Constantine IX. But Michael VII Ducas is already supplied with a named bronze coinage.)
Class
Vin (PL
I
LIX. 9-12).
Class VII.
do not
know
of
Classes
IX and
X are
named and belong
to Constantine
cp. p. 480.
484
BASIL
II,
'Bulgaroktonos'
and
his brother
CONSTANTINE
joint reign
VIII
to 15 Dec.
from 10 Jan. 976

;
1025
(Basil dies 15 Deo. 1025
Constantine reigns alone
see
infra-
lb Dec.
102511 Nov. 1028)
No.
BASIL
No.
II,
ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE-NOMISMA
Obverse
Revfii-se
485
Weight
62-7
Metal and
Size
-75
(+bASIL/CCOhSTAhT
(Basil's robe has square pattern)
(pellet) in each
cross.
limb of
65-
-8
Basil's (Cross with X robe of square pattern Constantine has robe

;
(Ends h*m
cross of
nim-
ornamented with pellets).
bus varied) Two pellets ( ) in each limb of nimbus.

[Blacas, 1867] [PI. liVI. 3.]
40.8
M'
t.)
(All as No. 5)
(All as No. 5
ends
hfTl)
[de Salis gift]
+bASILCCOhSrAhT
IbR Busts of Basil II and Constantine VTÎI (as on No. 1), but holdcross (Basil has robe of square pattern). Above head of Basil, the manus Dei.
crosslet.
+ lhSXISB.6XR^NAN Tinm Bust of Christ,

facing, as on No.
1.
ing patriarchal
68-1
-85
(Without manus Dei) (Concave)

-
(Ends
TIMfTI)
cross.
Two pellets ( ) in eacli

limb of
[Pl.
[Purchased, 1905]
LVI.
4.]
67-7
.9
(Without manus Dei)
Two
pellets ( ) in each
gift,
limb of cross. [F. Parkes Weber

1906]
[Pl.
66.i
LVI.
5.]
.95
(Ends RfD) (Without manus Dei)

[Royal Collection]
(Ends TIMfD)
|
in
[Pl.
each
limb
6.]
of
cross.
LVI.
10
67-6
A^
.95
(Constantine's mantle jewelled) [Purchased, 1846]
(Pellet at
* *
end of
inscr.
in each limb
of
cross.
[Pl.
LVI.
7.]
This piece shows remains of silver plating it is perhaps an ancient forgery. earlier but quite exceptional instance of concavity occurs on a solidus of Heraclius I and II, p. 187, No. 21, supra. The fabric of Nos. 8-13 is flatter and more spread than that of eai-Iier solidi.
^
;
A much
486
No.
BASIL
TIT
i-i ^"gl't
II,
ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE-BRONZE
Obverse
Reverse
487
No.
Metal aud
Size
14
44-2
M
M
1-1
At
base of cross, floral

[de Salis gift]
Ornament,
[PI.
O
9.]
ornament.
(nisrvb/ASO'
LVI.
15
38-3
1-1
gilt)
At
base of cross, tendril
{pierced
and
ornament. [S. Verkovich, 1859]
Ornament, O (No pellet in third line)
(niSTVbASO
[PI.
LVI.
10, obv.]
.
16
46-2
M
Al
-9
(Cross rests on globe and four steps)
Ornament,
(No
pellet)
[de Salis, 1861]
17
41-8
-95
(Cross as No. 16) [Parchased, 1904]
Ornament,
. .
18
35-3
M
/K
-9
(Cross as No. 16) [Purchased, 1904]
Ornament,
[PI.
. . .
(nisrol)
LVI.
11.]
19
34.
.85
(Cross as No. 16) [M. J. Borrell, 1852]
Ornament,
. .
(Several pellets in field)
20
33-6
-8
(Cross as No. 16)
Ornament,
^'^
Bronze'
+6MMA NOVHA
hand
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing, wearing nimbus cr., tunic and mantle
r.
1.
+msMS
XRISTHS bASILGH
bASILe/
in benediction ; holds book of Gospels.
In field, IC XC. Nimbus with ovss in each limb of cross.*
' This coin is well preserved though somewhat broken at the edges and would seem be of the same denomination as Nos. 15-20. Dr. Regling has, however, kindly informed me (1905) that a specimen offered to the Berlin Museum weighed, in spite of two holes, 4-32 grammes (i.e. nearly 67 grains size 30 mm., like our No. 14), a weight which indicates a distinct and higher denomination. Coins of this type were imitated contemporaneously or nearly so in Denmark (Hauberg in Congres International de Numismatique, Paris, 1900, p. 338 PI. 26, No. 1,o6!j., cp. No. 2) and imitations with barbarous legends have been found in Russia, Georgia, and in Prisia (Engel and Serrure, Traite de num., i, p. 338 f.). The British Museum possesses a specimen (de Salis gift 26-6 grains) of unknown provenance which is a close copy of the Byzantine model, but the legend on each side is blundered and
to
'^
unintelligible.
"
,
On
the attribution see supra, pp. 481, 482.

as
Nimbus of the Saviour

byz.,
i,
on an enamelled medallion found at Kiev, Sohlumberger,
VJEpop.
p. 112.
488
No.
BASIL
Ho.
II,
ETC. CONSTANTINOPLE BRONZE
489
490
No.
491
CONSTANTINE
15 Dec.
VIII
(sole reign)
1025-11 Nov. 1028
No.
492

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
67-7
[pierced)
A^
1-
[Pl.
LVII.
8.]
(ih*m)
[H. p. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 919]
66-7
{pierced)
.95
(i.n.m)
[Blacas, 1867]
66-5
.95
(Concave)
Types
+cuuhsr Arn bASiLe
HSR.m Bust of Constantine VIII, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and jewelled
;
+lhSXISR.eXRe^NANT mm Bust of Christ,

bearded, facing, wearing tunic, mantle and
nimbus
cr.
;
;
r.
hand
1.
robe
in
in
r.,
long- cross
benediction
in holds
Three 1., globus cr. borders of dots. Spread

fabric.
book of Gospels.
Two
crescents in nimbus. Tliree borders of dots.
Spread
65-5
fabric.
A^ 1.15
(Concave)
[Purchased, 1905]
[Pl.
LVII.
9.]
67.5
M
1-1
(Concave)
[Blacas, 1867]
(+lhShSKeXR.e^NANT
hinm)
[Pl.
66-7
{pierced
N
A
LVII. 10.]
50-2
-9
[Woodhouse
gift,
1866]
(+[SR?]lhSXISIieXK<1
NANTinm)'
Bronze
+MMA NOVHA
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing, wearing nimbus cr., tunic and mantle ; r. hand in benediction
holds book of Gospels.
field,
+msMS
XKISTMS bASILGH
bASILe^
1.
In
iC
XC
In
each limb of cross,

crescent.
' Moustier {Cat., No. 4091; Pl. VII, Fig. '4157 = 4091) assigns a silver coin to Constantine VIII alone. This coin would appear to belong to the solidus or nomisma class (?if electrum rather than silver) and would be better attributed to Constantine VII alone. The Emperor's dress resembles the dress on the solidus of Leo VI, No. 1,
'
p. 444, supra.
CONSTANTINE VIII CONSTANTINOPLE BRONZE

No.
498
494
ROMANUS
12 Nov.
III,
Argyrus
102811 April 1034
No.
ROMANUS
No.
III CONSTANTINOPLE- BRONZE
495
496
MICHAEL
12 Apeil
IV, the Paphlagonian
103410 Dec. 1041
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
1
+miX AH LbMILGHS
+ mSXISIl6XKefNANT
Rm
Bust of Michael IV, bearded,' facing, wearing crown with cross and jewelled robe. In r., labarum with ** in 1. globus cr. Above, 'nanus Dei. Tliree borders of dots. Spread
,
mm
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing, wearing tunic, mantle and

nimbus with cross in each limb of which '*
r.
1.
hand in benediction holds book of the
fabric.
Gospels. Three borders of dots. Spread

fabric.
68-2
1-2
(Concave)
(Inscr. double-struck)
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI. liVIII. 1.]
67-9
N
M M M
1-1
[PI.
LVIII.
2.]
64-8
(pierced)
1-
(Km^)
63-6
(pierced)
1-
(R.m\) (Shape of labarum varied,

LI

lot 924]
instead of
D)
65-8
(pieiceil)
1-
(alloyed'})
'
Compare the
portrait of Michael
hyz.,
iii,
IV that appears
in the
MS. of Zonaras at Modena
(Schlumberger, L'Epop.
p. 533).
MICHAEL IV CONSTANTINOPLE BRONZE

No.
497
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Bronze
+emmA NOVHA
Bust of Christ, bearded,

facing, wearing' tunic,
IS
xs
two
bAS bAS
mantle and nimbus

with cross in limb of cross, D.
;
ILC ILe Cross on
steps.
;
each
Above
eacli
cross,
at
Two
;
end of transverse
pellets in nimbus r. hand in benediction 1. holds book of Gospels with ** on cover. In

field,
limb,
iC
XC
[PI.
257-6
1-4
[Purchased, 1904]
LVIII.
3.]
p.
Restruck on coin of John I Zimisces, like No. 8,supra, 477 on rev., traces of inscr.
;
275.2
JE 1-35
[Blacas, 1867]
Restruck
216-
JE iE
1-3
204-
1-4
[Purchased, 1904]
Restruck
10
131-3
M
M
1-15
[PI.
I
LVIII.
4.]
Restruck
11
105-
1-15
[de Salis gift]

|
Restruck on coin of John 1 Zimisces, like No. 8,svpra, on rey., +lhS p. 477
;
XR.IS
bAS
12
191-2
124-
JE
1-1
[de Salis gift]

[de Salis gift]
13
1-15
Restruck on coin of John p. 477; on rev., IhSMS &c.

14
116-1
Zimisces, like No. 8, supra,
JE 1-15
[de Salis gift]
Restruck, probably on similar coin of John Zimisces.

15
140-2
(piened)
1-25
Restruck on coin of John I Zimisces, like No. 8, supra, on obv., bust of Christ visible on 7'ev., inscr., p. 477
;
;
+ lhS
XR.IS
BASIL BASILe
Bb
'
498
MICHAEL
V,
Kalaphates
14 Dec. 104121 April 1042
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma +miXA HLAM rocR. + lhSXISKeXRejNANT Ar/ On 1., Michael V, mm Bust of Christ, with
bearded,
standingfacing, wearing crown with cross and long
short beard, facing, wearing tunic, mantle and nimbus with cross
in each limb of which, r. ; hand in benediction ; 1. holds book of tlie Gospels. Two borders of dots. Spread
fabric.
robes embroidered with jewels; in 1., globus cr. r. hand placed to heart on r., the Virgin stand-
ing facing. She wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle, and with her r. hand crowns the EmIn field, peror. 6. Two borders of dots. Spread fabric. Con-
cave.
66-7
(pierced)
1-
[PI.
LVIII.
5,]
Coins of this type appear to be unpublished, unless, as
nomisma assigned by Banduri (ii, p. 751 = Sab., ii, p. 175, No. 3) to Michael VII Ducas is really of this type (AM TOC misread as AV KOC ?). The dbv. type is evidently borrowed from the nomisma of Romanus III (PI. LVII. 13), and it is possible, therefore, that this may be the earliest nomisma of Michael IV, the successor of Romanus. But I attribute it to Michael V, (i) because Michael IV is already provided
a
vyith
am
inclined to suspect,
gold coins while Michael V is without a coinage (ii) because the rev. type closely resembles the bust of the Saviour on some of the nomismata (PI. LVIII. 9, 10) of Constantine IX, the successor of Michael V. It may also be added that the dress of Michael V (on obv.) resembles the dress of Constantine IX.
;
499
ZOE
joint rule, 21
and
THEODORA
coins
April 104211 June 1042
No
CONSTANTINE
11 June
IX,
Monomachus
104211 Jan. 1055'
No.
Weifflit
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
1
(thick fabric)
+cajhsr Ahrn bAsiL

HSR.m BustofConstantine IX, bearded,^ facing wears crown with cross and jewelled
;
+ lhSXISReX Tinm Bust
RfNAN
robe;
in
cr.
r.,
with
dots.
trefoil top
globus
sceptre in 1., ; Border of
of Christ, bearded, facing, wearing tunic, mantle and nimbus cr. ; r. hand in benediction ; in 1. , book of Gospels with many pellets and one central
pelleton cover. of dots.

sale, 1859, lot
Border
62-4
N
N
-7
fHuxtable
478]
[PI.
LVIII.
6.]
62-2
-75
(+CUJhS hri bASILCH
Rm)
62-3
.75
[Royal Collection]
(Inscr. continuous)
[PI.
LVIII.
7.]
So H. Maedler, Theodora, Michael Stratiotikos, &c., 1894, p. 24. portrait, of Constantine IX that appears in the MS. of Zonaras at Modena, Schlumberger, VEpop. hyz., iii, p. 540. His personal appearance of great beauty and charm at the time of his accession is described by Psellus, Hist., cxxv, p. 146 f ed. Sathas.
'
Compare the
500

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2 (thick
fabric)
+cuuhsrAhr
RfT)
(^sic')
;
nojiLe'
+ mSXISReXR.rNANT
Bust of Con-
mm
Bust of Christ,
I.
stantine IX, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and jewelled in r. labarum robe with ** in 1., globus cr. Border of dots.
; , ;
facing, as in type Border of dots.
62-3
N
N
.75
(R.
blundered)
[Blacas, 1867]
62.
.75
(+cujhr Anr hOJiLe

RfTI)
(Ends NANTfTi)
[H. P. Borrell sale, 1852, lot 926] '
[Pl.
LVIII.
8.]
Type 3 (spread
fabric)
+CUUhSrAh hOSbASIL
HSR.m Bust of Constantine IX, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and cuirass ornamented with star
;
+ IHLXISR.XR.erNANT
mm
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing all as type 1, but three borders of dots.
;
in
r.,
globus
cr.
;
in
1.,
hilt of
sword on each side of head, star. Three borders of dots.
68.3
1.
(Concave)
[de Sails gift]

[PI. IiVIII. 9.]
67.4
Af
.9
(+cuuhsrAhr nojiAS
ILMSKm)
(irirxir &c.) [Blacas, 1867]

[PI.
LVIII. 10.]
'
No doubt
for
hOSb^ L
cp. the ohv. insor. of type 3.

is
''
specimen in Montagu Cat, No. 1245,
of pale gold.
CONSTANTINE IX NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
501
502
No.
CONSTANTINE IX~BRONZE
No.
503
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
HRAAXe[P
NITICA]' Bust of the Virgin

wears nimbus, and
GKEK/e/
KUUNCTAN
TINUUA6C
(Panagia Blachernitissa) facing, orans
MONOMA
above,
-;-
nOTHTOJ
beneath,
mantle and veil ornamented with * In field, nFp and eV. On r. and 1. of head, uncertain object. linear borders.
-j-
X^
-J-
Two
linear borders.
Two
[PI.
18
23MppedT)
-75
LIX.
5.]
Bronze
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing wears nimbus with plain cross, tunic and mantle r. hand in
; ;
Bust of the Virgin (Panagia

facing,
Blachernitissa)
orans
wears
nimbus,
benediction
1.
holds
and
with
veil
and mantle ornamented

In
field,
volumen.
In
field,
IC
W"
of
and XC.
Border of
and eV.
Border
large pellets.
large pellets.
[PI.
19
151-6
1-05
[Sale at Sotheby's, 20 Dec. 1852, lot 207*]
LIX.
6.]
20
21
122.9
132-2
22 23
113-2 132-8
132-
24
M 1-15 M 1-15 M M M 1-35

1-1
1-
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift] [de Salis gift] [de Salis gift] [de Salis gift]
[PI.
LIX.
7.]
[PI.
LIX.
8.]
Restruck on a coin of John I Zimisces, like PL LV, No. 4 on ohv. O and remains of inscr.
; ,
25
97-1
1-15
[de Salis gift]
Restruck
the Virgin of Blaohernae see Sohlumberger, Sigillogr., pp. 15, 37, 134; Sorlin-Dorigny in Rev. arch 1877, Pt. I, p. 85 Madden in Num. Chron., 1878, p. 207, No. 10. With the obv. compare the bust of the Virgin orans in a mosaic of the Church of the Koimesis at Nicaea Schlumberger, L'Epop. byz., iii, p. 361 Diehl, Etudes bijz., p. 367.
;
; ;
^ Cp. Sab., ii, p. 159, No. 9. Sabatier and Madden; on rev.,
The
first letter
on
obv. is
X^
belongs to
MONOMA.
H =
17,
not
as stated
by
On
504
No.
505
THEODORA
(daughter of Constantine VHI)
11 Jan.
105531 Auo. 1056'
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
I
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
1 (thick fabric)
+eOAUUP AVrOVCT
Bust of Theodora,
wears crown ornamented with cross, four spikes and double pendants her robe and
facing
;
collar jewelled
in r., ; sceptre headed with * ; in 1., globus cr.
IC XC (in field). Bust of Christ, bearded, facing wears tunic and mantle and nimbus cr. formed of dots two pellets ( ) in each limb of cross r. hand
; ; ;
Border of dots.
in benediction ; 1. holds book of Gospels with ** on cover. Border of dots.
62-1
N
A^
-7
[Purchased, 1906]
[PI.
LX.
1.]
62-5
.7
I
(+eeoAA vrovcT)
[Pembroke
1479]
[PI.
sale, 1848, lot
LX.
2.]
62-
-7
(+eeoAuu
Avr[o\.?]
[Thomas
3043]
sale,
1844, lot
'
,
L'Epop.
Tlie dates are so hjz., iii, 765.

II
given by Maedler, Theodora, p. 24
f.,
and by Scbluniberger,
c c
506
IMPERIAL BYZANTESrE COINS

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Tyjje 2 (thin, siDread fabric)
+eeoAiJUPA
Avrovc
+hSXISR.eX
D6SNAN
Christ,
TA On
r.,
1.,
Theodora, on
Tihim
(sic)
the Virgin, both standing facing and holding between them labarum with ** Theodora wears crown (with cross, spikes and
double pendants), long jewelled robe, and oval apron ornamented with cross ^ her r. hand placed to her heart. The Virgin wears nim;
bearded,
footstool
;
standing
facing on rectangular
wears tunic, mantle and nimbus cr. formed of dots one pellet () in each limb
;
of cross. Book of Gospels (with pellets on cover) held with both hands. Two borders of dots.-
bus, tunic, mantle and veil (pellets on drapery) ; her 1. hand in benediction. In field,
M
67.7
(pierced)
e.
Two
borders of
dots.
N N
-95
[Loscombe
lot 954] [PI.
sale,
1855,
LX.
3.]
67-9
1-
(+e0Auu Av rove
TA)
[Blacas, 1867]
(KeiNANTKhm)
[PI.
(foot-
stool semi-circular).
LX.
4, rev.]
Silver
HR-AAXeP
Bust
of
[NITICCA]
;
+eKe
R-OHeei
the Virgin of Blachernae, faciug, orans wears nimbus, and mantle
and
*
veil
ornamented with
field,
In
W" eV.
Border of
eeoAuuPA AecnoiNH THnOPcDV poreNN^

-TUUBorder of dots.
[PI. IiX. 5.]
dots.
^ Compare the dress of a Byzantine Empress (' St. Helena') represented on the eleventh century reliquary of the Cross in the Cathedral of Gran, Hungary (figured Compare also the dress of Theodora herself as Schlumberger, L'Epop. hyz., i, p. 81). represented on the crown of Constantine Monomachus in the Museum of Pesth (figured Schlumberger, Un Emp. bijz., p. 517 and p. 523). ^ Probably the Christ of Chalce see Introd., supra, 2, Theodora.'
'
'
'
'
'
THEODORA BRONZE
Metal and
Size
507
Obverse
Reverse
117.7
M M M
1-15
165-3
1-15
158-8 9
143-7
124-2
10
508
No.
509
MICHAEL
V!,
Stratioticus
31 Aug. 1056-31 Aug. 1057
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
1
1 (thick fabric)
+miXAHL AVrOCR. Ar Michael VI, beardstanding facing on footstool wears crown with cross, longed,
;
Bust of the Virgin (Panagia

facing,
Blachernitissa),
orans
wears
nimbus, and mantle

and with
dots.
veil
*
ornamented
In
field, fff
jewelled
rol3e
and
;
scarf ; in r., long cross Border in 1., mappa. of dots.

61-8
and eV.
Border
of
N N
.7
[PI.
LX.
8.]
[BorreU
931]
sale,
1852,
lot
60-9
-75
(XA
for
.-..)
XA
AMrODR
[Bank of England
1877]
[PI. liX. 9.]
gift,
AT
Type
2 (spread fabric)
+mi
XAHL Aecnor
On l.,tlie archangel Michael

standing facing, winged and wealing tunic and mantle on r., Michael VI, bearded, standing facing, wearing long jewelled robe and mantle. They hold
;
rmm
+ mSXISR.X
Chrlst,
RSNAN
bearded,
seated facing on throne (without back), wearing plain nimbus cr., tunic and
mantle
r.
hand
out-
stretched in benediction in 1., book of the Gospels
between them the labarum with ** The manus Dei is seen on r. crowning the Emperor. Two borders of
dots.
with ** on cover.
borders of dots.
Two
N
'
Size
-9,
described in Sab.,
ii,
p. 161,
No. 2
PI. 49, 16
Photiades
Cat.,
No. 494.
This
title
occurred on the nomisma of Michael V, supra, p. 498.
510

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
The types of this coin were closely imitated on the silver money of Sven Estridsen, King of Denmark, A. D. 1047-1075
(P. Hauberg, MyntforlioM og Udmyntninger i Danmark, Kopenhagen, 1900, PI. VIII, No. 7, &c. p. 50 f. p. 128 According to Hauberg (' De I'influence byzantine p. 250 f. sur les monnaies du Danemark au xi^ siecle', published in
;
;
Cotigres intenuit. de numismatique, Paris, 1900, pp. 339, 340), is evidence that Sven's coin was struck iefore his accession, circ. 1046/7, so that the Danish imitation would be earlier than the Byzantine prototype. If the Danish
there
imitation can really be assigned tvith ceHainty to circ. 1046/7 A.D., it is clear (as Hauberg has pointed out) that the Byzantine prototype here (and bj' Sabatier) attributed to Michael VI (a. d. 1056/7) must belong to an earlier Michael Michael IV or Michael id. 1042). Yet there seems to me to be considerable difficulty in assigning this nomisma to any Michael except Michael VI, and I therefore, though with some hesitation, allow the attribution to stand. Cp. also 0. Montelius, KuUurgesch. Schwedens (1906), p. 228 f.
Bronze
Christ,
bearded, seated facing on throne (with-
-+ISXS
out back), wearing plain nimbus cr., tunic and mantle r. hand
;
bASILe bASILN
+
Border of
dots.
outstretched in benediction in 1., book of the Gospels with ** on

;
cover.
dots.
In
and XC.
field, IC Border of
142-5
138.
1-15
[Townley Collection]
[PI.
LX.
10.]
JE 1-15
(Double-struck)
Restruck
93-3
JE
1-1
[de Sails gift]

|
Restruck perhaps on a coin of Basil II and Constantine Vni on rev.^ traces of nimbus on ohv., remains
; ;
of inscr.,
110-1
+lhSHS?
123-3
M M
1-15
-95
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift]
(Inscr. incomplete through restriking)
XS
Restruck
;
on similar coin
on
rev.,
SIL
IL
511
ISAAC
31 Aug.
I,
Comnenus
105725 Dec. 1059
No.
512

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2 (spread
fabric)
+ ICAAKIOC[R?]A CIA eVPuM^ Isaac I, beardstanding facing costume as on type 1. In r., drawn sword' resting on shoulder 1. hand rests on sheath
ed,
;
+ 1HSXISR.6X
Tinm
Christ,,
KSNAN
;
(without back)
plain nimbus
wears
tunic
cr.,
r.
and mantle
;
hand
hung
at
side.
Two
borders of dots.
outstretched in benediction in 1., book of Gospels with ** on cover. Two borders of

dots.
08-
1.05
(Sliglitly concave)
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI.
LX.
12.]
67-5
1-05
(ends
UJM) (Concave)
[Cracherode bequest,
1799]
Type 3 (spread
fabric)
-MCAAKIOC
[R..?]ACIA
+ lriSXI2RX ReSNAN
Tlhm
as
6VCPUUM
bearded,
;
Isaac
I,
Christ seated
2.
standing
facing on throne; all
facing costume as on type 1. In r. labarum with ** 1. placed on sheatli containing sword and standing on
;
on type
Two
borders of dots.
ground,
of dots.
Two
borders
G.S-l
1.
(Concave)
[J.
E. Sinyanki, 1852]
[PI.
LX.
13.]
On
the tyj)e see Introduction, supra,
2,
'Isaac
I.'
ISAAC
No.
-SILVER BRONZE
Obverse Reverse
513
Weight
Metal and
Size
Silver
Bust of Christ,
beard, facing
;
vsfith
short
vpears nimbus cr. (with two pellets in each limb of cross), tunic and mantle in both
;
-+KeROHG
ICAAKIUU
hands,
cover.
book
In
of
Gospels
with stellate ornament on

field,
OPeOAOlUU AecnoTH TUUKOMNH

-NUL)Two
borders.
IC and
of
xc.
dots.
Two
borders
[PL liX.
;
14.]
iv rAKiB. PARIS. Size -95; wt. 1-38 grammes; published in size -ao " -ch. byz., i, p. Ql=Bev. num., Schlumbergers Melanges cVari
1889, p. 261.
Bronze
Bust of Christ,
beard,
with, short
;
-+ISXS
wears nimbus cr. (with two pellets in each limb of

facing
bASILe LASIL/
cross),
;
tunic
and
\j
mantle in both hands, book of Gospels with ** on cover. In field,

JC and XC.
of dots.
Border of dots.
Border
120-8
JE
1-
[de Sails gift]
[PI. liX. 15, ohv.}
128-
1-
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
LX.
16,
ret'.']
II
Dd
514
CONSTANTINE
25 Dec.
X,
Ducas
1059 May 1067
EUDOCIA, Makrembolitissa
wife of Constantine
No.
Weiffht
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
1
'
(spread fabric)
+ KUJNR.ACA OAOVK AC Constantine X, bearded, standing

facing
+msxisRex rcinan Thim Christ, bearded,

seated facing on throne with back and upright arms wears plain nimbus cr., tunic and mantle holds book of Gosjjels with ** on
;
on
footstool
holding in r. labarum with *, and globular ornament on shaft in globus or. wears 1., crown with cross and long jewelled robe and
; ;
cover.
dots.
Two
borders of
scarf.
Two
borders of
dots.
68-3
(pierced)
1-
(Concave)
[Blacas, 1867] [PI. IiXI. 1.]
68-
50-
N N
' '
M
-d
(Concave)
[Lord Elgin]
(Without
shaft)
ornament
on
(Sljglitly concave)
1 is placed first as being apparently suggested by the nomisma (type ^ Type 3) of the previous reign. Type 3 is placed last as corresponding (on the ohv.) with type 3 of the bronze coinage. For seals of Constantine X see Schlumberger, Sigillogr., pp. 419-423 Journal inteniat. cVarch. nuiH., 1903, p. 72; Eostovtsev and Prou, Caial. cles plomhs (Bibl. Nat., Paris), No. 864.
' ' ;
;;
CONSTANTINE
No. Weight
X NOMISMA,
Obvei'se
TYPE
515
Metal and
Size
Reverse
Type 2 (spread
fabric)
+KUNR.ACA
,
OAOVK
AC On 1. Constantine X, Ijearded, standing facing-; on r., the

Virgin,standingfacing, crowning- the Empei'or her 1. hand in benediction. Constantine wears
+ mSXISR.X Re^NAN Tinm Christ seated

facing on throne
;
all
as in type 1, but tlie tlirone has curved arms.
Two
borders of dots.
crown, witli cross, longjewelled robe and scarf; in 1., globus or. his r. placed to his heart. Tlie Virgin wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle; * ondrapery.
;
Above, in centre,
on
r.,
9.
Two
borders
of dots.
68{pierced)
1-05
(Concave)
[PI.
(+IH2IXSR.X&c. (Arms
LXI.
2.]
[Bank
of tlirone twice bent). of England gift,
1877]
67-7
A'
1.
(Concave)
(Arms
bent)
of
tlirone
twice
[de Salis gift]

67.7
N
N
M
1-
(Concave)
[PI. liXI. 3.]
(+IHSIXSR.e
RENANTl
nm)
[Royal Collection]
[Purchased, 1905]
65-7
(Sliglitly concave)
(A
omitted)
Type 3 (thick
fabric)
KUUN
KACIAOAVK
Bust of Constantine X, bearded, wearing crown with cross and jewelled robe with square patterns ; in r., globus cr. in 1., sheath of sword (or mappa ?). Border of dots.
61-7
{inerced)
Bust of the Virgin, facing, orans wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle * on drapery. In field, ^Ff and eV. Bor;
;
der of dots.
.7
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
LXI.
4.]
5] 6

Metal and
Size
No. Weight
Obverse
Reverse
Silver
+GKe ROHee
wears
nimbus,
The
Virgin (of Blachernae)

standingfacing, oi-ans
;
;
+eKeRO
HeeiKUUN
veil,
CTANTINUU
tunic and mantle on drapery * In field,
AecnoTH
TUJA[8]KA
Border of pellets.
on
bus,
r.
and
I.
of
MH"
nim-
In
r.,
central
field
1.
and
and
eV. Border of
19-5'
{pierced)
pellets.
[PI. liXI. 5.]
-75
[de Salis gift]
Bronze
Type 1=
Christ,
bearded, seated facing on throne with back and upright arms

cr.
-+ISXS
wears nimbus
cross), tunic
tle
;
(with
bASILe bASIL
pellet in each limb of
KJ
and manholds book of

**
Border of
dots.
Gospels with
field,
In
iC and XC. Bor-
der of dots.
10
]1
1484
141.
12
131-3
123.
13
14
106-5
M M M M M
1-1
[Purchased, 1904]
[pi.
LXI.
6.]
1-05 1-05 1-05

1-2
[de Salis gift]

[de Salis gift] [de Salis gift] [de Salis gift]
rec,
Restruck on coin of Theodora, like PL LX. XC and remains of dotted cross.
6.
On
specimen (pierced) in the Cabinet des medailles, Paris, weighs 1-55 grammes see Blanchet in Rev. num., 1893, p. 47. ^ Order of types. The rev. of type 1 is like the rev. of the of the previous reign, and the ohv. like type 1 of the nomismata of Constantine X. Type 1 is sometimes used as the flan for type 2, and type 2 is used as a flan for type 3.
^
(
= 24 grains)
CONSTANTINE
No.
X,
ETC. BRONZE, TYPE

Reverse
517
Weight
159-3
Metal and
Size
Obverse
15
JE
1-2
[Purchased, 1904]
coin of Theodora, like PL LX. 6. bust of Christ visible; on t-ev., remains of dotted cross and KA. The coin of Theodora is itself restruck (on a coin of John I Zimisces ?).
Restmck on
obv.^
On
16
145-5
M
JE
1-2
[de Salis gift]
Restruck
17
74-8
(clipped)
-95
Partly off
flan.
Partly off
flan.
[de Salis gift]
Restruck
Type 2
(CONSTANTINE
(on (on
r.)
1.).
and
EUDOCIA)
+ KUUNTAK VAKAVrO
On
r.,
+ 6M
MA NOVH
Christ, bearded, stand-
Constantine X,
bearded,
standingfacing; on 1., Eudocia

standing facing.
ing facing; wears nimbus cr. with one

pellet in each limb of
cross, tunic and mantle with both hands holds book of Gospels with **
They
hold between them

labarum 'with **, the shaft forming a cross and resting on steps. Each wears crown with cross and jewelled robes, and each places one hand on heart. Border of dots.
18
118-2
In field, IC and XC. Border of dots.
JE 1-05
[PI.
LXI.
7.]
135-5
JE
1.
20
152-
JE 1-05
[PI. liXI. 8, obv.]
21
112-4
JE 1-15
Restruck
'
; ;
518
IMPEEIAL BYZANTINE COINS

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
121.2
M
JE
1-15
[Blacas, 1867]
Restruck
23
167-7
1-2
(AV
for
AVrO)
I I
[Presented by M. de Saulcy, 1871]
F.
Restruck on a coin of John I Zimisces or of Basil II and Constantine VIII, like PL LV. 1, &c. On obv., traces of the bust of the Saviour; on rev., remains of inscr., MS &c. This is itself restruck on another
HS
coin.
Cp. Sab.,
ii,
p. 169,
No. 2
PL
50, 9.
24
150-
1-2
(AV
for
AVrO)
I
[de Salis gift]

PI.
Restruck on coin of Theodora, like
nimbus of the Saviour remains of dotted cross and Nl

obv.,
I
On
visible;
LX. 6. on rev.,
25
127-3
JE 1-25
[Manso da ViUa, 1856] Restruck on coin of Theodora, like PL LX. 6. On obv., traces of the figure of the Saviour; on rev., remains of inscr., IC &c.
I
26
141-2
JE 1-25
(An
for
AK)
I
Restruck on a coin of Constantine X, type PL LXI. 6. On rev., - + IS
1, like
AS &c.
27
142-3
1-1
(AV for AVrO AK)

PL LXI.
AH
for
[de SaUs gift!
Restruck on a coin of Constantine X, type 1, like 6. On obv., head of the Saviour visible on rei:, traces of L &c., and beneath, '^
28
123-
1-15
(Inscr.
partly
for
obscure
[de Salis gift]
AK/
AK)
Restruck, apparently on a coin of Constantine X, type 1, like PL LXI. 6, v^hich has itself been
restruck.
the has the the
It may be noted that here, and probably in other cases of restriking, the side of coin with the Imperial figures is generally clear; that is, the type of the former coin been more or less carefully obliterated before the new type has been impressed type of the other side is confused because no attempt has been made to obliterate original type.
^
, ;
CONSTANTINE
No.
X,
ETC. BRONZE, TYPE
519
Weight
112.9
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
29
1.15
[de Salis gift]
Restruck, apparently on a coin of Constantine X, type 1, like PI. LXI. 6. On obv., remains of inscr.
30
160-5
JE
1.1
I
[de Salis gift]
Restmck on a
On
rev.,
coin of Michael IV, like remains of cross and inscr., IS
PI. LVIII. 4.
AS bAS
31
99.6
&c.
Ê 1-05
(AV
for
AVrO)
I
[de SaUs gift]
Restruck on a coin of Constantine X, type
PL LXI.
6.
On
rev.,
-+IS
1,
like
XS
&c.
<->
and
beneatli,
Type 3
4KUUNRACI
A6VCOA
+ eMMA
;
NOVHA
Bust
OVK
Bust of Constan-
tineX, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and jewelled robe with square patterns in r.
;
of Christ, bearded, facing wears tunic,
mantle and nimbus cr. with one pellet in each limb of cross r. hand
;
cross
in
1.
liilt
of
sword
visible.
dots.
(or
mappa?) Border of
benediction 1. liolds booli of Gospels

in
;
witli
star
(v*^)
field,
on
IC
of
cover.
In
and
dots.
XC.
Border
32
136-
JE 1.05
(+UUU
for )
for
+KUUN
[Borrell sale,
1852,
9.]
lot
1091]
[PI.
LXI.
33
133.8
JE 1.25
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
On
34
157.7
a large flan, perliaps
tliat of
an older coin.
iE 1-15
[Borrell
sale,
1852,
lot
1091]
520

and Weight Metal
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
35
109.1
JS
1-1
[de Sails gift]
Restruck on a coin of Constantine X, type 2, like 7. On rev., lower part of labarum with AKAV +KUUN visible; on obv., steps and inscr. head of Christ visible.
PL LXI.
'66
158-5
1-25
[de SaHs gift]

1
Restruck on a coin of Constantine X, type 2, like PL LXI. 7. On obv., Constantine and Eudocia holding the labarum are clearly seen on rev., the figure of
;
Christ
is visible.
37
130-3
1-15
PL LXI.
steps
Restruck on a coin of Constantine X, type 2, like On obv., lower part of labarum with 7.
and part of inscr.
visible.
521
EUDOCIA
widow
of Constantine
with her sons
MICHAEL
and
VII
CONSTANTINE
May-Dec. 1067
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
(Spread fabric
;
obv.,
concave)
+ MIX eV
AK KUUhS In centre, Eudocia standing facing on on L, the footstool shorter figure of Michael on r. Con(somewhat stantine shorter than Michael), and both beardless standing facing. Eudocia wears crown
; ; ,
+ lriSXISR.ICX RECCNA NTIhim Christ, bearded,

seated facing on throne with back wears nimbus with plain cross, tunic and mantle r.
;
;
hand
in
1.
benediction book of Gospels

in
**
with
on cover.
Two
borders of dots.
with three triangular projections and a long jewelled robe with oval
apron,ornamented with star ,and mantle; in her
r.,
knobbed
sceptre
her 1. hand placed to Michael her heart. holds in r. globus cr.,
and
in
1.
mappa
Con-
holds in r. mappa, in 1. globus cr., Each wears crown with

stantine
cross
and wears
long-
jewelled robes with ** on apron. Two borders of dots.

E e
522
No.
523
ROMANUS
Dec.
IV,
Diogenes
1071
1067 Aug.
EUDOCIA
(widow
of Constantine
X)
his wife
MICHAEL
VII,
CONSTANTINE, and ANDRONICUS'
sons of Constantine
and Eudocia
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
Type
1
(spread fabric; o6y., concave)
AUKIA
with
r.
+ PaJMANS
IC
XC 6V
centre,
KUUN
on
1.,
MX ANA
In
centre,
In Michael VII
r.,
Christ, bearded, standingfacing on footstool
shorter figure of
Constantine; on
hand crowning
1. 1.
figure of Andronicus.
footstool,
Romanus IV (who
stands on
facing),
and with
hand
Each stands facing on wears crown with cross and long
crowningEudocia(who stands on r. facing).

wears The Saviour nimbus cr., tunic and mantle. The Emperor wears crown with cross and long jewelled
robes
his
r.
;
jewelledrobes. Michael holds in r. labarum

in centre, and in 1. mappa. Constantine holds in r. globus cr., and in 1. mappa. Andronicus holds in r. mappa, in 1. globus cr. Two borders of dots.
with
in
1.
globus
cr.
hand on
heart.
The Empress wears crown with three

triangular projections,
longjewelledrobe,with
ovalornamented api'on, and mantle in her r. hand, globus ci". her 1. hand on heart. Two
;
;
borders of dots.
Andronicus though older than Constantine viras inferior in Imperial rank on No. 1 on the left of the Emperor while Constantine is on the Emperor's right, the post of honour see also p. 522.
"
;
he
is
524

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
69-
1-1
(I
for P)
fPembroke
1480]
[PI.
sale, 1848, lot
LXI.
11.]
67-5
1.05
(lUUMAN
[PI.
IC &c.
12,
(KUUH); (no
footstools)
LXI.
dotted exergue. (Double-struck)
66-
N N
M
.9
(v^forS)
(eVAKhlV?)
Dotted exergue.
45(pierced)
(Not concave)
for
(6AKR.-
(No
footstools)
dotted
eVAUKIA)
exergue.
[Lord Elgin]
Type 2 (thick
fabric)
+ iajMAN SeVAKAl*'
bust of Romanus IV, bearded on r., bust of Eudocia, both facing and holding between them globus surmounted by tall cross. The
1.,
;
+eKe KOHe
Bust of
On
the Virgin facing,

holding medallion of the infant Christ. She wears veil, mantle and
tunic.
*
Emperor wears crown with cross and jewelled robe; the Empress wears crown with three
triangular projections and jewelled robe. Border of dots.
In field, Border of
on drapery.
and ev.
dots.
62-6
A^
-7
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI.
LXI.
13.]
61.6
(pierced)
.75
(+IUJMA SVAAKII-)
[RoUin
2591
sale,
1853,
14.]
lot
[PI.
LXI.
and
in
The legend is usually blundered, Montagu Cat., No. 1257.
as on the specimen in Moustier Cat., No. 4115,
ROMANUS IV SILVER, TYPE

No.
525
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 3 (thick
fabric)
PUUMAN^
Bust
ACnOT/
;
+eK ROHe
of Romanus IV, bearded, facing wears crov?n vcith cross and jewelled robe in r., globus
;
Bust of the Virgin facing, holding medallion of the infant
or.
inl., labarum with Border of dots.

;
**
Christ. She wears veil, mantle and tunic, .on drapery. In field, M-P and eV. Border of dots.
[PI.
LXII.
;
1.]
JJ Size -8. PARIS. Cp. Rev. beige, 1858, p. 150 Eev. imni., 1865, p. 288.
PL IX.
14
Silver
Type
+n[A]peN coinoA VAIN The Virgin standing facing on footstool, holding in 1. the infant Christ her r. hand placed to her heart. Christ wears nimbus cr. and tunic one hand
; ;
ocHAn[i]KenAN ta KATOPeOI Romanus

IV, bearded, standing facing on footstool
wears crown with cross and long jewelled robe and mantle in r.,
;
patriarchal cross
inl.,
The Virgin wears plain nimbus, veil, tunic and

in
benediction.
globus surmounted by patriarchal cross. Border as on ohv.
mantle, 'ondrapery.
In field, and . Three borders of dots, the central one orna-
mented with eight

globules.
41-8
(pierced)
1-05
[de Sails gift]
[PI. IiXII. 2.]
Other specimens of this piece are (1) Berlin Museum Num., iv, p. 21 A. von Sallet, Miinzen vnd Medaillen, (Handbiicher der K. Museen zu Berlin), 1898, p. 104). (2) Santangelo coll., Naples (Friedlander in Berliner Blatter fUr Munzkwnde, ii (1865), p. 179. (3) Photiades Cat., No. 674. Sab., ii, p. 172, describes a specimen in gold (No. 6) and one in silver (No. 7). Cp. Trans. Moscow Num. Soc, Vol. ii, p. 62. de Sails (Rev, num., 1859, p. 448) suggested
:
(Z. f.
526

Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
the attribution to
especially
with the
Romanus IV, which seems very probable, when we compare the iigure of the Emperor bust of Romanus as shown on obv. of type 4
of his JR, infra. The type of the Emperor standing appears to be imitated on a Danish coin of Sven Estridsen,
who reigned
P.
A. d.
1047-1075.
This
coin
is
dated
by
cle
Hauberg ('De
I'influence byz.' in Congres
intemat.
numisniatique, Paris, 1900, p. 341) to some time before the accession of Sven, and if this dating is certain, our coin
cannot be of Romanus IV (1067-1071) but must be of some Emperor who ruled earlier than circ. 1046/7. There is the same difficulty about a Danish imitation of a coin of Michael VI see supra, p. 510. The side representing the Virgin may be treated as the Tlapdeve o-ot obv. on account of the insor., a hexameter line TToKvaive bs ^mxe navra KaTopdoi, Whoso hath set his hope on thee. Virgin all-glorious, prospereth in all his works.' (Cp. G. Maodonald, Coin-types, p. 242). On the type of the
: : '
Virgin, see Introd., siipni,
2,
'Romanus
IV.'
Type 2
Bust
of Christ, bearded, facing; wears nimbus or., with one pellet in each limb of cross, tunic and mantle r. hand in benediction; 1. holds book of
;
+Ke
BOPUUM[AJ
NOJAecno THTUJAIO
reNi
Border of
dots.
Gospels with ,* on cover.
In field, IC and Border of dots.
XC.
Ai
Size -65.
Sabatier
coll. (Sab., ii,
pp. 171, 172, No. 4;
PI. 51, 1).
Type 3
Bust of the Virgin, in usual dress, facing, holding medallion of the infant Christ. In field, [NhP?] and 0V. Border of dots.
r+e]K
..PUJMA
NOJAecno THTUUAIO
rNl
Border of dots. [PI. IiXII. 3, rev.]
Size -7. Museum of the Hague, (de Salis in Bev. num., 1859, p. 449 cp. de Saulcy, Essai, p. 303.)
;
; ;
ROMANUS IV BRONZE, TYPE

No.
527
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 4
PUJM Bust
IV,
of
Romanus
facing
bearded,
wears crown with cross and jewelled robe. In

r.
,
Bust of the Virgin, facing, orans wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle * on drapery. In
;
patriarchal
1.
,
cross
globus cr. Three borders of dots, the central one (apparentin ly) ornamented four globules.
11.3
{pierced
ivi and e CK and PA. Border as on
field,
'
ohv.
with
[de Salis gift de Salis in Rev. num., 1859, p.448=Sab.,ii,p. 172,
Al
-65
[PI.
LXII.
4.]
and
hroken)
No. 5]
Bronze
Type
1
+ PUUMAN Aecn
;
Bust
eVAOKI BACIA
;
of Romanus IV, bearded, facing wears crown with cross and jewelled robe in 1., globus cr. in r.,
;
another globus cr. Border of dots within wide border

of concentric circles.
Bust of Eudocia, facing wearing crown and jewelled robe in r., labarum in 1., globus cr. Border of dots within wide border of concentric
; ;
circles.
Size 1-25. PARIS. Sab., ii, p. 171, No. 2 PI. L. 13 (on another specimen, Sab., ib.. No. 3, Romanus holds in r. hand a mappa).
;
Type
facing
;
C
P
dotted
;
cross
A
and
R.
wears head tunic and mantle, and with both hands holds book of Gospels with S t J on cover. In
behind
Cross, with globus and pellets at the fo rked extremity of each limb
in centre.
field,
FTl
IC and XC and and KA. Whole

;
within border of dots. Another border of dots

at edge.
^
= R.
or B, and the four letters
may be
explained as
= CVPIG ROHeei
;
PUD
MANUJ AecnoTH
"^
(p.
304)
The attribution to Romanus IV was suggested by Baron de Marchant, but de Saulcy was the first to explain the meaning of the four letters see previous note.
for restriking
One specimen appears to have been used next Emperor (de Saulcy, p. 805).
by Michael VII, Ducas, the
528
No.
529
MICHAEL
MARIA,
No.
VII,
Ducas
Aug. 107124 Maech 1078

wife of Michael VII
530

Weight
44-5
{before clean-
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
A^
-95
( for
)
sale,
(pierced)
[Pembroke
1481]
1848, lot
(Star instead of pellets on cover)
ing)
67-
N
El
1.05
1.1
[PI.
LXII.
8.]
(Twelve pellets on cover)
66-5
{pierced)
[Blacas, 1867]
66-
66.8
(pierced)
N M
N
M
1.15
(Pressed
flat)
[Purchased, 1905]
68.
1.15
(RACIAe
for
RACIA;
[PI.
LXII.
9.]
OA omitted)
[Blacas, 1867]
^
66
{pierced)
El 1.15
(Inscr. as No. 8)
10
67-7
El
1.2
[F.
Parkes 1906]
Weber
gift,
Type 3 (thick
fabric)
+ MIXAHA SMA PIA

On 1., bust of Michael Vn, bearded, facing,
wearing crown with cross and jewelled on r., bust of robe Maria the Empress, facing, wearing crown with triangular orna;
+eKe ROHe
Bust of
the Virgin facing, holdconing medallion taining cross and bust of the infant Christ,
wearing tunic.
The
Virgin wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle * In on drapery.

field,
ments and globules and They jewelled robes. hold between them long cross ornamented with X and vy. Border of dots.
11
63.
W and eV.
Bor-
der of dots.
-75
(MARIA) without
;
vy
on
(Without nimbus)
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI.
cross.
LXII.
10.]
' Nos. 5, 9, and 10 are of pale gold or electrum. The scyphate specimens in silver intended billon described by Sabatier (ii, p. 176, No. 5 p. 177, No. 9) were probably p.lj^) to pass current (whether legally or illegally) as nomismata. The nomisma, Sab.,ii, see mpra under No. 3 (dbv. the Virgin crowning an Emperor), is probably of Michael 498. Michael ', p. or ci, Montagu Cat., No. 1260. A specimen without
and
'
'^
MICHAEL VII SILVER, TYPE

No.
531
53-2

and Weight Metal
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2
(o6y.,
Emperor
standing;)
+ MIXAHA R.ACIA(OA
K?) Michael VII, bearded,
ZÔVA^
+eKeROHeei tuucoj The Virgin

standing on footstool orans wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle. Infield, Wand
facing,
;
standing'
facing,
holding inr. long cross in 1., sword in sheath wears crown, cuirass, tunic and cloak.
Two
eV Two
ders.'
linear bor-
linear
borders.
Scyphate
fabric.
18
30-6
(pierced
M M
1-
(R.ACIA[OAS
?]K/
(AOVAUJ)
(Double-struck) [Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
and
hrolten)
LXII.
13.]
19
38-3
(pierced)
1-05
[de Salis gift]
(gilfi)
20
31-5
1-

lot 1014]
Type 3
Christ,
{obv., Christ seated)
bearded, seated facing on throne without back ; wears tunic,
mantle and nimbus cr. with two pellets in each limb of cross r.
;
+ K6R.[e] MIXA[HA] ACnO[TH] TaJA[OV]
-KA-^
Border of
dots.
hand outstretched in benediction in 1. book

; ,
of
In field, Border [l]C and XC.

Gospels.
of dots.
21
16-7
(pierced
-75
[PI.
IXII.
14.]
and
worn)
'
With the types of both sides compare silver of Constantine IX, p. 502. Dieudonne Another specimen, Cabinet des m^d., Paris, weight 22 grains
;
Bev. num., 1899, p. 198, No. 42.
MICHAEL VII BRONZE

No.
533
534

Weight
94-
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
25
-95
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
(Star instead of pellets on cover)
26
67-5
M
JE
1-
[de Sails gift]

[de Salis gift]
[PL LXIII.
2.]
27
59.2
1-
Restruck on coin of Romanus IV, like PL LXII. 6 on rev., C R. and top of cross. Many bronze coins of Michael "VTI are restruck see Soleirol Cat., p. 267.
; ;
28
79-8
1-05
[de Salis gift]

|
Restrack on coin of Romanus IV, like on rev., traces of C
PI.
LXII. 6
P
29
86-7
&c.
JE
1.1

[PI.
(IC and
XC
LXIII.
3.]
the stars transverse

cross
;
below and above the
limbs of star on cover of
book)
Restruck 30
91-4
JE
1-1
(IC
and
XC
the stars transverse

cross)
below and above the
limbs
of
Apparently restruck
535
NICEPHORUS
25
Botaniates
March 1078-1 Apeil 1081
No.
536
No.
'
NICEPHORUS III SILVER

No.
537
Weight
56-5 68-2
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
10
11
El 1-05
El 1-15
(AC'' cross)
;
crown without
[de Sails gift]
(ACO
[Purchased, 1904]
(in each limb of cross of nimbus) [PI. LXIII. 7.]
Silver
Bust of the Virgin,
orans,
facing, in usual dress. On breast, medallion of infant Christ.
-+eKR.O
nimbate
and
NIKH*OP
CeBACTUU TUJ BOTA
In field, fff and der of dots.
SV.
Bor-
NIAT
Border of
dots.
Wt. V Tliis description is repeated from No. 8 PI. 51, 17. A similar inscr. and type are found on seals of NicephorusIlI(Schlumberger, Sigillogr., also in Rev. num., 1905, p. 339). p. 625 Seal and coin (as Schlumberger has indicated) must have been engraved before Nicephorus ascended the throne. (CBACTOC vsras at this period the title of a liigh-court functionary and not distinctively an Imperial title Schlumberger, Sigil., p. 581 i. Cp. B.Z., 1904, p. 644.) This silver piece if intended for a coin must have been issued by Nicephorus when he set up as pretender to the throne, 1077 March 1078 but it is curious that he does not take the Imperial title, for Nicephorus Melissenus, another pretender vfho issued a coin (see p. 539), calls himself Seo-n-oT-i/r. Possibly our silver piece was not a coin but merely an impression of the seal of Nicephorus. (Cp. the large cameo at Vienna representing the Virgin orans; round the edge is an inscr. in which the Theotokos is implored to send aid, NIKH<1>0PUJ <t)IAO
Size
-8.
Sab.,
ii,
p. 181,
XPKTUJ ACnO[T]H TO) BOTANIATH:

Mofiuments Piot, L'Epop. byz., iii,
vi, p.
Mely
in
195 f
also figured in Schlumberger,
p. 593.)
NIKH<DKAIMAR.I[AeN
TOVTUU NIKATe] On
bust of Nicephorus III r., bust of Maria his wife, both facing. Be1.,
-+NIKH0P, KAIMAPIA
niCTOIBA
[C]IA6KPUU
on
tween them, cross crosslet raised on steps and ornamented with X and o.
PI.
MAIUUN
grammes.
Berlin
M. Size LXIII.
-8.
Wt.
1-16
Museum.
8.
See Friedlaendcr in Z.f.
X., vi, 1879, p. 20.
'
specimen in Sab.,
ii,
p. 181,
No.
7, is
described as being of
silver,
OS
538

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
1-2
754
81-4
70-5
M
JE
-9
13
-95
-85
14
^
M M
JE
15
16
74-5 83-3
-9
-95
17
79-
18
88-2
19
128-4
20
108-7
21
73-
539
NICEPHORUS MELISSENUS
Pretender to the Empire,
a. d.
1080 Apbil 1081
No.
Weight
jMeW
and
I
Obverse
Eeverse
Bust of
orans,
tlie
Virgin, facing,
[eKR.OHeei]
NIK[H]<t)0
wearing
nimbus
and usual dress. In field, nFp and [GY]. Border of

dots.
puuAecno
THTUJMe
Aicmuu
Border of
dots.
11.
Size
-7.
Bibl. Nat.,
Rei'.
PARIS. Pl.LXIII.
p. 393.
Described
by Waddington in
num., 1863,
540
ALEXIUS
2 April
I,
Comnenus
108115 Aug. 1118
IRENE DUKAINA
wife of Alexius I
bom, 1066;
died, 19 Feb. 1123
JOHN
II,
Comnenus
son of Alexius I and Irene

born, 1088; crowned, 1092
No.
'
ALEXIUS I--NOMISMA, TYPE

Weight
66-3
541
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Eeverse
M
1-15
(n
for
no T)
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
(Jewelled on two edges)
69.1
M
A^
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI.
LXIV.
1.]
66-
MS
(Inscr.
ends TUJ
[Pembroke
1481]
)
sale, 1848, lot
KO
IVNi
62.7
1-25
(SIUU for SI UJ) (ends TUU
[C.
[PI.
A. Murray, 1849] IiXIV. 2.]
KO
IVNH
NUU)
67-7
{pierced)
A^ 1-25
A
A
SIOI
TUU
KO
MSH NUU
)
(Double-struck) [C. A. Murray, 1849]
AC
no TH
67-8
(pierced)
1-25
(Inscr. like No. 5, for first A, for S)
but
(Pressed
[F.
1
flat)
gift,
A=
and I
Parkes "Weber
1906
= Sotheby's,
July 1890, lot 392]

flat)
67.4
(until
1.2
(Inscr. as No.
;
5')
(figure
(Pressed
[PI.
ring)
attenuated jewelling of mantle exaggerated)
[de Salis gift]
LXIV.
3.]
64-2
(pierced)
1-2
(Inscr. as No. 5) (figure and jewelling as No. 7)
(Double-struck)
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
and elsewhere the legend begins on the 'reverse': K R0HG6I I have numbered the types for convenience, but the order of issue is not easily made out some types were doubtless issued simultaneously. Type 1 resembles type 3 of the previous reign (Nicephorus III). As to the various metals in which the nomisma was struck, see Introd., supra, 2, Alexius I.' Cp. Sab., ii, p. 187, No. 4; PI. 52,4; ohv., Emperor standing; rev., Christ seated.
noticed that here
AA6ZIUU AGCnOTH.)
'
'
Inscr.
'
AA[Z]IUUC
nOPFVPO
'.
solidus.
(? if correctly read).
542

Weight
Metal and
Size
!
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type
2 (Bronze)
Christ,
A
A
SIUJ
TUU
KO
MsH
A6C
no
T
N
I,
bearded, seated facing on throne with back, holding book of Gospels; wears plain nimbus cr., tunic and
mantle.
In
field,
Alexius
IC
bearded,
;
wears crown, long robe and mantle falling' over 1. arm; in r. , long sceptre with jewelled top 1. holds mantle. Two borders of dots.
standing' facing
;
and XC.
of dots.
Two borders
49-4
61-2
(pierced)
10
M M
.95
[Purchased, 1904]
[H. P.
[PI. [PI.
LXIV.
liXIV.
4.]
5.]
1.05
BorreU
sale, 1852,
lot 1095]
11
67.7
tG 1-05
(A
for A) [de Sails gift]
Type 3
(A/'
and El)
A
A
SIUU
TO)
ACC
KO
IVNH
The Virgin seated facing on throne without back holds with botli hands medallion of
;
no T
N
I,
Alexius
bearded,
;
standing facing wears crown, long robe and mantle falling over 1. arm in r. long sceptre with jewelled top in globus cr. Two 1., borders of dots.
; , ;
She Christ. nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle * on drapery. In field,

infant
wears
r^ and eV. Two

ders of dots.
bor-
12
I
63.5
I
N
iEr
.95
[de Salis
beige,
gift
pierced}
1859,
8]
p.
Revue 314;
[PI.
LXIV.
6.]
PL X.
1.3
;
67-2
1.15
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI.
LXIV.
7.]
'
silver.
Very pale electrum. A specimen in Photiades One in pale gold Montagu Ccd., No. 1263.
'
Cat.,
No. 520,
is
described as of
',
ALEXIUS INOMISMA, TYPE

No.
li'S
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 4 (Billon)'
+AAziLu=
plete).
I,
Aecnx
Christ,
(sometimes incomBust of Alexius bearded, facing', holdingin r. cruciform in 1. globus sceptre

; ,
bearded, seated facing on throne with back in 1. book of Gospels with ** on raised tocover r. wards left shoulder, in
;
cr.
wears crown with
cross
and jewelled robe
benediction; wears nimbus cr., tunic and

mantle.
with star in centre. Three borders of dots.
In
and XC.
[PI.
field, IC Three bor-
ders of dots.'
14
69-2
Bil. 1-05
LXIV.
8, obv.
and 10,
rev.~\
15
58-5
58-
Bil. 1-05
Bil. 1. Bil. 1-05
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
liXIV. 9, obv.]
16 17
18
55-8
61-
(Pressed flat)
[I-I.
[de Salis gift]
Bil. 1-05
P. Borrell sale, 1852,
lot 1019]
19
62-
Bil.
[de Salis gift]

(Pellets instead of star) (Pellets arranged as star)
20
21
63-8
SO-
Bil. 1.
Bil. 1.
[Purchased, 1904]
'l\q3e 5 (Billon)
A/\ AeC Bust of Alexius I, bearded, facing, holding in r. labarum

;
+KeR
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing, holding book of Gos;
globus cr. wears crown with cross and jewelled robe. Two borders of dots.
in
1.
, ;
pels wears tunic, mantle and nimbus cr. with in each limb of cross. In field, IC and XC. Two borders
of dots."
[PI.
22
BS -2
Bil. 1-05
[Purcliased, 1904]
LXIV.
10, obr.
and
8,
rei\~\
'
Base
silver, or
bronze washed
vsrith silver
No. 14 has almost the appearance of
bronze.
^
^
Here and elsewhere the UL) is sometimes formed U. Compare a variety of this type in gold, de Saulcy, Essai,
PI. 26, 8
Eevue
imnt..
1836, p. 201
'
PL V. 1. Compare Sab., ii,

:
p. 188,
No. 7
PI. 52, 5
(Emperor holding cruciform
sceptre).
'
; ;
544

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type
6 (Electrum)
AecnXH TIDKOM On
1.,
+KPOAAZIUJ Christ,
bearded, seated facing on throne with back in 1., book of Gospels r. hand placed before him in benediction wears nimbus cr. tunic and mantle. In field,
,
Alexius I, bearded, standingfacing, crowned by the Virgin who

stands on r. facing above, between them, large star. Alexius
,
wears crown with cross, long jewelled robe and mantle with star in cen;
IC and XC.
ders of dots.
Two
bor-
tre falling over
1.
arm
cr.
; ;
in his
liis
r.
1.,
globus
hand on
heart.
j
The Virgin (near whose head is M) in usual dress with * Two

borders of dots.
23
67-1
El 1.15
(Injured by dent in
centre)
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LXIV. H.]
Type
(Circ.
i
7 (Gold
and billon) John

II)
1092, date of coronation of
+AAeZIUJ/\C eiPHNA Alexius I, Vrb On

1.,
+KROHeei loiAecnr
On
1.,
John
II,
Comnenus,
on r., Irene bearded both standing facing, wearing crowns and long robes, and holding between them patriarchal cross. Alexius holds mappa (?) in r. Borders of
;
beardless, standing facing,
wearing crown and long robes in r., labarum in

;
;
globus cr. On r., Christ, bearded, standing facing, crowning John II, and holding book of Gospels
I.,
dots.
in
1.
fC
XC above.
Bor-
ders of dots.
Size 1-05.
soc. fran(;..
de
nuiii.,
Described by Sabatier in Annuaire de la 1868, p. 292, from a specimen in the
H. Hoffmann Coll.
24
6-2-
Bil. 1-05
(+AAeZlUL)A,
obscure) [Presented
Sabatier]
rest
J.
(Legend
rently,
[PI.
obscure,
I
appa-
UJ
AIT ?)
1.]
by M.
P.
LXV.
: 'Cet ' This is the specimen described by Sabatier, ii, p. 203,_ No. 28; PL 55, 1 exemplaire unique, dont j'ai ete heureux de pouvoir enrichir la collection du Musee britannique, en reconnaissance de la complaisance et des bons precedes de MM. les
ALEXIUS
No.
I -SILVER,
TYPE
'2
<545
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Silver
Type
+AAZiaJA
KOMN
nOTTOJ
bearded,
+eMMA
Christ
NOV[HA.?]
(XaXK-qT-qi)'
(partly obscure).
I,
Alexius
standing' facing, holding in r. long cross in 1. globus cr. ; wears
crown, long robe and mantle with star in

centre falling over 1. arm. Border of dots.
bearded, standing on footstool, facing, holding in both hands book of Gospels with ** on cover; wears nimbus cr., tunic and mantle.
In field, fC and XC. Border of dots.

[PI.
25
60-3
-75
[Purchased of Rollin,
1904
LXV.
2.]
i?t' (>;/('
beige,
1858, p. 268; Penon. Coll.]
PI. 13, 2,
2G
49-
-7
[de Salis gift]
Type 2-
+AAe[ZIUJ] Ae M Alexius I, bearded,

standing facing, holding in r. labarum in globus ci\ wears 1., crown, long robe and mantle falling over left arm. Border of dots.
;
;
Christ,
bearded, seated facing on throne without bade r. hand outstretched in blessing in 1., book of Gospels
;
with
**
on cover;
wears nimbus cr., tunic and mantle. Above, in

field,
fC and Border of dots.

[PI.
XC.
27
58-
Al
-05
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
LXV.
3.]
conservateui's a mon egard.' Though the coin is in poor condition it still remains very rare. (Cp. a billon specimen not well preserved published by F. van Vleuten in Z.f. N., vi (1879, p. 676), where I am inclined to doubt the reading Manuel instead of Irene ', more especially as van Vleuten has not recognized that a, female figure is represented.) Sabatier at first supposed it to have been issued by John II, Comnenus, and to commemorate this Emperor and two of his sons. A comparison with the gold nomisma, p. 544, type 7 (from Sabatier's description) seems, however, to prove almost certainly that 24 is a coin of Alexius I, with his wife Irene and son John II. The seal assigned by Sorlin-Dorigny (Revue archeol., 1877, Pt. I, p. 90, No. II, PI. IV. 6) to John II and his family would also seem to be of Alexius I, Irene, and John. Probably the Christ reisresented on the Chalce gate of the palace see A. Dumont in Rev. num., 1867, p. 195 f. - This type corresponds to type 1 of the nomisma. Cp. Revue helge, 1858, p. 269
' ' ' ' ;
PL
13, 5.
II
H h
546

Weight
I
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 3
+AA
Alexius
facing-,
I,
Bust of
Christ,
bearded,
;
seated
bearded,
facing
all as
on type 2,
not out-
labaruni
liolding in r. in 1. mappa ; ;
but
r.
hand
is
stretched.
wears
r.
crown
In
1.
,
and
field
jewelled robe.
and
star.
Border
of dots.
28
57-2
JR
.7
[M.
J. Borrell,
1852]
[PI.
liXV. 4.]
Type 4
(+AAeznjuAec tujko
MN?)
Bust of Alexius I,
;
bearded, facing, holding in r., cross in 1.,
globus
cr.
wears
and
crown with
cross
robes with star in cenBorder of dots. tre.
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing, holding book of Gospels with both hands wears tunic, mantle and nimbus cr. with * * in each limb In field, IC of cross. and XC. Border of
;
dots.
29
50.6
-7
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
liXV.
5.]
Type 5
+AAexlUUA nOTTULIK
of Alexius I, bearded, facing, holding in r. sceptre with jewelled top, and in 1.
Bust
globus cr.
wears crown
Bust of the Virgin facing, orans, with medallion of Christ on breast; wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle * on drapery. In field,
;
with cross and robes. Border of dots.
PFp
and eV. Border
of
dots.'
30
54.8
-7
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
LXV.
e.]
Cp. Sab., PI. 52,
9,
Emperor holding
Icibanim;
and
PI. 52, 8, rev..
Virgin standing.
'
ALEXIUS I BRONZE, TYPE

No.
547
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 6
Bust of the Virgin, orans^ with medallion of Clirist on breast wears nimbus, veil, tunic and mantle * on drapery. In field and e. Bor;
+eK ROHeei
AAesiuu
AC*nOT TOIKOM
NHN[aJ]
Border of dots.
[PI.
der of dots.
31
32.
Ai
-8
[Purchased, 1855]
LXV.
7.]
Tyjê 7
+eKe ROHeei
obscure).
(partly
The Virgin
AACZI UUACnO
standing facing, orans^
THTUUKO
with medallion of
Christ on breast usual drapery. Above, in
;
MNHNUU
(Inscr. partly obscure).
Border of
dots.
field,
[m>]
and
eV.
Border of dots.
32
14.5
(ivorn)
-75
[de Salis gift]
[Pl.
IiXV.
8, ohv.']
Bronze
Type
P
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing wears nimbus or., tunic and mantle in 1., book of Gospels
;
;
+AA AeC
Alexius
facing,
;
Bust of
I,
bearded,
,
holding in r. labarum in 1. globus wears crown and cr. jewelled robe. Border
;
r.
held before breast, in benediction. Infield,

I
of dots.
and XC.
Border of
dots.
33
48-7
M
M M
.7
[PI.
LXV.
9.]
34
35
49-4
61.8
.65 .75
[PI.
IiXV. 10,
ohv.'\
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift]
(A
for
AeC)
^ Cp. similar specimens in Sab., ii, p. 189, No. 13; de Saulcy, PI. 26, 9.~For another silver coin of Alexius see Photiades Cat., No. 522 types, ohv., Virgin crowning Emperor rev., Christ seated. ^ Ohv. and rep. resemble those of the nomisma, type 5.
:
;
'
548

'
No.
Weight ^
ê*f.l
j I
^"^
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 2
AAeZ
[A6Cn]
I,
Bust
bearded, facing', holding in r. jewelled sceptre inl.,

;
of Alexius
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing behind head,

;
cross
[above
;
;
which,
holds
two
[globus cr.] wears crown and jewelled Border of dots. robe.

;
crescents] book of Gospels

field,
wears mantle and tunic. In
fC and XC. Bor-
der of dots.
36
66-6
-65
[de Salis
g-ift]
[PI.
LXV.
11.]
Type
Inscr.
3'-
Bust of Alexius I, bearded, facing', holding in r. cross in 1.

;

facing ; r. in blessing 1, holds book of Gospels ; wears nimbus cr. with in limbs of cross, tunic and mantle. In
field,
globus
cr.
wears
cross and jewelled robe. Border of dots.
crown with
IC and XC.
Bor-
der of dots.
37
47.7
JE
-85
+AA
Zl
ACn
Restruck
38
52-2
JE
-75
+AA +AA +AA
Zl
Aecn
[de Salis gift]
89
49-3
Ê
.75
[de Salis gift]
40
56-
.85

[PI.
liXV. 12.]
Restruck
Cp. de Saulcy, Esaai, PI. Like type 4 of the silver.
30, 3
Sab.,
ii,
p. 190,
No. 18
PI. 52, 15.
ALEXIUS I-BRONZE, TYPE

No.
549
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 4
+AAeZIULI ACn
of Alexius
facing,
I,
Bust
Christ,
bearded,
and globus as
holding cross in type 3, but dress varied. Border of dots.
bearded, seated facing on throne without back holds book of Gospels wears nim;
;
bus
c r.
tunic and
In
field, IC Border of
mantle.
and XC.
dots.i
41
50-5
68-5
JE
-7
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Sails gift]
[PI.
LXV.
13.]
42
.65
Type
5Christ,
+AA6ZIUJ ACnOT TUUKOM Alexius I,

bearded,
facing,
standing
holding in r. labarum, in 1., globus cr. wears crown, long robe and mantle. Border of dots.
;
bearded, seated facing on throne without back holds in 1. r. book of Gospels extended in benedic; ;
tion ; wears
field,
nimbus cr.,
[In
tunic and mantle.

above,
IC
and
XC].
43 44
63-5
61.
Border of dots.
JE
-65
.7
[de Salis gift]
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
liXV. 14.]
Type 6
TUUKO M N[H ?]
globus
cr.;
-|-AA[ZIUJ]Ae [C] noT Alexius I, standing facing, holding in r. cross, in 1.,
+ eMMA
NOVHA
wears
crown, tunic and manBorder of dots. tle.
Christ, bearded, standing facing, wearing tunic, mantle and nimbus cr. ; in 1., book of Gospels r. in blessing.
;
IC and XC. Border of dots.

In
field,
45
59.7
-75
[PI.
LXV.
15.]
'
Another variety in which the Emperor on

ii,
obv.
holds labarum instead of cross
gee
Sab.,
''
No. 22 PL 52, 20. Like type 2 of the silver.

p. 191,
;
'
550

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 7
Inscr.
Alexius I standfacing-,
ing
all as
labar um and
holdingg-lobus cr.
5.
Christ, bearded, standing facing, holding book of Gospels ; -wears nimbus

cr.,
on type der of dots.
Bor-
tunic and mantle.
In field, IC and XC. Border of dots.
46
37-7
JE
-75
+AA
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LXV.
16.]
47
58-
JE
-75
+AA.
IIUUAeC
[de Salis gift]
Type 8
+[AAeil?]
ziecnoT
Tu
Alexius I, bearded, standing facing, holding in r. labarum, in 1., globus cr. ; wears
cro-wn -with cross
and
Bust of the Virgin facing, holding medallion of Christ on breast wears veil, nimbus, tunic and mantle * on drapery. In field 1., MH" and un;
je-welled robe and mantle falling over 1. arm. Border of small

dots.
certain object
r.,
in field
rev?].
Border of
small dots.
48
72.
1-15
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
IiXV.
17.]
Restruck, perhaps on a coin of Constantine IX LIX. 8) -which has itseK been struck on another coin. On obv. and rev. remains of border of globules. Cp. a similarly restruck specimen in
(like PI.
Revue
helrje,
1858, p. 269; PI. 13,
4.
Another type,
Dies adjusted
obv.,
AA[Z
?]IUJ
^^^
AeCflOTH, Emperor
standing;
)-.,
Virgin
seated with medallion of Christ: see Photiades Cat., No. 526.

"
/[v/i^
instead of
as usual.

No.
551
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 9
luscr.
Bast of Alexius I, bearded, facing, holding' in r. cruciform sceptre in 1., globus

;
AA
A'
;
cr.
wears crown with crossand jewelled robe. Border of dots.

;
Cross of four equal limbs, jewelled; at at extremibase, step ties, globus in centre, X. Border of dots.
;
49
41-4
^
JE
-85
AA A
[H. P. Borroll sale, 1852, lot 1094]

[Pl.
LXV.
18.]
50
40-
-65
Ae?
AA)
H. P. Borrell
sale, 1852,
lot 1094] [Pl. LXV. 19.]
51
;34-5
JE
-7
(Inscr. obscure)

lot 1094]
52
52-
-i
TUUK [O]
MN
(AA)
lot 1094] [Pl. LXV. 20.]
42-
JE
.85
TUUK [O]
MN
(AA)
54
47.
JE
.85
(Inscr. not clear)
(AA)
[Pl.
LXV.
21, rer.]
;
Restruck on a coin of Alexius I of type 3 on rev., remains of the Emperor's head and cruciform scejitre on obv., IC and part of bust of Christ.
'
Usually interpreted
KVPIG <t)VAACC
AACZION AeCROTHN.
Svoronos
iJourn. intemat. d'arch. num., ii, p. 382) interprets C (here and elsewhere) as Smupe, the appeal being made to the cross represented as the type. (Cp. a coin of Baldwin of Kdessa, Rev. num., 1897, p. 533 f., which appears to read a-ravpe 'I?/(7ou hkSs.) Similarly,
he would interpret the familiar legend IC Nl KA placed in the four angles of a cross as 2Tavpoc 'Itjo-oO XpiiTToiJ viKa. This legend is modelled on the C A of the previous reign, Pl. LXIII. 10, but it is not the earliest type of Alexius as it is found restruck on type 3.
XC
'
552

Weisrht
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
55
45-7
JE
-95
i
(No
inscr. clear)

lot 1094] [PI. LXV. 22.]
like PI.
Restruck, apparently on a coin of Constantine IX, LIX. 6 on obv., remains of nimbus of Virgin
:
and
6V
on both
globules.
p. 192,
obv. and reo., remains of border of Cp. de Saulcy, PI. 27, No. 1 Sab., ii,
;
Nos. 29 and 30.
Type 10
Inscr.
Bust of Alexius I, bearded, facing, holding in r. jewelled in 1. globus sceptre

; ,
A K
A
Patriarchal
step.
cross
on
Border of
dots.
cr.
jewelled robe. of dots.
wears crown and Border
56
40-3
JE
75
AA
...
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
LXVI.
1.]
57
58
30.
SI'
?

[PI.
25-
jE
AA6S
AA AAe
LXVI.
2.
59 60
25.6 23.5
JE JE
&c.
[Purchased, 1904]
.65
(A formed
[Pl.
like
A)
LXVI.
3.]
[Purchased, 1904]
[de Salis gift]
61
17-4
-55
A,
Subatier (ii, p. 230, No. 4) attributes this type to Alexius III, and de Saulcy (Essni, pp. 358, 359 PI. 30, 2 cp. Rev. num., 1836, p. 210 PI. V. 5, and Sab., ii, p. 230, No. 5)
'
;
A
assigns a nearly similar specimen with
rev.,
(t>
united by a cross, to the same
A
Emperor. But the obv. of our type 10 so closely resembles the obv. of type 9 that I think both classes must belong to the same Alexius, i.e. Alexius I. The letters A A K (as read by de Saulcy and Sabatier) are hard to interpret de Saulcy (Essai, p. 359) says KVPie 0VAACC6 AAeZION ArPEAON, and adds 'il n'y a centre oette lecture que le fait de I'abandon du nom"Ayyf\of par I'empereur Alexis (III), qui voulut prendre le nom de Comnene'. (Svoronos, Jout-n. internat. d'arch. num., ii, p. 382, interprets 'S.Tavpe alluding to the type 'AXe'lioi' "AyyEXoj/ Kofivr)vov (j>i\aa-iTe.) I am inclined to think that on our type 10 the inscription intended is A A K <)) and not A A K <l>, the A being sometimes carelessly formed like A if this is so we should have the legend
:
AA6ZI0N AeCnOTHN KVPI6 <1>VAACC, or, perhaps, (s^pO AA6ZION ACnOTHN KOMNHNON cDVAACCC, and either of these interpretations would
be suitable for Alexius
I.

No.
11
553
554
ANONYMOUS BRONZE COINS

Usually assigned to the
LATIN EMPERORS
(a. d.
204-1261),
I.
but probably Crusaders' coins of the period of

These coins (figured by Sabatier,
PI. 58, Nos.
ALEXIUS
15-19 PI. 59, Nos. 1, 2, and form a homogeneous series anonymous, flat in fabric and with ornate cross on rev. which has been attributed by de Saulcy and Sabatier to the Latin Emperors of Constantinople, But, as M. Schlumberger has pointed out (iVwrn. de I'Orient A. D. 1204^1261. latin, p. 274), there is really no positive evidence for this attribution and I would go farther and say that the style and fabric of these pieces is of the eleventh and twelfth centuries rather than of the thirteenth century
;
by de Saulcy, Num.
des Croisades, PI. XIII)
of the time of the first rather than of the fourth Crusade.
These coins, as I have ascertained from (i) Evidence from restriking. specimens in the British Museum, are found restruck on coins of Isaac I (1057-1059), or Constantine X, Ducas (1059-1067) ; on Michael VH, Ducas We are thus conducted to (1071-1078) ; on Nicephorus IH (1078-1081). about the reign of Alexius I and the period of the First Crusade.
(ii)
An
I,
ornamented
9.
cross is characteristic of coins of the early Crusaders

cit.,
struck in Syria (Schlumberger, op.
Plates I and II), and of the flat

des
M of
I.
Alexius
type
With the ornamentation
of the cross cp. also Schlumberger,

et sigil.
L'Epop.
p. 84.
byz.,
ii,
pp. 69, 516; Engel,
Num.
Normands,
and
PI.
7;
I assign these coins, then, to
the time of Alexius
I,
am
disposed to
regard
them not
as Imperial issues
Syria or Palestine. This is cp. p. 274), who states that it was finally (JNum. de I'Orient latin, p. 22 acquiesced in by de Saulcy. The coins are of circular, spread fabric, resembling some of those of the Counts of Edessa and the Princes of Antioch.
;
but as coins of the Crusaders struck in the view at least in part of M. Schlumberger
On
the other hand, the Constantinopolitan bronze coins of Alexius I and his
and are usually thick, resembling of Alexius I is partly an exception. Though specimens of these coins have been obtained from Constantinople (de Saulcy, Num. des Croisades, pp. 122, 123), the more usual provenance appears to be Beyrouth, Aleppo, and even Bagdad, and they occur mixed with coins of the Counts of Edessa and of Tancred of Antioch (Schlumberger, Num. de I'Orient latin, p. 22).
successors are of irregular (not circular) form
in their fabric the silver coins.
Type
9 of the
555
JOHN
15 AuB.
II,
Comnenus
11188 Apeil 1143
No.
556
No.
JOHN II NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
557
558

Weifflit
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
20
66-6
1-05
lUU
On
Qj (=T(u)
AC
no T
H
n
p
seat of throne, r. and + ; double-struck. [C. A. Murray, 1849]

1.,
[Pl.
LXVII.
5.]
Doable-struck.
21
57-6
-95
lUJ
CD
On
seat of throne,
r.
and
Ae
n
p
en
1.,+ [C. A. Murray, 1849]
V
[0]
22
61-8
1-05
"IIUU
On
n
en
p
1.,
seat of throne, r. and double-struck. ;
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
23
69-5
1-1
lUU
CD
On
seat of throne,
r.
and
A6
1-,+ [C. A. Murray, 1849]
(e for 0)
24
64-2
luQ
.
n
[o
<t>
On
?]
ec
seat of throne, r.?],-h

[PI.
1.
[and
no
[T?]
LXVII.
6.]
[P?]
25
62-
1-05
[1]UJ
On
seat of throne,
r.
and
.ec
n
[r?]
1-,+
[Purchased, 1904]
26
65-7
1-15
[IjUJ
CD
Above
[C.
seat
of
throne,
n
A. Murray, 1849]
[Pl.
PO
r
LXVII.
7.]
27
714
A^
[IIUJ
CD
Above
r., *
seat
of
throne,
[Alec
n
<D
(* instead of
rmo
[T]
in cross).
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
JOHN IINOMISMA, TYPE

No.
559
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
28
644
-95
(Legend obscure and

blundered) .V r
.
Above
seat
of
throne,
J. T.
.?
[Presented by Mr. Wood, 1874]
29
G9.
A^ 1-05
lOJ
CD
.6
np
V
Above seat and 1.,
of throne,
r.
no T
30
66-7
{pierced)
1.05
(Inscr. obliterated?)
Above
seat of throne,
1.,
;
r.
and
[C.
double-
sf rupk
[PI.
A. Murray, 1849] liXVII. 8.] A. Murray, 1849]
31
70-2
1-1
[I]UJ
[C.
n
p
no T
H
32
73-3 A^ 1-1
lUJ
VP o
r
(CD blundered)
Aec
n
<t>

[PI.
no
1
LXVII.
9.]
p
r
(Pressed flat)
33
64-8
1-(I5
[l]UJ
CD
.ec
n
<t).
Double-struck. [Royal Collection]
V
p
(One border only
34
07-6
?^
1-
[l]UJ
(L

lot 972]
.ec [n].
n
.'')
(Olio border only
35
62-1
{pieirni)
1.2
(Ml form)
.
Double-struck. [Purchased, 1905]
ec (blurred)
n
P
r
[PI.
LXVII.
10.]
560

Weight
65-
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
36
-95
[l]UJ
Above
[S]
1.,
seat of throne on
r.,
..c
A, on
(Border obliterated)
(On
37
67--i
rev., graffito lUU
on
obv., graffito,
X)
1-1
(m-P blundered)
[1]UJ
CD
[Blacas, 1867]
Aec
n
<t).
I
n
c
r.
.c
38
65-6
{pierced)
1-
C::
[lUJ]
for
W
[n]
for
SV)
ec
39
69-8
(0
for NhP
eV
omitted)
(** for
in cross)
[i]CD
..c
T n
*
P
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
no
T
40
46-2
(pierced)
Ai
1-
lUU
CL
[Royal Collection]
(gilt)
Ac
n
<t)
no T
41
65-6
{pierced)
1-25
(M e instead _eV omitted)

lUU
of
M-P;
[Pembroke
1482]
[PI.
sale, 1848, lot
<DV
LXVII.
11.]
Aec
po
noT
Tuu
m
T
(No
pellet in cross)
?
re
n
42
66-8 AT 1-2
(All as No. 41)
Restruclc
43
63-6
{pierced)
A^ 1-1
(All as No. 41)
(No
pellet) [Blacas, 1867]

No.
561
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 4
(chiefly electrum)
On
1.,
lUL)
on
r.,
O'
r
e
dB
Christ,
no TH
On 1., John II,
;
bearded, seated facing on throne without back in 1. book

;
,
r bearded, standing facing on r. St. George, beardless and with curly hair, standing facing they hold between them patriarchal cross with
;
of Gospels r. outstretched in benediction; wears tunic,

;
mantle and nimbus cr. Above, fC and XC.
Two
borders of dots.
two steps. John wears crown with cross and tunic enveloped in mantle his r. hand
;
placed to heart. St. George is nimbate, and wears cuirass, short tunic and cloak his 1.
;
hand on sheathed sword. Two borders

of
4-i
dots.'
68-2
(pierced)
El or Al gilt
1-2
(On
r.,
O
r uu
p
r)
[PI,
liXVII. 12,
ohv.']
45
54-
El 1-25
(pale)

lot 979]
46
65.7
El 1-25
(Onr.,
Q
HJU
[Pl.
LXVIII.
1.]
n
47
64-6
El 1.25
(pale)
(Inscr. as No. 46)
[de Salis gift]
On
oil'.,
graffito, K,
&c. combined.
Q=Q^
ayws.
K k
562

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
48
32-3
El?
-9
(Inscr.
on
r.
off flan)
(Clipped and pressed
flat)
49
60-6
{pierced)
1-3
(Inscr.
as No. 46)
(No
(Double-struck)
stejjs to cross)
50
66.
El 1-2
(pale)
(Inscr. as No. 46 ?) steps to cross)
(No
[Purchased, 1905]
Type 5 (Electrum, and
billon)
blessing,
On
lOJ
on
r.,
O
31 SUU
Christ
A6C
no TH
On
St.
1.,
seated, as type 4. ders of dots.
Two
bor-
n
30
II,
John
on
r.,
standing facing, holding between them, labarum details as in type 4. Two borders of dots.
George,
;
51
67-6
(pierced)
El 1-2
[Purchased, 1905]
[PI.
LXVIII.
2.]
52
bl-b
(pierced
Bil. 1.15
[de Salis gift]
and
broken)
Type
6 (Billon)
+ IUJAC nOTT' n*v
POrNT
Bast of John II,

;
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing in 1., book of

;
bearded, facing holding in r., cross, in 1., globus cr. ; wears crown with cross and jewelled Two borders of robe.
dots.
r. hand in benediction; wears tunic, mantle and nim-
Gospels
bus cr. with in each Two limb of cross.

borders of dots.
53
554
Bil. 1-15
[PI.
LXVIII.
3.]

No.
563
WeiRht
59-5
Metal and
Size
BJl. 1-2
Obverse
Reverse
5-1
(+iuuAec
no T.n.v?
partly obscure)
[H. P. Borrell lot 1097]
siile,
1852,
60.J
Bil.
M5
(Inscr.
nearly
obliter-
[de Salis gift]
ated)
56
58-
Bil. 1-2
( in upright limb of cross ; in each hori-
zontal limb)
[PI.
LXVIII.
4.]
Type
lUJ
7 (Billon)
Aec
no TH
TUU
PO
r
The Virgin, seated facing on throne without back; on breast,

medallion of Christ. Usual dress. In field
1.
nop
and
r.,
Kfp
and eV.
John 11, bearded, standing facing, holding in r. labarum, in 1., globus cr. ; wears crown, dress reaching to knees and mantle. Two borders
of dots.
Two
borders of dots.
57
51-8
Bil. 1-15

lot 1098]
[PI.
LXVIII.
5.]
58
56-4
Bil. 1-05
[PI.
LXVIII.
6, obv.]
[de Salis gift]
59
61-8
Bil.
M
M
(Dress below reaches knees) [N. Dimitri, 1877]
60
77-3
Bil.
[Pl.
LXVIII.
7.]
61
58-5
Bil. 1.15
(Dress reaches knees)
below
564

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Bronze
Type
1
+iuuAecnoTH ruuno P<t)VPOrNT Jolmll,

bearded,
standingfacing, holding in r.,
cross, in 1., globus cr. wears crown, long robe and scarf with star in centre. Border of dots.
Christ, bearded, standing-
facing holding book of Gospels wears tunic,

;
mantle and nimbus cr. In field, IC and XC. Border of dots.
62
66.
-7
(Without +) (Ends TN) [PI. LXVIII.

lot
8.]
1097J
63
67-4
JE
.75
[PI.
LXVIII.
9.]
[Purchased, 1904]
64
54-2
M M
JE
-75
("Without
+)
(luuAecnoTiT
nop
0VPOrNIT)
65
53-8
-7
(Inscr. partly obscure)
66
37-
.65
(Inscr.
apparently No. 64)
like
[L. Strange, 1841]
Type 2
+ IUUAC nOTH
Bust
of John n, bearded, facing, holding in r. labarum, in 1. globus

cr.
;
Christ, standing facing all as in type 1 Border of dots.

.
wears crown with
cross and robe with star in centre. Border of dots.
67
36-3
M
JE
.6
[PI.
LXVIII. 10.]
68
31-4
-6
(+IULJA
n noP0V)
[de Salis gift]
69
31-3
JE
.65
(+IUJ
AH noT)

lot
1097]
JOHN II BRONZE, TYPE

No.
565
566
MANUEL
I,
Comnenus
8 Aphil 114324: Sept. 1180
No.
MANUEL I-NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
567
568
No
MANUEL INOMISMA, TYPE

No.
569
570
No.
MANUEL INOMISMA, TYPE

No.
571
572
No.
MANUEL I NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
573
574
IMPERL\L BYZANTINE COINS

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 9 (Bronze)
MANS HA Aecn
Bust
of Manuel, bearded, facing, holding in r. labarum, in 1. globus

cr.
;
wears crown with
cross and jewelled dress star in centre. Two borders of dots.
with
Bust of Christ, beardless, facing, wearing tunic, mantle and nimbus cr. with in cross in 1., volumen r. hand in benediction. In field, IC and XC. Border of
;
;
dots.
534
JE
M5
35
724
1.15
3G
59-
JE
1.'2
[de Salis gift]
37
46-'
1-1
38
JE 1-15
(MAN OVHA
A[Cn]
(in cross) [H. P. BorreH

lot 1099]
[PI.
sale, 1852,
IiXX.
3.]
39
45-3
JE
1.05
(Double-struck)
Type 10 (Bronze)
MAN6HA
who
Manuel standcross,
Inscr.
(OAnOC
or
GfC-
ing facing, holding
UUPnOC?)
and crowned by
Christ,
stands facing holding book of Gospels. In

field.
Bust of St. George, nimbate and armed with lance.
IC
and
XC
and
Cat.,
star.
M nomisma.
No.
7^=fi.
Photiades
No. 555
cp.
Thomsen
Cat.,
MANUEL I NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
11
575
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
'I'ypc
11 (Bronze)
Christ,
MANSHA
On
1.,
ACnO
;
Manuel, bearded, standing facing- onr., the Virgin standing facing crowning him. Manuel wears crown, long tunic and scarf with ** in centre, and
holds in r. short-shafted labarura, in 1., globus cr. The Virgin in usual dress with * on
bearded, seated facing on throne without back wears tunic,

;
mantle and nimbus with in cross in book of Gospels ;

;
cr.
1.,
r.
hand
in
benediction.
Above,
fC
and XC.
Two
borders of dots.
drapery
her
field
1.
hand
eV.
in benediction. Above,
M
40
41
62.2 74-5 64-2
in
r.,
Two
JE 1-15 tE 1-15
borders of dots.
[de Sails gift]
(Double-struck)
(Double-struck)
lot 1099]
42
JE
M5
(Double-struck)
43
47-4
.E 1-05
(Inscr. obscure)
rMPfor M)
(double-struck)
(Double-struck) [Presented by Mr. F. Hasluck, 1905]
W.
44
48-2
M
JE
1-15
(Aecnx)
struck)
(Double-
45
73-7
1-2
(MANBAH AeCHT)
(Aecn[T])
(Double-struck)
[de Salis gift]
46
56-7
jE 1-15

[PI.
liXX.
4.]
47
52-4
JE
(Inscr. obscure) (double-
struck)
(Double-struck) [Purchased, 1904]
48
63-8
.E
M
M
(Aecn)
[de Sails gift]
Above seat,
r.
andl., star.
49
65-
JE
(Inscr. as No.
48 ?)
Above
seat,
r.
andl., star.
[de SaUs gift]
50
66.
JE
(im
&c.,
i.e.
Aecno
Above
seat,
r.
and 1.
star.
blundered)
[Purchased, 1904]
576

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
51
43-
MM
(Inscr. obscure) (star instead of ** on
Emperor's scarf)
(double-struck)
(Pressed
flat)
Type 12 (Bronze)
MANSHA
Manuel,
globus
star in
AC
nOTH
Christ,
bearded,
bearded, seated facing on throne with

;
standing' facing', holding' in r. cross, in 1.,

cr.
;
wears
crown, long tunic with

mantle.
of dots.
back wears tunic, mantle and nimbus cr. with in cross in 1., book of Gospels r. in
; ;
centre and Two borders
benediction.
Above,
bor-
ICandXC. Two
ders of dots.
52
70-7
JE
1-2

[PI.
LXX.
5.]
53
54-3
1-15
[H. p. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 1100]
54
45-
JE 1.15
55
67-4
JE 1-15
Type 13 (Bronze)'
MANSHA
HC
Ae
CnOT
The Virgin seated facing

on throne without back, holding medallion of
Christ
;
Manuel, bearded, standing facing, holding in r. labarum, in 1. globus surmounted by patriarchal cross;
usual
dress
in field, fH" and Border of dots.
SV.
wears crown, long tunic enveloped in

mantle.
of dots.
Two
borders
Sabatier,
ii,
p. 207,
No.
5,
describes one specimen as being of gold.
MANUEL I -BRONZE COINAGE, TYPE

No.
577
578

Weiglit
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 3
MAN5HA
Manuel,
globus
AC
HOTH
bearded,
standing facing, holding in r. cross, in 1.

cr.
;
wears
crown, short tunic and mantle or scarf. Border

of dots.
Bust of Christ, beardless, wears tiinic, facing mantle and nimbus cr. with in cross in 1. volumen; r. in benedicIn field, IC and tion. XC. Border of dots.
;
;
64
42-2
iE
.75
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
LXX.
12.]
65
36-6
JE
.8
[de Salis gift]
66
44-
JE
-65
67
28-8
JE
-6
68
14-8
JE
.6
(MANYHA)
[Sale
at
[PI.
Sotheby's,
20
Dec, &c., 1852,
lot 167]
LXX.
13.]
69
24-
Ê
-6
(Same
as
rev.
but
in
[de Salis gift]
incuse)
(The coin instead of taking the impression of the obverse die has received the impression of the reverse
of another similar coin wliich had been accidentally left between the dies.)
Type 4
MA NS
A6[C]
Manuel,
Bust of bearded,
Bust of Christ, beardless, facing, as type 3. Border of dots.
facing, holding in r. labarum, in 1. globus

cr.
;
wears crown with
cross and jewelled robe. Border of dots.
70
46-6
JE
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
liXX.
14.]
MANUEL I BRONZE COINAGE, TYPE

No.
579
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Keverse
Type
MANS Aecn
Manuel,
facing-,
Bust of
bearded,
Bust of the Virgin facing, ora7is usual dress with

;
holdingin r. labarum, in 1. globus
In
field,
m- and
wears crown with jewelled tunic Border and mantle.

cr.
;
9V.
Border of dots.
cross,
of dots. 71
4464.
M
JE JE
.8
[Purchased, 1904]
72
73
-9
(AeC)
([A]C
:
69-8
.85
.SIC-)
(m-P blundered)
[Purchased, 1904]
[Pl.
liXX. 15.]
74
51-7
JE
.6
(MANv.->
globus
with patriarchal cross)
Type
Inscr.
Bust of Manuel,
bearded, facing-, holding in r. labarum, in 1.
wears globus cr. crown and robe. Bor;
der of dots.
75
51-7
iE
.8
76 77
65.7 44-8
^ ^
.8
.85
78
18-8
.6
: ;
580

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type
Bust of Manuel, bearded,
holding in r. lalDarum, in 1. globus cr. ; -wears crown with
facing-,
Border of dots.
cross, and jewelled robe. (Dress a s type 4.
Border of dots.
79
4-2-2
65
7
80
81
314
32-
[de Sails gift] [de Salis gift]

[PI.
LXX.
18.]
82
17.8
83
38-1
75
[de Salis gift]
(n
partly above bar of

[PI.
cross)
LXX.
19.]
84 85
49-1
45-
M M
-8
(n
[Northwick
sale,
as
on No. 83) on No. 83)
-1
1860]
(n
as
Type 8
Inscr.
Bust of Manuel, bearded, facing, holding in r. labarum, in wears globus cr. 1. tunic with ** in centre and scarf over 1. arm. Border of dots.
;
IC
XC
Cross (on two

(i.e.
steps) radiate as to form X). of dots.
so
Border
8(5
70-4 57-5
87
M M
-85
-75
MAHKHA
[de Salis gift]
MANHA Aecn TH
28 May, 1829, fir&t pubUslied in H. Grote's Blatter fur : 1836, p. 88) seems to have given the right explanation AZ^Kfl, en suivant le mouyement Les caracteres doivent etre lus dans I'ordre suivant suit de la main dans I'acte du signe de la croix a la maniere des Grecs, ainsi qui! A, a I'epaule droite; K, a I'epaule gauche la main au front et au bas de la poitrine nop(pvpon, au centre de la poitrine. O'esfc ainsi que je lis, Mavovr).\ Aeanonis Koiivrjvos medaille appartient a Manuel Comnene (1143-1180).' Cp. de Saulcy, 7fw,ros. Cette Essai, p. 341.
' de Marchant Munzkunde, Leipzig,
'
(letter of
vol.
ii,
MA,
MANUEL I BRONZE COINAGE, TYPE

No.
581
582
ALEXIUS
II,
Comnenus
24 Sept. 1180 Sept. 1184
ANDRONICUS
joint ruler,
Oct.
1183 Sept. 1184
Alexius II
is
not
known
to have issued coins bearing his
name
but
possibly some of those inscribed with the

to the period of the joint rule of Alexius
name
of Andronicus I
i.
may
belong
and Andronicus,
e.
Oct. 1183
Sept. 1184.
583
ANDRONICUS
Oct.
I,
Comnenus
118312
Sept. 1185
(namely, Oct. 1183 Sept. 1184, jointly with Alexius II Sept. 118412 Sept. 1185 alone)
No.
584
No.
ANDRONICUS I BRONZE COINAGE, TYPE

No.
585
586

Weight
59-
No.
Metal and
Size
Obvei'se
Reverse
11
M
JE
-85
[Purcliaserl, 1904]
[PI.
LXXI.
7.]
12
54-3
.85
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LXXI.
8, obv.]
Type 2
Inscr.
Andronicus I, standing bearded,

holding in r. labarum, in 1., globus cr. wears crown, tunic and scarf. Border of
facing,
;
Bust of the Virgin, facing,

07-ans
medallion of usual dress. In field, l^ and

;
Christ on breast
eV.
Border of
dots.
dots.
13
69.
JE
.85
[AN]APON
IK
OC
[de Sails gift]

[PI.
LXXI.
9.]
14
47.4
.85
ANAP
....OC
[de Salis gift ; formerly in Soleirol Coll. ; engraved by de Saulcy, Essai, PL 29, 3]
[PI.
LXXI.
10.]
Type 3
15
40-6
16
36-3
17
32-2
18
3M
ANDRONICUS I-BRONZE COINAGE, TYPE

No.
587
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 4
Inscr.
facing',
bearded,
Andronicus I, standing-
Inscr. Bust of St. George, facing, holding in r.
holding in r. labarum, in 1., globus wears crown, tunic cr.

;
spear
in
;
1.,
oval shield
with ornament in
centre
wears nimbus,
with
Above,
>kr.,
and
scarf.
cuirass and cloak. Bor-
manus Dei
der of dots.
blessing the Emperor. Border of dots. 19
394
jE
-8
ANAP'NIK'C [AecnOTHC?
off flan]
20
39.
-75
ANAP
cross)
AC
(Globus has patriarchal
588
ISAAC
12 Sept.
II,
Angelus
11858 Apbil 1195
No.
'
ISAAC irNOMISMA, TYI'E

No.
589
Weight
62.7
(pierced)
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
M
1.15
(Inscr. as No. 1
manus
Pressed
flat.
Del omitted) (sword long) (Emperor holds labarum in r.)
[Blacas, 1867]
69.1
icAAKiocAecnr
x AP X
[Bank of England
1877]
[Pl.
gift,
LXXI.
17.]
(Beard of Emperor
forked)
58.4
{pierced)
1.05
ICAAKIOCACCnrT?]
[Blacas, 1867]
X PA X
68.1
(pierced)
N
A^
1.2
ICAAKIOCMCn
A X
[Bank of England
1877]
gift,
M
36.3
(pierced
-85
ICAAKI0CA6
X AP X
Ml
Pressed
flat.
[Royal Collection]
and
clipped)
64.9
(pierced)
1.1
ICAAKIOCA
X AP X
[de Salis gift]
(Sword long)
star)
(** for
66.4
N M
M
1.15
(Inscr. as No. 7 ?) star)
{y, for
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
68-2
ICAAKIOACT
X AX
[Pembroke
1483]
[Pl.
sale, 1848, lot
M
(Sword long) {\*\
star)
for
liXXII.
1.]
10
65-
AT 1.1
ICAAKIOCAecn X
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
AP X
Ml
(Sword long)
star)
1 The engraver, no doubt through inadvertence, has reproduced the characteristic forked beard of Andronicus I, predecessor of Isaac II. Isaac's beard is usually short and
(**
for
close,
sometimes slightly pointed.
590

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
11
63-7
A^ 1.1
ICAAKIOC
X AP
[S.
Montagu &
Co., 1883]
M
(Sword long)
star)
(**
for
Type
Inscr.
2 (Pale electrum)
II,
On
1.,
Isaac
12
68-
El
-65
13
53-7
El or
1-05
14
64(pierced)
El l-]5
15
1
61-G
23
El 1-15
ie reed)
ISAAC II-NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
591
592

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 4 (Billon and bronze)

Inscr. Isaac II, bearded, standingfacing, holding in r. cross, in 1., sword in sheath wears crown, tunic and scarf
;
The Virgin, in usual dress,

seated facing on throne
with back, holding

infant Christ.
ryVf
Above,
Border. two bor-
and eV.
with * in centre. Above, manus Dei

crowning him. borders of dots.
(Sometimes
ders of dots).
Two
19
33-7
BiUonl.l
ICA
[PuUan, 1858]
.K
..C
nr
H
c
20
774
1-15
ICA AKI
A
ec
[de Sails gift]

[PI.
LXXII.
5.]
oc
n T
H
C (Star for :;)
21
78.
1-05
(Head double-struck)
,AA
Kl
AC
nx
H
C
[H. P. Borrell sale, 1852, lot 1104; found in
.C
Cyprus]
65-7
iE
1-1
[PuUan, 1858]
CAA
Kl
Aec
n
I
O
C
T
H
c
23
60-5
1-05
ICA
Kl C
[Purchased, 1904]
Restruck, apparently on a similar coin; on rev., part of throne.

;
on
ohv.^
ISAAC II NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
593
594
No.
ISAAC II BRONZE COINAGE, TYPE

No.
595
Weight
53-1
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Eeverse
35
JE
[ICA.P]
[obscure]
06
[obscure]
A
Kl
MM
A
[de Sails gift]
OC
36
48(pierced)
JE 1-15
ICA
A6C
A
Kl
n o
MM
A
(
06
[obscui'e]
OC
TH
C?
instead of **)
Type
7 (Bronze)
St. Michael standingfacing, holding in r.
oe
NS
[H]A
MM
A
sceptre
cr.
;
in
1.,
globus
wears nimbus,
with
;
tunic
and
Bust of youthful Christ facing in 1., volumen

; ;
mantle below, X and X

A'
Border of
dots.
hand in benediction wears nimbus cr. with * *, tunic and mantle. In field, IC and XC.
r.
Border of
dots.'
37
55-5
1.15
[Purchased, 1904]
(Double-struck)
[PI.
LXXII.
9.]
Bronze Coinage
Type
Inscr.
1
Isaac II, bearded, standing facing, holding in r. cross, in 1., sword in sheath wears crown, and tunic enveloped in mantle. On r., vianus Dei ci'owning him. Border of dots.
;
The Virgin, standing

orans wears veil, tunic and * on dramantle. pery. On her breast, medallion of Christ.
facing,
;
nimbus,
In field, m" and eV. Border of dots.
^ Op. Sab., ii, The attribution p. 226, No. 15 ; PI. 58, 7 ; Photiades Cat., No. 566. to Isaac II is not certain but seems probable on a comparison of the rev. with the rev. of type 6. The tunic of the Archangel is ornamented like the dress of the Emperor Andronicus I, as seen in Plate LXXI. 4, and also like that of Isaac II on No. 44, infra.
596

Weight
49-5
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
38
JE
-8
ICA
[de Sails gift]
AKI
OC
no T
HC
[Pl.
IjXXII. 10.]
39
57-3
-75
[l]CA
A6C
AKI
no
T
HC
[H. p. Borrell sale, 1852, lot 1103]
OC
40
50.
.75
ICA
Aec
[de Sails gift]
A
Kl
n
HC
OC
41
42-
.E
.75
[l]CA &c. obscure
A6C
n o T
H
C
42
28-
JE
.65
ICAAKIOC
Aec
[Purchased, 1904]
[Pl.
n o
LXXII.
11.]
T
H
c
Type 2
I
C A. K Half-figure of Isaac II, bearded, facing in r. cross, in globus cr. wears 1., crown, tunic and scarf. Border of dots.
I
OCA
;
Bust of the Virgin, in usual dress with *, facing, orans. In field, Border NVf and eV.
of dots.'
43
45-
JE
.75

lot 1103]
[Pl.
LXXII.
12.]
Another type, with
rev.
bust of Christ,
is
described by P. Lambros, op.
cit.,
Pl.
I. 6.
ISAAC DUCAS COMNENUS, OF CYPRUS

No.
597
and Weight Metal

Size
Obverse
Reverse
Type 3
Inscr.
Half-figure
II,
of
O
X
A"
X
Ml
Bust of St. Michael, winged, facing, holding in r. sceptre with jewelled top, in 1., globus cr. wears nimbus and tunic. Border
;
bearded, facing holding in r. cross, in 1. sword in sheath wears crown, tunic

Isaac
;
with ^5 and Border of dots.
scarf.
of dots.
44
60-^
JE
-9
icA
Ae
AKi
OC
cno TH
c
45
51-
JE
-85
ICA
(rest obscure)
AKI
OC
(Double-struck)
46
49-6
^
JE
.9
IC
Kl
AA
47
81-3
-9
OC
AK
IOC
IC
598
Emperor, namely the nomismata of t\ [tts 3, 4, 5, 6 and the bronze of These he assigns to Isaac of Cyprus 2, &c. (Lambros, pi. I and p. 17 f.). because of their being found in Cyprus and because they differ (as he states) in style and execution from the coins of Isaac II, the Emperor. M. Lambros's treatment of the question is far too summarj'. (i) Provenance. There is, no doubt, evidence that coins of tlie class under discussion come from Isaac II Cyprus (coins from Borrell sale described supra under cp. Warren in Num. Chron., 1892, p. 209, found in Cyprus?), but Lambros has not stated whether Cyprus is the exclusive provenance of the coins or whetlier they are found also in other parts of the Empire, (ii) Style. These coins do not seem to me to differ materially in style from the coins of Isaac II, or from the bronze nomismata and bronze coins issued by earlier Emperors, (iii) Lambros has not noticed that Sabatier's coin (accepted by Lambros himseK as of Isaac of Cyprus) bears the qualification O AOVKAC but all On the present evidence, these coins have simply ICAAKIOC ACnOTHC. hazardous to withdraw any of these coins from therefore, it seems to me Isaac n and to assign them (as Lambros lias proposed) to Isaac of Cyprus.
type
' ' ;
599
ALEXIUS
III,
Angelus, called
Comnenus
8 April
119517 July 1203
No.
600

Weight
57.3
(pierced)
No.
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
1-05
AAeziuuAecno o b Syio?] KUUNUIA
[--
(in nimbus)
[Blacas, 1867]
(Variety 2)
64-1
N M
1-1
Anziruumec
[Purchased, 1905]
[Pl.
O TUUKOMM-NO
64-9
(pierced}
LXXII.
16.]
1-15
AA62IUUA6Cn O TUUKOIVH
(KeR
for KeR.0) (in nimbus)
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI.
LXXIII.
for
1,
ohv.]
5] -5
(pierced)
N N
1-05
AAesiuuAec o UU [di ?] KO[IVm

K
(KlRO
?]
KR.O)
[Purchased, 1904]
64-
1-1
AAe[z?]i[iJU?]Aecn
[C.
A. Murray, 1849]
o
UU K T[UJK
?]
(On
74-6
(pierced)
ohv. graffiti)
Billon
gilt 1-25
+AAe[2]iuuAecno
[de Salis gift]
o
UU K
[TUUKOMNHNO?]
Type 2 (Pale electrum)'
Inscr.
On 1., Alexius bearded; on r.,

Constantine,
III,
Inscr.
St.
bearded,
without back
;
r.
hand
both standing facing and holding between themlabarum. Alexius

holds in
r.,
,
outstretched in blessing in 1., book of wears tunic, Gospels

;
cross,
and
wears crown Ion g tunic and scarf with ** St.

Constantine, holds in
1.
mantle and nimbus cr. In field, IC and XC.
Two
borders of dots.
cross,
and wears nim-
bus, crown, long tunic and scarf with ** Two borders of dots.
The legend on
ii,
coins of this type,

'
owing to
careless striking, is rarely legible.
Sabatier,
p. 202, (op. Photiades Cat.,
and
No. 25, assigned them doubtfully to John II and his son Alexius No. 527, Alexius I and Constantine ') but a comparison with the nomismata of Alexius III suggests that they belong to his reign.
ALEXIUS III-NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
601
Weight
10
1]
602
No.
ALEXIUS III NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
603
Weight
69-3
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
17
JE
1-1
[AAeZIOJ
?]
uu K
KKO Hee.
[F.
TANTI
18
45-1
Parkes 1906]
Weber
gift,
JE
1-1
AAeXOIUU.? Q
..K.
[F.
Hee
TANTI?
19
50-4
Parkes Weber 1906]

obscure)
gift,
JE
1-
KUU...
[cle Salis gift]
(Inscr.
flat)
(fabric
on RestrLick un a coin bearing an Arabic inscr. Possibly a coin the word ' Sultan'. of Kaj' Khusroo I (Seljookees of Room), whose reign began a.h. 588 a. d. 1192; (cp. S. Lane-Poole, B. M. Cat. Or. Coins, iii, p. 51, No. 102), but the obv. of tlie original flan is here obscure.
:
rei\, traces of
(Variety 2)
20
67-4
iE 1-25
AA....
UU [K]
+KeK Heel
(Double-struck)
lot 1096]
[PI.
KOMMH
LXXIII.
8.]
I'l
65.8
.E
AAe
OJ
+KeR. Heel
(Double-struck)
[de Salis gift]
KO.
r.i\
9r>
JE 1-15
AA6.
lOJ [O] Rest obscure. (Double-
struck)
eR. Rest obscure. [H. P. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 1096]

.
[PI.
LXXIII.
9, obv.]
23
6L6
iE 1.05
^.
Inscr. obscure.
(Double-
UUKTUUKOM
(* for star)
(Double-struck)
42-2
struck) [H. P. BorreU sale, 1852, lot 1096]
JE 1-05
..eziojAu
;
..KO Heel
Rest obscure (*; for star UL) blundered) 25

59-3
iE
1.1
.^
uu K
UU
+KeKO Hee
[PI.
Rest obscure
LXXIII.
10.]
604

Weight Metal and
Size
No,
26
74-8
1.15
27
49-6
JE 1.05
28
48-7
JE
-95
29
51-
JE
1-
30
53-5
JE
1.
31
54-4
1.05
32
67-3
iE
1.1
33
58.6
[pierced]
34
35
36
ALEXIUS III BRONZE, TYPE

No.
605
'
606

Metal and
Size
No. Weight
Obverse
Reverse
39
56-6
JE
-75
AAesioc
[THC]
Aecno
[de Sails gift]

[PI.
LXXIII.
15.]
40
jl-l
JE
-75
AAesioc THCJ
AAezriuu
?]
Ac[no
[de Sails gift]
41
39-7
^
JE
-65
[de Salis gift]
AecnoT[H]
42
42-4
-7
AAeziuu
[AlAeSIUU
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
43
32-7
-7
TUUKOMN
[Parchased, 1904]
(Spear rests on right shoulder; in 1. hand, shield Instead of
sword)
[Pi.
LXXIII.
16.]
44
22-7
JE
-6
AAesi
[CjnOTH
(Type as No. 43)

[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LXXIII.
17.]
of Manuel I, This variety of the type of St. George had already appeared on the supra, p. 579, No. 75, type 6. The with monograms, &c., assigned by Sabatier, PL 58, 10 and 11, to Alexius III, have been described, p. 552, supra, under Alexius I.
'
607
ISAAC
II,
Angelus (restored)
and his son

18 July
ALEXIUS
IV
120328
coins
Jan. 1204
No
known
ALEXIUS
V,
Ducas Murzuphlus
crowned 5 Feb. 1204-12 Apeil 1204
No
coins
known
(See Introduction, stqjra,
2,
'Alexius
V)
LATIN EMPERORS OF CONSTANTINOPLE,

No
{See Introduction, supra,
2,
I,
'
1204-1261
coins
known
'
;
Latin Emperors
and
p. 554, siqjra, at
end
of Alexius
on anonymous bronze coins)
608
MICHAEL
15 Aug.
VIII,
Palaeologus
(Coronation)
126111 Dec. 1282
ANDRONICUS
II
(son of Michael
VHI)
jointly with his father
8 Nov. 1273
'11 Dec. 1282
No.
MICHAEL VIII NOMISMA, TYPE

No.
Weisrht
609
Metal and
Size
Obverse
M
62-7
(pierced)
1-05
IC
M
AC
[ni?]
on
A 0
67-3
65-5
(pierced)
Af
IC
634
(pierced)
.95
ri
X A ro
M M
AC
IC
no
610
No.
MICHAEL VIII-NOMISAIA, TYPE

No.
611
'
612

Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 6 (Bronze)
M
Al
O
o &c.
(iuscr. obscure)
M/(=MIXA
KO
rH La
?-!
HA?)
J
n
2
St.
n
Michael VIII, bearded, standing facing, holdin r. cross, in 1., sword in sheath; wears crown, mantle and long tunic.
Michael (bust or figure ?), nimbate, fac-
Border.
11 30-6
jE
1-

lot
(Double-struck
blurred)
[Pl.
and
1110=
Sab.,
;
ii,
p. 243,
14]
No. 12 PL 59, (Restruck .?)
LXXIV.
7, oh v.]
Type
7 (Bronze)
12
49-2
JE
-95
'
MICHAEL
No. Weight
VIII,
ETC. BRONZE COINAGE

Obverse Reverse
613
Metal and
Size
Bronze Coinage
(i)
MICHAEL
VIII
alone
The broDze piece assigned to Michael VIII by Sabatier, PI. 59, 15, is a misread coin of Manuel II (see infra under his reign).
The absence of bronze (apart from the bronze Possibly the gap might noonismata) is remarkable. be filled by attributing to Michael VIII the 'Uncertain pieces figured by Sabatier, PL 70, Nos. 11, 12, 17, 18.
(ii)
MICHAEL
A. D.
VIII
and
ANDRONICUS
II
1273 (or later ?)-1282

Inscr.
Inscr. Michael VIII, bearded, standing facing in r. cross in 1. sheathed sword wears crown, mantle and long; , ; ;
Andronicus
; ;
II,
bearded, standing facing in r., cross in 1.,
tunic.
Border of
dots.
sheathed sword ; wears crown, mantle and long tunic. Border of dots.
13
34-
JE
-8
HC
ANAPONIXOC
[PI.
A?...
ORAA.O.nOT?
[Purcliased, 1904]
LXXIV.
9.]
14
294
23-2
iE
-8
[MIX
?]
.NAP
...P0NK03:
Aecno...
onAA.o.nor
15
[Nortliwicl sale, 1860]
JE
.8
M.P
M?
AC
HA A
6
THC
Aecno
[de Salis gift]
no TH
'
Both figures are (apparently) bearded and both are represented as equal in dignity. therefore, difficult to determine (as de Sauloy has already remarked, Essai, p. 430) whether the coins belong to Michael VIII and his son Andronicus II, or to Andronicus II and his son Michael IX. I am inclined to ascribe them to Michael VIII and his son, because Andronicus II and his son are otherwise well provided with bronze coins. There is perhaps the difficulty (in this attribution to Michael VIII and Andronicus II) that Andronicus is (apparently) represented bearded, though he is said to have been only fifteen at his coronation as joint Emperor in a. d. 1273 he, however, reigned with his father till 1282, and these coins may have been struck a few years later than his coronation. Sabatier also attributes to Michael VIII and Andronicus II (PI. 59, 17; vol. ii, p. 243, No. 14) a bronze coin with on the reverse. Cp. Penon in Eev. lelge, 1858, p. 276, 'Andronicus II and Michael IX.' Sab., PL 59, 16; ii, p. 244, No. 15, does not seem to me to be of Michael VIII and Andronicus II, nor even, perhaps, of Constantinople de Salis appears to have assigned the British Museum specimen to John Angelus Comnenus, a.d. 1232-1234, Emperor of Thessalonica. There is another specimen of the coin described in the Windisch-Gratz Catalogue, No. 337.
It
is,
;
AVT0KPAT0P6C PUUMAinN
:
614
ANDRONICUS
11 Dec.
II,
Palaeologus
caHed 'The Elder'
128224 May 1328
(died 13 Feb. 1332)
MICHAEL
(son of Andronicus II
IX
by
his second wife
IRENE)
reigned jointly with Andronicus II
21
May 129512
III,
Oct. 1320
ANDRONICUS
Palaeologus, 'The Younger'
(son of Michael IX)
reigned jointly with his grandfather Andronicus 11

2 Feb.
132524 May 1328
No.
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE PERIOD I
ANDRONICUS
11 Dec.
II
alone
1282-20 May 1295

'
Gold
Inscr.
II,
nomisma
View of Constantinople (a circular wall flanked by towers, as on nomisma of Michael Vni, p. 608,
supra).
On 1., Andronicus
kneeling r. with back bent, with face

to front, before Christ who stands facing,
blessing the head of the
Virgin
usually
In centre, the facing, orans.

dots.
Emperor, and holding in his 1. book of tlie

Gospels.
is
Border of
(Type
or
blurred
The Emperor bearded, and wears

with pel-
double-strucli.)
nimbus and tightfitting tunic
let ornamentation. Christ is bearded, and wears nimbus cr., tunic and mantle. Two borders of dots.
TliesB pieces all appear to
be more or
less alloyed.
ANDRONICUS II PERIOD IGOLD NOMISMA

No.
615
l!16

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
+
60-!
A^
1-
ANA
PNIKOC NXUU Aen
OTI*
/
IC
XC
0/-
+
.95
ANAl
PNIK[0?]C [Ajecno
IC
xc
Ticon Ao
(Emperor without nimbus)
61-3
{pierced)
El
1.
ANA
PONIKO CACnO TICO
[inA?]
JC
X[C]
10
62-4
(pierced)
1.
[A]NA
PNIKI.
ANDRONICUS II PERIOD
No.
I,
BRONZE
Reverse
617
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Bronze (Concave?, bent
flat)
On
r.,
1.,
ANT A] on OTAqOT[V]Zi
;
Cross anchored; one

pellet
AndronicusII, bearded, standingfacing-, holding in r. cross ; "wears cro-wn and tunic.
Border.
in each Border.
angle.
11
21-8
JE
.85
[de SaHs gift]

[PI.
'
liXXIV.
13.]
Bronze (Thick
[0?]
fabric; not concave)
12
53-3
.8
618

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
PERIOD
II
ANDRONICUS
21
II
and
MICHAEL
IX; joint rulers
May 129512
Gold
'
Oct. 1320
nomisma
Inscr.
In centre, Christ,
; ,
bearded, standing facing on 1. Andronicus on II, kneeling facing r. Michael IX, kneeling The Saviour facing.
; ,
wears nimbus
tle
cr., manand tunic blesses each Emperor with outstretched hand.

;
Andronicus has
long
forked beard,^ and wears crown, tunic and his r. hand mantle
;
Michael in to heart. similar dress is beardless, and places 1. hand to heart. Two borders of dots.
13
62-
1.
IC
14
58-8
-9
ANDRONICUS
No.
II,
ETC. PERIOD
Obverse
II,
GOLD NOMISMA
Reverse
619
Weight Metal and

Size
15
59-2
-9
IC
xc
X
On
1.
A N A
(and
M A
on r. of head, * * 1. ?) of Virgin, [de Salis gift]

;
N V Y
16
63.3
1.05
A/1
IC
XC
X?
A
On
1.
of Virgin,
on
r.,
API
VI
[Blacas, 1867]
[PI.
cn
LXXIV.
16.]
KO
17
60-3
(pierced)
El
.85
Onl, ANAPONIKC;
in centre, IC
On
1.
of Virgin, B
on
r.,
XC
i/?
[de Salis gift]
onr.,
MIXAHA[A?]
18
58-
-85
IC
XC
X
On
1.
of Virgin,
*
K
N
A! Nl
Kl
M
Ae
C
1
onr.,
X'
N
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
T
(Pressed
LXXIV.
17.]
flat)
19
64-5
1-
IC
XC
X
On
1.
of Virgin, C
lot
N A
PO
Nl
M
Ae
on r., Z [D or n ?]" [Pembroke sale, 1848,

1483]
[PI.
cn
LXXIV.
18.]
KO
C
20
61.3
El
.95
IC
XC
A/AN
'
Above,
(.)
;
r.
and
1.
D?
on
a pellet 1. of Virgin,
,
X
[M?]
on
r.,
/8 [de Salis gift]
O?
Cp. Thomsen Cat., No. 823 witli K and Cp. No. 2, supra. ' Nos. 20 and 21 are of rude work. The the left of the coin.
J
"
only.
name
of Michael appears to be placed on
620
No.
ANDRONICUS II PERIOD
No.
II,
SILVER NOMISMA
621
622
No.
ANDRONICUS
No.
II,
ETC. PERIOD
II,
BRONZE, TYPE
623
624

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Type 4 (Concave, bent
flat ?)
X
[M
?]
Patriarchal cross, In field, C and X

I
Andronicus Michael IX
II
and
C
Beneath,
Border.
*
and
standing-
facing, as on No. 31, but holding- between
them labarum.
der of dots.
Bor[de Salis gift Sab., p. 254, No. 27]

[PI.
33
28(pierxed)
JE
-8
ii,
IiXXV.
11.]
Type 5
Christ standing Inscr. blessing the facing,
(flat)
Bust of
kneeling Emperors Andronicus II and

Michael IX, as on No. Border of dots. 13.
St. Michael, nimbate and -winged, facing, holding in r.
sceptre.
dots.'
Border of
34
21-4
M M
M
-85
Onl.,>IO..M;
in centre, iC
_ XC
[de Salis gift]

[Pl.
;
LXXV.
12.]
on
35
31-3
.7
r.,
AVTO ?
XC
Onl.,.NI..^.;
in centre, IC ; on r., inscr. mutilated.
[Purchased, 1904]
[Pl.
LXXV.
13.]
36
28-7
-85
On
1.,
[Northwick
?
sale,
1860]
in centre, IC
and
\j
[Pl.
LXXV.
14.]
r., ! (these dots on the coin take the place of letters).
on
Type 6
Insci'.
(flat)
Andi'onicus II, bearded (on 1.), and Michael IX, beardless (on r.), standing facing, holding labarum. Each wears crown and tunic, and places hand to
heart.
Cross pattee, with pellet in each angle, placed
within circle of
dots.
Outside, circular inscr. Whole in (as below). border of dots.
Border.
Cp. Sab.,
ii,
Pl. 61, Nos. 7, 8, 9
Bevue
beige, 1859, p. 316.
; ;
ANDRONICUS II-PERIOD
No.
III
625
Weight
37.5
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
37
JE
-8
A
N
Al
X M] A
+ANAPONI
THC
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
no
15.]
N
Kl
H?
.A J
liXXV.
[C?]
38
34-8
JE
-75
On
1.,
inscr.
obscure
onr.,
XM
+ ANAPONIKOCAec
no...
[de Salis gift]
[Pl.
LXXV.
16, rev.]
39
47-8
.8
On 1. name of Andronicus
,
obscure; on
r.,
XMA
+ANAPONIKOCAecn
TH[C]
[Northwick
sale,
hcn
1860]
40
24.
JE
-7
On
on
1.
inscr.
obscure
r.,
X
[M]
&c.
+A .ONIKOCACnO THC
.
[de Salis gift]
41
26-8
-75
On
1.,
ANAPONIKOC;
inscr. obscure.
+[ANAPONIKOC]AeC
nOTHC
[Obtained by Sir C. T. Newton in 1854 when H.B.M. ConsulatMytilene]
on
r.,
PERIOD
III
II
ANDRONICUS
13 Oct.
(alone)
13201
Feb. 1325
The coins issued during this period if any must probably be looked for among those that we have included in period I. Or, again, it is possible, if not very probable, that Andronicus III was associated on the coins with his grandfather Andronicus 11 even before the date of his formal coronation, i.e. before 2 Feb. 1325. On this supposition, some coins assigned infra to period IV (Andronicus II and III, joint reign) will belong to period III.
s s
626

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Eeverse
PERIOD IV
ANDRONICUS
2 Feb.
II
and
ANDRONICUS
III
joint rulers
132524 May 1328

Silver
On
r.,
AVTOKPATO;
P6CPUUMAIUUN
Andronicus
,
onl.,
On r., +KVPie'; on 1., BO Heel Christ, bearded, seated facing on throne without back
On
1.,
II,
bearded, on r. Andronicus ni, beardless, both standing facing, with one hand to heart, and holding between them
hand uplifted in blessing in 1., book of Gospels wears nimbus

r.
; ;
labarum with , and with O on shaft, and resting on stand. Each wears crown, tunic and Border of dots. scarf.
42
32.4
cr., mantle and tunic. Near head, IC and XC. Border of dots.
M
M
-85
[Purchased, 1904]
Above throne, two

jbules.
[PI.
I
glo-
LXXV.
two
17.]
43
25-6
-75
(Ends
AION)
On
throne,
globules.
[Presented by the Society ifor the Promotion of iHeUenic Studies, 1900]
44
26-4
M
M
Ai
-8
(AVTOKPATOP
MAIUUN)
eCPUU
(KYPHI-)
!
On
throne, two stars, [de Sails gift]
45
32-3
-85
(Ends AION) (Without O or stand)
Above throne t wo pellets.

,

;
46
31-
-8
(Ends
PUUMCON)
Aibove throne, two pellets.2
[PI.
LXXy.
18, ohv.]
'
on The
obv.
and
rev
has the form 6- or h.

also
British
Museum
possesses three specimens
with barbarous legends,
probably not Imperial coins.
ANDRONICUS
No.
II,
ETC. PERIOD
IV,
BRONZE
627
628
No.
629
ANDRONICUS
24
III,
Palaeologus
the 'Younger'
May 132815 June
1341
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reveree
CONSTANTINOPLE
Silver
Onl.,
AHAPONIKOC
Christ,
in centre,
P
O
bearded, seated facing on throne with
onr.,
A AHIVHTPOC
bade
above,
;
C and
r.,
XC
onl., 3
on
B;
Andronicus III, standingbearded, facing; on r., St. Demetrius, standing on

1.,
On
wears nimbus, tunic and mantle ; r. in benediction in 1. book of Gospels. Border of

; ,
footstool facing, holding in 1., cross. The
dots.'
Emperor wears crown, tunic and mantle r. hand to heart 1. hand outstretched in adoration. Tlie Saint wears nimbus, tunic and man;
;
tle.
Border of dots.
33-6
(inerced)
&
-85
[PI.
LXXVI.
4.]
[Nortliwick
lot
sale,
1860,
(gilt)
790
'N' = Sestini,
Lettere e Dissert.^ Coll. .4w/.,ii,p. 203,P1.V.
15 'Ar'=Sab.,ii,p.269, No. 1]
' Sabatier, ii, p. 269, No. 1, assigns tliis coin to Andronicus IV, but it does not iit in well with the smaller and ruder silver coins which seem to be rightly assigned to Andronicus IV. Svoronos [Journ. int., ii, p. 386) doubts whether our No. 1 belongs to the Imperial series of Constantinople, but I do not quite understand to which personage of the name of Andronicus ('Andronicus of Thessalonica ') he would assign it. St. Demetrius, who on No. 2 is represented as an armed warrior, is here shown in a tunic and mantle holding a cross. Similar representations of the most popular military saints, St. Theodore Tyron and St. George, are known, e.g. on a Byzantine enamelled medallion in the British Museum. Portable crosses, probably of cypress wood, were distributed by the Emperors to high officials to be carried in procession on festivals (Dalton, in Proceedings of (he Society of Antigiiaries, London, 10 May, 1906, fig. 6).
630

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Bronze
(Nomisma?;
Inscr.
rey.,
concave)
Andronicus III, bearded, standing
Inscr. St. Demetrius standing facing in r.

;
holding in r. labarum, in 1. globus or. wears crown, tunic and mantle. Border
facing,
;
spear;
shield
;
1.
hand on
wears nimbus, cuirass and cloak. Border of dots.^
of dots.
44-8
1-
N?
K
O
A
AH
IVH
C (Double-struck)
N A
n
[Pl.
TP
Oi
[de Salis gift]
LXXVI.
5.]
53-4
JE
-9
AN
AP
A
&c., partly obscure.
/H
&c., obscure.
n
[de Salis gift]
-
Cp. Sab., ii, p. 262, No. 2 de Saulcy, PI. 33, 1. Sabatier assigns to Andronicus III the JEi piece {rev., patriarchal cross and 9 B) described by him, ii, p. 262, No. 2 PI. 62, 13. The obv. is described as having pas de legende', but his plate gives the letter M. A similar coin in the British Museum shows a longer but very obscure legend, and I do not venture to ascribe it to Andronicus III, though the coin may belong to about this period. The British Museum does not possess specimens of Sab., PI. 62, Nos. 14, 15 with monogram on rev. cp. Photiades Cat., No. 611 Thomsen Cat., No. 826 Rev. beige, 1859, p. 319.
'
;
'
631
JOHN
15 June
V,
Palaeologus
134116 Feb. 1391
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Revei'se
Silver
(With
his son
MANUEL
II,
1373-1391)
On
1., bust of John V, bearded ; on r., bust of
Manuel
(beardless
?),
both facing and hold-
Bust of Christ, bearded, facing-, holding in 1. book of Gospels, r. hand in blessing; wears
ing between them patriarchal cross. Each wears crown and tunic, and places one hand on heart. Border
of dots.
nimbus
;
cr.,
tunic and
mantle beside head, Border fC and XC.

of dots.
154
(pierced)
-65
[de Salis gift]

This
is
[Pl.
LXXVI.
6.]
the identical specimen engraved by Sabatier whose attribution to John V, if not quite certain, may be accepted, after comparison of the coin with Sab., PI. 63, 4, though the latter piece is inscribed flOAITIKON (see p. 632, infra) and is probably a ticket and not a coin.
(PI.
6-S,
5)
There are no other coins in the British

that can be assigned with
Museum
(Brit.
certainty to the long
reign of John V.
described
The small bronze piece

in Nu7n.
Chi-on.,
Mus., "Wt. 28-7 grains), with the Virgin and Magi on

rev.,
by Madden
;
1878,
p.
No. 10 PI. X. 10 (cp. Thomsen Cat., No. 829, and de Marchant, Lettre X), was ascribed by de Salis to this reign, but it may be
194 and
p. 214,
doubted whether
it is
a coin.
632

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Sabatier has assigned to

all in bronze.
Jolm V three types only, Of these Nos. 17 and 18 in his PL 62
but No. 16 is probably not a coin but (as Schlumberger has suggested, Melanges d'arck. bi/z., i, p. 294) a ticket connected with the public distributions of bread at the Imperial
are, perhaps, rightly attributed,
Palace
it is inscribed on the rev. flOAITIKON, and must be considered in connexion with other pieces which bear the same and of the period in
;
see Sab., PI. 62, but varying types No. 16 = Thomsen Cat., No. 828; Rev. num., 1865, PL 12, 6 Photiades Cat, No. 677 specimen p. 291 in Brit. Mus. (M, Wt. 7-3 grains) with obv., cross, 9 B each in an angle of the cross and a B
inscription
rev.
+nO
PL
63,
AITI
KON
;
in
three lines.
See also
4 (John V and Manuel II) and WindischHoffmann Cat., 1898, p. 160, Gratz Cat., No. 342 For gold seals of (Al Andronicus IV). No. 2259 Y, see Schlumberger, Melanges, i, pp. 183, 184. John
Sab.,
633
JOHN
VI,
Cantacuzenus
26 Oct. 1341 (re-crowned Feb. 1847) Dec. 1354
No
coins can be attributed to this Emperor.
T t
634
ANDRONICUS
eldest son of
IV,
Palaeologus
JOHN
V, Palaeologus
18 Oct. 13761379
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
Silver (or Billon)

Inscr.
Andronicus IV, beardless, standing facing, holding in r.

patriarchal cross ; 1. hand to heart wears
;
Christ,
crown and tunic.

der of dots.
Bor-
bearded, seated facing on throne with back; in 1., book of Gospels ; r. hand in blessing; wears nimbus or., tunic and mantle.
Beside head, IC
and
dots.
XC.
Border of
13-2
M M
-5
AMAO
flan]
[.
-HI
partly off
TH. P. Borrell sale, 1852, lot 1024]

[PI.
LXXVI.
7.]
10-6
-55
AI/IAOH
(rest obscure).
[de Salis gift]
(base)
Both these specimens have blundered legends. Specimens published by de Saulcy {Essai, PI. 33, 3 cp. Sab., PI. 62, 21) and Thomsen {Cat. No. 830) are stated to read AMZiPO The attribution seems fairly certain. Sabatier also attributes the following coins to this Emperor Sab., PI. 62, 19. Already described supra under Andron;
HHKOC
('
icus III
A/-
'= ^).
The
rev.
PI. 62, 20.
type seems to be described from an

coins.
imperfect specimen.
PL
63, Nos. 1-3.

Cat.,
Bronze
(Cp.
II.)
PL
63,
No. 3 with
Photiades
No. 615, of Manuel
'
635
MANUEL
II,
Palaeologus
(d.
16 Feb. 13911423
July, 1425)
HELENA (IRENE)
wife of Manuel II
JOHN
yil,
nephew
of
Manuel
II
joint Emperor, 4 Dec.
13991402
JOHN
VIM, son of Manuel
II
crowned joint Emperor 19 Jan. 1421
No.
Weight
Metal and
Size
Obverse
Reverse
CONSTANTINOPLE
Nomisma
(Gold)
HA
HA
Aec
View
Constantinople of walls with six groups of towers) ;

of
(circle
ro
c
II,
noT
Manuel
standing
in centre, figure (or bust) of the Virgin, facing, orans, nimbate ;
facing, holding globus
wears crown, tunic

and mantle.
Borders.
on 1., H Border of
on
r.,
-Q-.
dots.
72-5
[de Salis gift Sab., ii, p. 275, No. 1; PI. 63, 6]^
[PI.
liXXVI.
8.]
Muralt,
p.
806.
this rare coin ia described in the
'
Another specimen of
15,979.
Catalogue of the Naples
Museum, No.
636

Weight
Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
Silver
Bust of Manuel
ed, facing
;
II,
beard-
-wears
nim-
bus, crown and tippet ornascalloped and
mented with pellets. The type within circle of dots, beyond which
is
Bust of Christ, bearded, r. facing; hand in blessing 1. holds book of Gospels with ** wears nimbus cr. and
;
drapery.
In
field
a circular inscrip-
tion
:eVXAPITOnA
:
AOAO[rO]C;beyond
this a second circular inscription +
MA N
[AVTOJKPA TOP Whole within

border.
111.5
-95
[Purchased, 1904]
'
Bust of Manuel 11, bearded facing, wears nimbus, crown and tippet scalloped and ornamented with pellets. Circle of dots, beyond
which, circular inscription.
Whole in border.
54-
-75
+MAN
CTOCB
and
star.
1.,
eeuuni
In
field,
both
r.
a pellet and a
544
Ai
.8
OnH....BA
MA[N].... [xioToee In field, both r. and 1., a pellet inscr. preceded by pearshaped ornament.
' ;
MANUEL
No.
Weiffht
II SILVER COINAGE
Obverse
Reverse
637
Metal and
Size
54-6
Al
-8
MAHO[N]XOTOeon
ICTOCBA
r.
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
In
field,
both
and 1., a pellet inscr. preceded by pear-shaped ornament.

55-2
Al
-7
+ [M] niCT
let.
XOTOeO)
In
field
1.,
K and
pel-
In field 1., letter [A ?] [Purchased, 1904]

[PI.
pellet; in field
r.,
LXXVI.
11.]
514
M M
-75
i?s?uueuun
....
[de Sails gift]
In
field, B
and
>v
56-5
-8
+ MANOUHABACIAV C[OnAA]eoAr infield,

two
pellets.
(Infield,
IC
XC)
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LXXVI.
IC
12.]
56.5
Z-t
-8
+ MANO
riAA
and
1.,
AeVCO
In
pellet
field,
r.
(In
field,
XC)
13.]
and
star.
[PI.
LXXVI.
10
55-8
-75
....OVHABA AAeO... In
and 3
''
on
field,
[Northwick
sale,
1860]
Inscr.
Bust of Manuel II, bearded, facing wears crown and tippet, and ornascalloped
;

facing, blessing
r.
; ;
Gospels
cr.
hand in book of wears nimbus

in
1.
mented with
Border.
pellets.
and drapery.
fC
In
field,
and XC.
Border.'
11
11-3
-6
[M?]ANO;infieldr.and
^'1
(In
field,
IC
X[C]
[H])^
1.]
C
[PI.
[de Salis gift]
LXXVII.
' nearly similar form of the letter occurs on the seal of see Sohlumberger, Melanges d'arch. hyz., i, PL X. 4.
John VIII, Palaeologus
Cp. Moustier Cat., No. 4163. Cp. Sabatier, PI. 63, 12, 14, 16, 17. ' occur also on a silver coin of John VIII, infra, p. 641, note. of Manuel II, supra.
^
Cp. also No. 2
638

'
No.
Weight Metal and

Size
Oljverse
Reverse
12
i
14-2
M
M
-6
..
[0V6A?]
(Tunic
;
[de Salis gift]
instead of tippet). (0&. of rude style 13
liXXVII. 2.] perhaps not Imperial)

[PI.
M?
(IC
XC)
[de Salis gift]
'
Bronze
On
horses, riding
?~\
r.,
the
11,
within
cir-
Emperor
[nimbate
r.,
Manuel
and a
holding in
Saint,
r.
sceptre,
T^
+ HANO
IC
. . .
beyond which circle

;
cular inscr.
nimbate, holding in labarum.

14
34.6
[MC]nOT
Whole
in border.'
-75

[PI.
liXXVII.
3.]
Bust of Manuel n, bearded, facing wears nimbus andtippetscalloped and ornamented with
;
Saint, nimbate, on horse riding r. ; in r., sword.
Border.*
pellets.
Circle of dots,
circle of
beyond which
pellets.
border.
Whole
in
[de Salis gift]
[PI.
15
S.
Lxxvn.
oval
4.]
hfc.
N5
11,
Within
compart-
ment % standing figure

of Christ facing, wear-
Manuel
bearded,
;
ing nimbus
draper}'
diction.
;
cr.
and
IC
standing feeing, holding in r. [cross ?] wears [crown], tunic and mantle. Border
16
13-
r.
in benefield,
In
and
XC
Border.
M m
of dots.
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
T.XXVII.
5.]
^ Also two other specimens in the British Museum with barbarous legends probably not Imperial (weights 14 and 11 grains). ' The monogram of the Palaeologi; cp. Van Millingen, Byz. Congtantinople (Walls), p. 113. ' Cp. Sab., ii, p. 243, No. 13, Michael VIII ' Thomsen Cat., No. 822, Andronicus II Berliner Blatter, I, p. 154, Andronicus II and Michael EX. ' Cp. the similar types on a gilver coin of Manuel II, published, Sabatier, PI. 63, 13 de Saulcy, PI. 33, 5 Photiades Cat., No. 614 Hoffmann Cat., No. 2260 Koehne'sZtecfen/. vi (1846), p. 205, Reichel coU. ^ As on the Venetian zecchino (Toro and on silver coins of Servia.
; ' ; ; ; ;
MANUEL
Metal and
Size
11,
ETC. BRONZE
Reverse
639
Obverse
(MANUEL
and
Insor.
II,
his wife
his
nephew
A. D.
HELENA (IRENE), JOHN Vil)

1400
?
r.,
circ.
Bust of Manuel II, facing, holding in r., cross; wears crown, nimbus and
Onl., John VII, on
Helena,,
scalloped tippet. Type within circle of dots.
both standing facing, holding between them cross each crowned and nimbate.
Size -8 inch. Bibliothequenat. PARIS. P1.I.XXVII.6. Cp. de Saulcy, Essai, PI. 33, 6 p. 462 Sab., ii, p. 278, No. 14 ; Photiades Cat., No. 616. The inscr. is very obscure on the Paris coin, de Saulcy read his specimen +tT)A
;
TOCBA
The John represented may possibly be John VIII the son of Manuel 11 who was crowned joint Emperor, 19 Jan. 1421. But de Saulcy's view (1. c.) seems preferable, that the coin was struck by John VII when left as regent by his uncle Manuel II, during ^tfanuel's absence in Europe, 1400-1402. The quaint group of Manuel II and his family represented in the miniature of the MS. of Dionysius the Areopagite, in the Louvre, and itself originally presented by Manuel to a French monastery is well known see Du Cange, Gloss., vol. 7, PI. vii ; Bayet, L'art hyz., p. 231.
:
640
JOHN
VIII,
Palaeologus
14233
Oct. 1448
No.
; ;
JOHN Vni- SILVER

No.
641
Weight Metal and

Size
Obverse
Reverse
120-2
(worn)
M
M
1-1
Outside
Inside
: [.
eCHOT
On
r.
and
1.
HCOnAA
: eVXAPITIBAC IAd.'Ta)N[P]UJMON
of head,
a kind of
lis
ornament,
[de Salis gift]
123-3
1-05
Outside: +eVXAPITI
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
BACIAdLTUJPaJMIH
Inside: +IUU A AGCnO
LXXVII.
9.]
TiconAAioAoro5^
129-
Al 1-05
Outside :[>!' ?]IUJACn
(Border of
OTHC.AVTOKrPA?]
Inside:>I.
TOPOn[AA?l GVXAPITH
On
r.
stars, instead of stars and pellets). (On cover of Gospelbook,
BACIAeVTUUNPOME aN>
and
1.
yj
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LXXVII.
10.]
of
head,
pellet.
Bust of John Vni, facing, with pointed beard wears nimbus, crown and tippet scalloped and ornamented with
pellets. The type within a circle of dots beyond, circular inscription.
Bust of Christ, facing, as on No. 1. Near the

head,
;
ICandXC. The
type within circle of dots beyond which, border of pellets. Whole in border of
dots.^
Whole
in
border of dots.
53-
M
M
-7
lUUANHCAecnOTHCO nAAOAOr On r. and

1.
In
field,
r., .
1.,
in field,
of head, pellet.
[Purchased, 1904]
[PI.
LXXVII.
;
11.]
45-6
-f
+ iaJANH
In
field, 1., !
in field,
AOrOC
(Letters smaller
r.,[..?]
than on No. 8). On r. and 1. of head, pellet.

[Pl.
LXXVII.
12.]
' Pellets are inserted between several letters of both inscriptions. The inscriptions on the portions of the fortifications of Constantinople restored by John VIII usually
run:-IUU
Byz. Const. (Walls), pp. 104-107).
KAI
is
N XUU AVTOKPATOPOC TOV HAAAlOAOrOV (Van Millingen, In another inscr. we have niCTOC BACIAVC AVTOKPATUUP PUUMAIUUN &c. (Van Millingen, p. 126). The form h for A
;
found, as on some of the coins. ^ The specimen figured in de Saulcy, Essai, PI. 33, 7 cp. Sab., ii, p. 282, No. 3, has in field of rev. the letters C and Fl, which Grrote (cited by de Saulcy, Essai, p. 468) has interpreted crmCois JJaXmoXoyov. The same letters occur on a coin of Manuel II, supra,
p. 687,
No.
II
11.
uu
642

Weight Metal and
Size
No.
Obverse
Reverse
+IUUZ\CnOTIOnAAIO
AOrOC Bust of John Vm, with pointed

heard, facing;
Bust of Christ, facing, as on No. 1. In field, IC
wears
andXC. [Borderpartly
obscure]
crown and tippet

10
17.2
M
JR
scalloped and ornamented with pellets.

.65
[F.
Parkes Weber
[PI.
gift,
1906]
IiXXVII.
13.]
11
12-5
(clipped)
.6
(Inscr. obscure) [de Salis gift]
Bronze
Inscr. ed,
John
VIII, beard-
standing facing wears crown, mantle and tunic, and holds

in
r.,
Within oval frame, figure of Christ standing

facing r. in blessing in 1., book of Gospels.
;
cross.
In
field,
IC and
XC
and peUets.
12
11.8
M M ^
M
JE
-55
A H
d.
[de Salis gift]
13
7.3
.55
(Without letters infield)

[de Salis gift]
hi
(Type rude)
14
104
.6
luj
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
IiXXVII.
14.]
15
11-4
.6
lUU
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
IiXXVII.
15.]
K^]
16
13-2
.55
I
A
inscr.)
[de Salis gift]

[PI.
UJ
17
14-4
IiXXVII.
18.]
field)
^ M
.55
(Without
rude.
Type
(Without letters in
Type rude.
[deSaHsgift]'
18
.55
Type
rude.'
UU
' Nos. 13 and 17 are of barbarous style and perhaps not struck at Constantinople, but the whole series 12-18 is of careless workmanship. " The reverse is worn and of rude style on r. is what appears to be the letter B, but the whole rev. is perhaps only a barbarous rendering of the figure of Christ in the oval compartment.
;
643
CONSTANTINE
1
XI
Nov. 144829 Mat, 1453
No
coins
known.
INDEXES
In the following Indexes the Ai-abic numerals refer to the pages and the Roman numerals to pages in the Introduction. The two volumes are paged continuously, volume I ending at page 313 with the reign of Constans II.
in the Text,
I.
Emperors, Dynasts,
Mints.
etc.
II.
III.
General Index (Including
Types).
IV.
Remarkable
Inscriptions.
APPENDICES
I.
Alphabetical List of Emperors.

Chronological List of Emperors.
II.
TABLES
OF Sizes and Weights.
INDEX
EMPERORS, DYNASTS, ETC.

(See also in Index III)
Alexander, son of Basil I, 437, 442, 447-50; xlvi-xlviii. Alexius I, Comnenus, 540-54 lix;
Ixiii.
Alexius II, Comnenus, 582 Ixv. Alexius in, Angelus, 599-606 ; Ixvii. Alexius rV, 607 Ixvii. Alexius V, 607 ; Ixvii. Anastasia, wife of Tiberius II, 11214 XX. Anastasia, daughter of Theophilus,
; ; ;
Constans II (Constantinus III), 255312 xxviii, xxix. Constantina, wife of Maurice Tiberius, 158-60 xxii. Constantine, son of Leo V, 409-13 xli. Constantine, son of Theophilus, 41928 xlii, xliii. Constantine, son of Basil I and Maria, 435-43. Constantine, son of Romanus I, 458,
; ; ; ;
461.
418.
Anastasius I, 1-10 xiii, xiv. Anastasius n, Artemius, 360-2 xxxv. Andronicus, son of Constantine X,
; ;
523, 524.
Andronicus
Ixv, Ixvi.
I,
Comnenus,
'
582-7;
AndronicusII, Palaeologus, the Elder ',
613-28 ; Ixix, Ixx. Andronicus III, Palaeologus, the 'Younger,' 626-30; Ixx. Andronicus IV, 634 Ixxi. Anna, daughter of Theophilus, 418. Anna Comnena, Ixi. Artavasdes, 391, 392 xxxviii.
;
Constantine, son of Constantine X, 521-4. Constantine Ducas, sonof Michael VIE,. associated with Alexius I, Ixi. Constantine III, see Constans 11. Constantine IV, Pogonatus, 255, &c., 313-29 xxviii-xxx. Constantine V, Copronymus, 369-90, 392 xxxvii, xxxviii. Constantine VI, 393-9 xxxviii-xl. Constantine VII, Porphyrogenitus, 445, 446, 451-67 xlviii, xlix. Constantine VHI, 482, 491-3 liii. Constantine VIII and Basil II, 481, 482, 484-90 ; xlix, li-liii. Constantine IX, Monomachus, 483,
;
499-504
Iv, Ivi.
Constantine X, Ducas, 483, 514-20
B
Basil
xlv.
I,
Ivii, Iviii.
Constantine XI, 643

the
Ixxiii.
Macedonian,
432-43
Basil II, Bulgaroktonos, 469, 471; xlix,

li-liii.
E
Eudocia,
first
Basil II and Constantine YIII, 481, 482, 484-90 ; xlix, li-liii.
Eudocia
Basil
I,
wife of Heraclius, 184. Ingerina, second wife of

437.
C
Christopher, son of Romanus 1, 458-61.
Eudocia Makrembolitissa, wife of Constantine X, 517-24, 527 Iviii. Euphemia, wife of Justin I, xiv n.
;
;;
;; ;
648
G
Gregory the
xxviii n.
Patrician
(a.d.
647),
Leo V, the Armenian, 409-13 xli. Leo VI, the Wise, 437, 440-2, 444-9
;
xlvi, xlvii.
Leontia, wife
of Phocas,
;
165,
&c.
H
Helena (Irene), wife of Manuel n, 639. Heraclius, 184-254 xxiii-xxvii. Heraclius, son of Constans 11, 255, &c., 313-29 ; xxviii, xxx. Heraclius Constantine, son of Hera;
xxjii.
Leontius, 346
xxx.
M
Manuel
Ixv.
&c. ; xxiv, xxvi, xxvii. Heraclonas (Heraclius), son of Heraclius, 184, &c. ; xxiv, xxvi, xxvii.
clius, 184,
Mankaphas, Theodore, pretender, I, Comnenus, 566-81

;
Ixvi.
Ixiv,
Manuel H, Palaeologus,
Ixxii.
631, 635-9
Irene of Athens, -wife of Leo IV, 397-
400
xxxviii-xl.
I,
Irene Dukaina, vsdfe of Alexius

Irene, wife of
544.
Maria, wife of Michael VEE and of Nicephorus HI, 530, 531, 537. Martina, second wife of Heraclius, 184, &c. xxiv, xxvi, xxvii. Matthew Cantacuzenus, son of John VI, Ixxi.
;
Andronicus H, 620. Irene (Helena), wife of Manuel H, 639. Isaac I, Conmenus, 483, 511-13 Ivii. Isaac H, Angelus, 588-97, 607 Ixvi,
; ;
Maurice Tiberius, 127-61 xxi, xxii. Michael I, Rhangabe, 405-8 ; xli. Michael H, the Amorian, 414-17
;
xli.
Ixvii.
Isaac
Ducas Comnenus,
'
Emperor
'
in
Cyprus, 597; Ixvi.
John John
I,
II,
Zimisces, 474-82 ; 1-lii. Comnenus, 544, 555-65

631, 632
;
Michael HL, the ' Drunkard,' 420, 421, 428-34; xlii-xlv. Michael IV, the Paphlagonian, 482, 496, 497 ; liv. Michael V, Kalaphates, 498 ; liv. Michael VI, Stratioticus, 483, 509, 510; Ivi. Michael VH, Ducas, 521-4, 529-34;
lix.
Ixiii, Ixiv.
Michael VHI, Palaeologus, 608-13;

;
John V, Palaeologus,
Ixxi.
Ixx,
Ixviii, Ixix.
Michael IX, 618-25

;
Ixx.
John VI, Cantacuzenus, 633 Ixxi. John Vn, nephew of Manuel H, 639
Ixxii.
John Yin, Palaeologus, 640-2

Ixxiii.
Ixxii,
N
Nicephorus, son of Artavasdes, 391,
Justin I, 11-24 xiv. Justin H, 75-104 xviii-xx. Justinian I, 23-74 ; xiv-xviii. 354-7 Justinian H, 330-45 xxxiv.
; ; ;
xxx-
392 ; xxxviii. Nicephorus I, 401-4 xl. Nicephorus II, Phocas, 471-3 ; xlix, 1. Nicephorus III, Botaniates, 535-^
;
lix.
Nicephorus
5.39
;
Melissenus,
pretender.
Ix.
Latin Emperors of Constantinople, 607 Ixvii, Ixviii. Leo in, the ' Isaurian ' (Syrian), 3657i XXXV xxxvi. Leo iv, the Khazar, 379-88, 393-6
;
'
xxxviii.
Philippicus (Bardanes), 358, xxxiv. Phocas, 162-83 ; xxii, xxiii.
359
; ;
INDEX I EMPERORS, DYNASTS, ETC
649
R
Romanus Romanus Romanus
liii, liv.
I,
II,
453-62 465-9
xlviii.
Theodosius III, of Adramytium, 363, 364 XXXV. Theophano, widow of Romanus II,
;
xlix.
;
III,
Arg-yrus, 482, 494, 495

;
470
xlix.
;
Romanus
lix.
TV, Diogenes, 523-8
Iviii,
Theophilus, 414-28 xli-xUv. Theophylactus, 405-8 xli. Tiherius, son of Constans II, 255, c&c, 313-29 xxviii, xxx. Tiberius, son of Justinian II, 354-7. Constantine, 105-26 Tiberius II,
;
Sophia, wife of Justin
II,
77-96, 99-
102
xviii, xix.
;
xix, XX. Tiberius III,

xxxiii.
Apsimarus,
346-53
Stauracius, 402-4 xl. Stephen, son of Romanus
I,
458, 461.
T
Thecla, daughter of Theophilus, 418, 429-81. Theodora, wife of Justinian I, xv. Theodora, daughter of Constantine Vin, 483, 505-8 liv, Ivi.
;
Vitalian, 10
xiii.
Zoe Carbonopsis, mother of Constantine VII, 452. Zoe, daughter of Constantine
Theodore Mankaphas, see Mankaphas. Theodosius, son of .Maurice Tiberius, 158-60 xxii.
;
VIU,
499
liv-lvi.
650
INDEX
MINTS
(See also Index
II
IV
for
Mint-names
CON, CAR,
&c.)
A
Alexandria, 62, 63, 97, 121, r22, 148, 177, 178, 224-9, 287; xvi, xxvixxviii,
N
Nicomedia,
7, 8, 17, 18, 24, 44-9, 86-9, 113, 114, 126, 139-41, 170-2,
Ixxx
ci.
215-18
c.
Antioch, 8, 9, 18-20, 24, 53-61, 916, 116-21, 125, 126, 144-8, 175-7,
223, 224
;
xvi, xxvii,
Ixxx
c.
'
Provincial,' 348, 349, 368, 369, 3836, 403, 407, 408, 411-13, 415-17, 424-7, 433, 434, 441, 442 ; xxxiii
ciii.
Carthage, 21, 63-9, 97-101, 122, 123, 149-52, 160, 178-80, 229-37, 288300, 319-23, 336-9, 348 n. xvi, xix, xxvi, XXX, xxxiii ci.
; ;
R
Ravenna, 70,
71, 103, 104, 124, 125,
Catina, 69,
152, 153, 180, 237, 301,
426
n.
cii.
154^7, 181, 182, 244-53, 310, 311, 328, 329, 353, 377; xviii, xxxi,
Clierson, 43 n., 72 n., 158, 159, 434, 442, 443, 448, 450 n., 457, 458, 464, 467, 469, 473, 479, 490 ; xviii, xxii, xliv, xlv, liii, Ixxxi, ciii.
xxxvii
ciii.
Rome,
Constantia (Cyprus), 222, 267 ; xxvii. Constantinople, 1-7; 11-16, 23-40, 7583, 105-12, 126-38, 162-8, 184^212, 255-87, 313-19, 329-35, 346, 347, 354-6, 358-61, 363-8, 378-83, 391, 393-403, 405, 406, 409-11, 414, 415, 418-24, 429-32, 435-41, 444-7, 450, 452-68, 470-9, 484-9, 491597, 599-642 ; xxv, xxvi, Iv, Ixvii, Ixviii; xcix. Cyprus, 222, 223, 267, 597, 598 ci. Cyzicus, 18, 49-52, 89-91, 115, 126, 141-4, 172-5, 219-21 c.
;
102, 123, 154, 180, 242, 243, 306-10, 326-9, 341, 342, 350, 351, 356, 359, 361, 364, 370-4, 386-9, 392 ; xvii, xxxiv, xxxvii, xl, xc, xci ; cii.
70,
S
Sicily, 69, 102, 152, 153, 180, 237-42, 301-5, 323-5, 339, 340, 350, 369 n.
xvii, xxv, xxxiii, xxxiv cii. Syracuse, 237, .301, 323-5, 339,
;
34(J,
350;
cii.
Theoupolis, 53, &c. see also Antioch. Thessalonica, 17, 41-3, 84-6, 112, 113, 126, 138, 139, 168-70, 212-15 xxi, Ixxx zciz.
; ;
;
Isaura, 221 ; xxvii ; c. Italy, Central and Soutiiem,
H29.
342-5, 351, 352, 357, 362, 364^ 374-7, 389, 390, 404, 427, 428; xxxi, xxxii ciii.
;
U
Uncertain mints of Justinian
xviii.
I,
71-3
651
INDEX
III
GENERAL INDEX (INCLUDING TYPES)

Andronicus,
Abbreviation
coins, cviii
f.
;
marks
on
Byzantine
St., see St. Andronicus. Andronicus I, Comnenus, holding labarum and globus, 586 crovmed
;
by
;
Christ,
of,
;
583-6,
Acclamations, 99 n., 332 n. xx. Africa, coinage of, xxxiii exarch. of,xxi. Alexander (brother of Leo VI), standing, 450 chronology of his coins, 448, 449 with St. Alexander, 450 with Leo VI, 437, 442, 447 (busts), 447 (seated) reign of, xlvii. Alexander, St. see St. Alexander. Alexandria, see Index II. Alexius I, bust of, 543, 546-9, 551standing, 540-2, 545, 549, 550 3 seal of, 545 n. Ixi crowned by standing the Virgin, 544, 547 n. with Irene, 544 coinage of, Ixi, Ixii, Ixxvii, Ixxxiv portrait, Ixi
; ; ; , ;
;
beard
Ixvi
'
583
of, II,
n.,
characteristic 589 n., 618 n.;
reign
Ixv, Ixvi.
Andronicus
Palaeologus, the Elder', standing, 613, 617; kneeling, crowned or blessed by Christ, 614-16, 620, 621, Ixx ; with Andronicus III, 626-8 ; with Michael IX, 621-5 ; kneeling, with Michael IX, and blessed by Christ, 618-20, 622, 624 ; silver coins, Ixxviii ; seraphtype, xcviii ; reign of, Ixix, Ixx.
'
reign
of, lix-lxiii. II,

;
Andronicus III, Pakeologus, the Younger ', standing, 630 standing with Andronicus II, 626-8 Avith St. Demetrius, 629 Ixx. Andronicus IV, standing, 634 Ixxi.
;
; ;
Alexius Alexius
standing, 582 Ixv. with III, bust of, 605, 606 St. Constantino, 599, 600 (holding 602-4 (holding globus), cross), 600, 601 (holding labarum) with Demetrius, holding cross or St. labarum, 601, 602, 605 reign of,
; ; ;
Anna and
xliv.
Anastasia (daughters of Theophilus), busts of, 418 xlii,

;
Anna Comnena
us
(daughter of Alexi-
I), seals of, Ixi.
Anonymous bronze
and
;
Ixvii.
Alexius IV and Isaac II, 607 Ixvii. Alexius V, 607 Ixvii. Alloys of bronze coins, Ixxxiv. Anastasia seated with Tiberius 11,11214; XX. Anastasia and Anna (daughters of
; ;
coinage of John I successors, 476 n. ; discussed, 480-3 li, lii ; of Crusaders ?, 554.
;
;
Theophilus), busts
xliv.
of,
418
xlii,
Anastasius I, bust or head of, 1-9 standing, 8 n. reign of, xiii currency-reform of, xiii; coins of,lxxix;
; ; ;
Antioch, Tyche of, 20, 24 blundered coins of, 92 n. called Theoupolis, 53 xvi see also Index II. Arab countermarks, 504, 553 n. imitations, 205, 254, 267, 274; inscription, 603 coins, xxxiii n. Archangel Gabriel, see St. Gabriel Archangel Michael, see St. Michael. Art of Byzantine coins, Ixxxiv f.
;
:
portrait
of, Ixxxviii. II,

;
chief periods, Ixxxvi. Artavasdes, bust of, 391, 392
xxxviii.
bust of, 360-2 xxxv. Andronicus (son of Constantine X), 522 n. with Michael VII and Constantine, 523, 524.
Anastasius
;
Artemius,
'
see
Anastasius
II.
Asper ',
Ixiii n.
Athens, Byzantine coins found 193, 255, 260 xxix.

;
at,
; .
652
mPEEIAL BYZANTINE COINS

B
536, 537, 540-6, 547 n., 549, 55562, 570, 571, 575, 576, 585, 591 n., 594, 600, 601, 612, 622, 626, 629, 634; seated, with St. Michael and Michael "VTII, 608-10; figure of, standing, 506, 517-19, 538, 545, 549, 550, 564, 572, 573, 577 ; standing(half-length),507, 508; standing within oval frame, 638, 642 ; standing crowning or blessing Romanus I, 459, 460, Romanus IV and Eudocia, Iviii, John n, 544, 523, 524; Manuel I, 574, Andronicus I, 583Andronicus II, 614-16, 620, 6, 621, Andronicus 11 and Michael IX, 618-20, 622, 624 ; of Chalce, 545n., 599, 600 ; Ivi ; figure of Infant, held by the Virgin, 525; see also Virgin holding medallion of Infant Christ; first appearance of head, 330 n. 1 ; name of, as graffito, 352 ; representation of head of, xcii, xciv ; represented seated, xciv. Christian monogram, see Monogram. Christopher, bust of, with Romanus 1, 459; with Constantine VII, 459, 460 ; reign of, xlviii. Chronology, see Dates. Coins, Byzantine, careless execution of, xcii n. ; periods of issue, IxxxvJ
of, 432, seated, 438; 433, 437, 441-3; standing, 436 with Constantine, 435, 436, 439 (busts), 439, 440 (seated) with Leo VI and Constantine, 440, 441 (half-length figures) reign of, xlv ; seal of, xliv n. family of, in art, xlv. Basil n, reign of, lii, liii portrait, lii, xcvi n. ; with Constantine VIII, xlix, li-liii, 484r-7 (busts) ; bronze coinage of, 481 with Nicephorus 11 (busts), 471.
; ; ; ; ;
Balcony, see Railing. Bardanes, see Philippicus. Basil I, the Macedonian, bust
Belisarius, 25, 67 n.
of,
xvi, xvii.
Beneventum, Dukes
of, 343 ; coins xxviiin., xxxi, xxxii. Bezants, Ixxiv, Ixxt. Bisante bianco, Ixxiv. Blachemae, see Virgin of Blachemae. Blachemitissa, see Virgin of Blachernae. Bokhara, coins from the district of, 128. Book of Gospels, 481. Borders of Byzantine coins, 1, 91 n. Branch, 339, 340. Bronze Byzantine coinage, Ixxviii f. ; anonymous, of John I and successors, 476 n. ; discussed, 480-3 ; li, lii ; of Crusaders ?, 554. Burgundian imitations, 10, 21, 73.
Concave
coins, see Scyphate coins. Constans 11 (Constantine HI), bust
of,
Carthage, 348 n.
xix, xxvj
see also
Index
II.
Catina, see Index 11. Chalce, see Christ of Chalce.
Cherson, mint, &c.,
xviii,
xliv,
liii,
and see Index n. Chilperic and Tiberius

3, 345,
11,
105
xx,
Christ, bust of, bearded, 331-6,
341-
354-6, 430, 431, 435, 462, 465, 471, 472, 474-9, 484-9, 491-3, 495-500, 503-5, 511, 513, 519, 520, 526-30, 533-5, 543, 546-8, 562, 563, 565, 601, 602, 627, 631, 636-8, 640-2 ; xliv ; bust of, beardless, 566-9, 574, 578, 594, 595, 596 n., 602-4, 610 ; figure of, seated, 436, 445, 450, 452-4, 459, 494, 501, 502, 509, 510, 512. 514-7, 521, 529, 532,
255-8, 262-4, 266, 267, 277, 283, 286, 288, 289-94, 296-8, 300-2, 305, 307-10; bust of, with Constantine rv, 259-61, 264-6, 289, 291, 292, 299, 300, 306, 308, 309, .311 ; standing, holding cross and globus, 268-76 ; standing, holding long cross, 279-83 ; with long beard, standing, 302, 303 ; standing, with Constantine IV, 277-9, 285-7, 295, 303, 304; reign of, xxviii, xxlx ; name of, xxvii n. dated bronze coinage of, iTr-yxii coins of, cxi ; portrait of, Ixxxix, xc. Constantia see Index 11. Constantina(wife of MauriceTiberius), bust of, 160 standing, with Maurice
;
:
Tiberius, 159
xxii.
Constantine III, see Constans II. Constantine IV, Pogonatus, bust of, 313-29 ; bust of, with bust of Constans II, 259-61, 264-^, 289,
291, 292, 299, 300, 306, 308, 309, 311 ; bust of, with busts of Hera-
; ;
; ;
111.
653
and Tiberius, 283-5, 325; standing, with Constans II, 277-9, 285-7, 295, 303, 304; standing, -with Heraclius and Tiberius, 262, 279-83 reign of, xxix, xxx bronze dated coins of, coins of, Ixxxii
clius
; ; ;
Constantine (son of Basil I), bust of, 441, 442 ; bust of, with bust of Basil I, 435, 436, 439, of Eudocia, 437 half-length figure, with Leo VI
;
and Basil
of,
I,
440, 441.
Constantine (son of
461, 462
;
Romanus I),
coins
cxi
portrait of, xc.
xlviii.
Constantino V, Copronymus, bust of, 366-71, 373-6, 378-80, 383, 384, 386-90, 392 ; bust of, and railing, 381 ; bust of, with bust of Leo III, 393-6 ; bust of, with bust of Leo IV, 379, 382, 383, 387, 388 ; bust of, with busts of Leo III and Leo IV, seated, with Leo IV, 382 399
;
;
and Leo IV, 397; standing, 369, 384 standing, with Leo IV, 385, 386 silver coins of,
with Leo
III
;
;
Constantine (son of Constantine X), standing, with Michael VII and Eudocia, 521, 522, with Michael VIl and Andronicus, 523, 524. Constantine, St., see St. Constantine. Constantinople, view of, 608, 609, 614-16, 618-20, 622, 635; Ixix personified, 77, 78 (half-length), 75, xix mint of, see 76, 103 (seated)
; ;
Index
II.
Consular dress, 106, 107.

Corsica, xviii. Costume, consular, 106, 107 ; imperial, 330 n., 445, 452 n., 506 n., 621 n. Countermarks, 222, 223, 237-40, 267,
Ixxvii ; bronze coins of, Ixxxiii reign of, xxxvi-xxxviii. Constantino VI, bust of, 398, 399; bust of, with bust of Leo IV, 393, 395 ; bust of, with bust of Irene, 397, 399 ; seated, with Leo IV, 394, 396 ; xxxviii-xl. Constantine VII, Porphyrogenitus, bust of, 455, 462-4 ; bust of, with bust of Christopher, 459, 460, of Romanus I, 454, of Romanus II, 465-7, of Zoe, 452, 453 ; standing, with Leo VI, 445, with Romanus I, 453 ; periods of the reign of, 451 ; xlvii-xlix ; portrait of, xcv. Constantine VIII, bust of, 491, 492 ; bust of, with bust of Basil II, 4847 ; bronze coinage of, 481, 482 ; reign of, liii ; reign of, with Basil II, xlix, li-liii ; portrait of, xcvi n.
Constantine IX, Monomachus, bust of, 499-502; standing, 502; bronze coinage of, 483 ; nomismata, Iv reign of, liv-lvi ; portrait of, xcvi n. Constantine X, Ducas, bust of, 515, 519, 520 standing, 514 ; with Eudocia, 517-19 crowned by the Virgin, 515 ; bronze coinage of, 483 ; reign of, Ivii, Iviii. Constantine XI, 643 Ixxiii seals of,
; ; ; ;
Ixxiii n.
Constantine (son of Leo V), bust of, 409, 411-13 ; bust of, with bust of Leo V, 410-12 xli. Constantine (son of Theophilus), bust bust of, with of, 420, 426, 428; bust of Michael II, 419, 420, of Theophilus, 422 xlii, xliii.
; ;
270-87, 553 n.; xxv. Crescent, 4, 5, 18, 19, 54-6, 482, 492, 493 ; and star, at Alexandria, xxvi. Cross, 5, 6, 8, 15, 18, 19, 24, 35, 36, 58, 69, 125, 160, 180, 233, 285, 286, 299, 300, 497; also as adjunct symbol or ornament, passim ; in nimbus, 482, 487 ; formed of pellets, 507, 508 ; anchored, 617 ; crosslet, 466, 472, 473, 475, 486, 487, 531, 537; floriate, 442, 443, 448, 457, 458, 464 ; forked, 247, 538, 553 ; patriarchal, 419, 427, 448, 552, 553, 624; xciiin. ; pattee, 64, 624, 625, 627 ; pattge, radiate, 622 ; pattee, on globus, 195, 196 ; portable, 629 n.; potent, 105-7, 122, 124, 129, 130, 149, 151, 156, 164, 18590, 193, 194, 225-33, 244-7, 255-66, 288-94, 296-8, 300, 306, 310, 31317, 319-21, 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 333, 334, 336-9, 341, 342-52, 35770, 372, 374-7, 380, 387, 388-91, 394, 395, 398, 401, 406, 409, 410, 414, 421, 431, 432, 438, 446, 460, 461, 462; potent, radiate, 628; potent, and globus, 107, 150, 151, 292, 293, 315, 322, 333, 338, 347, 349, 359, 361, 363, 367, 388 ; radiate, 580, 581 ; with globus, 261-5 ; with globus and pellets, 527, 528 jewelled, with globus at extremities, 551, 552 ; with medallion in centre, 461 , 472-5 ; conjoined with
664
K, 389 ; 228, 229

;
type
Holy.
of,
between A and UU, 149, and palm-branches, 164 xxxvi introduced by

;
Gabriel, St., see St. Gabriel.
Tiberius
II,
xix
see
also
Rood,
Crusaders, coins of, 554. Cyprus, coins found in, 267 jewellery from, 127 mint of, see Index II. Cyzicus, see Index II.
;
D
Danish imitations of Bvzantiue 487 n., 510.
coins,
Gaulish imitations of coins, 104. Gem in nimbus, 482. Genius, winged, and Victory, 2 n. George, St., see St. George. Georgia, imitations of Byzantine coins from, 487 n. countermarks of, 504, 533 n. Globule, 460-2, 466, 626. Globus, 316, 317 cruciger, 149, 224; and cross pattfee, and cross, 261 and cross potent, 107, 195, 196
; ; ;
;
Danishmend dynasty, Ixxiii. Dates of Byzantine coins, ex f. Demetrius, St., see St. Demetrius. Denominations of Byzantine coins,
Ixxiv f. Despoina,
'
title of, 507.
Despotes', xl.
150, 151, 193, 194, 224, 262-5, 292, 293, 315, 322, 333, 838, 347, 349, 359, 361, 363, 367, 368. Gospel-book, 481. Graffiti, 352, 556, 560, 561, 599-601. Gregory the Patrician (a.b. 647), coins of, xxviii.
' Dextera Domini ', see Manus Dei. Dies, adjustment of, 350 n., 448 n. Double-strucls coins, xcvii.
H
Head-dresses, imperial, 78 n.
Helena (Irene, wife of Manuel John VII, standing, 639.

Eagle, xxxiv.
II)
and
Emmanuel, type
'
of, Ixv.
Empresses on coins, Ixxxvii. Epikombia ', xxxix n. Epirus, despots of, 612 n.
Estridsen, Sven, 510, 526. Eudocia (wife of Basil I), bust of, with bust of Constantino, son of Basil I, 437. Eudocia Makrembolitissa (wife of
of,
Heraclius, bust of, 184, 185, 193, 194, 196, 197, 211, 214, 215, 219, 220, 224, 227, 229, 232-7, 241, 242, 244-
Constantino X), bust of, 527 bust with bust of Romanus IV, 524 standing, with Constantine X, 51719, with Michael VII and Constantine, 521, 522 crowned by Christ,
; ;
253 bust and Ti (counter7, marks), 237, 238; bust of, with bust of Heraclius Constantine, 1869, 221, 223-6, 228-33, 239 (countermarks), 240-5, 248, 251, 252 bust of, with busts of Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, 243, of Heraclius Constantine and Martina, 249, seated, with Heraclius Con252
;
;
with Romanus IV, 523, 524

Iviii.
reign,
stantine, 195, 196, 246; standing, holding cross and globus, 225, 234, 235 ; standing (in long robes) with
Euphemia
(wife of Justin
I),
xiv n.
Exagia, Byzantine, 628 n.
Female bust, helmeted,
71.
Fleur de lis, 612 n., 615, 620, 641. Floral ornament, 487.
FoUis, Ixxviii. Forgeries, 12, 377 n., 383, 386 n., 485
n.,
494
n.
n.,
Frisia, imitation
530 n. Ixiv. Bvzantine coins from,

;
487
Heraclius Constantine, 197-202, standing (in cuirass) 212-17, 220 with Heraclius Constantine, 202-6, 210-12,248,249,251 standing, with Heraclius Constantine and Heraclonas, 189-92, 196, 209, 210, 250 standing, with Heraclius Constantine and Martina, 206-9, 213, 218, consular types of, 221-3, 226 xxiv, portrait of, 184 n. 232 n. Ixxxix silver coins of, Ixxvi; 'hexagram ' of, Ixxvi bronze coins of, Ixxxii reign of, xxiii-xxvii ; mints of, xxvi-xxvii.
; ;
; ;
;; ;
III.

I,
655
Heraclius and Tiberius (sons of Constans II), busts of, 289, 290, 299, busts of, 300, 308, 309, 327, 328 with bust of Constantine IV, 283-5, 325 standing-, 260, 261, 265, 266, 285, 286, 292, 295, 304, 306, 311, 313-24, 326, 329 standing-, with Constantine IV, 262, 279-83. Heraclius Constantine, bust of, with bust of Heraclius, 186-9, 221, 223, 224-6, 228-33, 239, 240 (countermark), 241-5, 248, 251, 252 bust of, with bust of Martina, 233 with busts of Heraclius and Heraclonas, 243, of Heraclius and Martina, 249, seated, with Heraclius, 195, 252 standing, with Heraclius 196, 246 in cuirass, 202-6, 210-12, 248, 249, standing-, with Heraclius in 251 long robes, 197-202, 212-17, 220; standing, with Heraclius and Heraclonas, 189-92, 196, 209, 210, 250 ; standing, with Heraclius and Martina, 206-9, 213, 218, 221-3, 226 reign of, xxvii. Heraclonas, standing, with Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, 189-92, reign of, 196, 209, 210, 243, 250
; ; ;
;
Irene Dukaina, standing, witli Alexius
544
Ixi.
Irene (wife of Andronicus II), standing, with Michael IX, 620, 621. Isaac I, Comnenus, standing, 511, 512; bronze coinage of, 483 with drawn sword, Ivii called Orthodox ', Ivii reign of, Ivi, Ivii. Isaac II, Angelus, half figure of, holding cross and globus, 596 holding cross and sword, 597 standing, holding cross and sword, 592-6 standing, with St. George, 591 standing, with St. Michael, holding sword (or labarum), 589, 590, 591 n. standing, crowned by St. Michael, 590, 591 n. reign of, with Alexius IV, 607 reign of, Ixvi, Ixvii. Isaac Ducas Comnenus of Cyprus, coinage of, discussed, 597, 598 seal
; ; '
; ;
of,
597
Ixvi.
see
Isaura, mint of, see Index II. Italian imitations, 21 ; coinage, in Index II 'Italy, Central
and
Southern
',
'
Ravenna
',
Rome'.
xxvii.
Jewel in nimbus, 495

II,
n.
Hercules
of Georgia, 533 n. Hexagram, 195 ; xxv, Ixxvi. Hispano-Byzantine coins, 73, 128, 161.
King
Holy Rood,
'
Rood. Horseman-device ' (horseman spearing enemy), see Shield with horseman-device.
see
Jewellery, coins used for, 127. John I, Zimisces, bust of, in medallion, 475 ; bust of, with bust of the Virgin, 474, 475 bronze coinage of, 476 n., 480-2 li, lii types of relating to the Virgin, li reign of, portrait of, xcv. 1, lii John I, despot of Neopatras, 565 n.
;
Hypateia', xxxix. Hyperpre, Ixxiv.

'
John
II,
Comnenus, bust
;
of,
562, 565
Iconoclastic
movement, xxxv-xxxvi,
xxxix, xliv, xciii, xciv. Imitations, barbarous, of Byzantine

coins,
487
n.,
533
n.
Incuse types, 38 n. Indian imitations of Byzantine coins,

74.
half-length figure, with the Virgin, stand556, 557 standing, 563-5 ing, crowned by Christ, 544, crowned by the Virgin, 555-60 standing, with St. George, 561, 562 reign of, Ixiii, Ixiv. John V, Palaeologus, bust of, with bust of Manuel II, 631 coins attributed to, 631, 632 seals of, 632
; ;
; ;
Ixx, Ixxi.
Inscriptions on Byzantine coins, civ f. ; see also ' metrical inscriptions '. Iota of Justin II, 98 n. Irene (of Athens, wife of Leo IV), bust of, 398-400; with bust of Constantine VI, 397, 399 ; reign of, xxxviii-xl ; portrait of, xciii.
John VI, Cantacuzenus, 633 Ixxi. John VII, standing, with Helena, 639
;
Ixxii.
John VIII, Palaeologus, bust

standing,
seal of,
of,
642
;
titles
of,
640-2 641 n.
637 n.
Ixxii n., Ixxiii.

;
Justin I, bust of, 11-20, 24 seated, 23 standing, 13, 16 semisses and

; ;
;;
;; ;
656

;
tremisses of, 12 n. ; coins of, -with Justinian I, 23, 24 bronze coins of, portrait of, Ixxix ; reign of, xiv
;
Ixxxviii.
Justin II, bust of, 75-7, 84, 86, 91, 94, 95, 97-9, 102-4 bust of, with bust of Sophia, 99-101 ; holding globus with Victory, xix n. seated, with Sophia, 77-96, 99-102 ; bronze of, Ixxx ; reign of, xviii-xx portrait
; ; ;
with bust of Alexander, 437, 442, haK-length figure of, with 447 Basil I and Constantine, 440, 441 seated, with Alexanseated, 446 der, 447 standing, with Constanchronology of the tine VII, 445 coins of, 448, 449 introduces type
;
reign of, of Virgin orans^ xciv xlvi, xlvii ; portrait of, xcv. Leontia, standing, with Phocas, 165,
;
of, Ixxxviii.
Justinian
I,
bust
;
of,
;
24-73
23, 54, 55, 58, 60

;
on
seated, horse, 25
;
167, 169, 170, 172-7 ; xxiii. Leontius, reign of, xxx seal of, xxx n. Ligatures in Byzantine coin-legends,
;
standing, 29 gold medallion of, 25 xci n. ; coins of, with Justin I, 23, 24 ; bronze coins of, Ixxix, Ixxx reign of, xv-xviii; mints of, xvixviii Italian coinage of, xvii
;
cix.
Lis, see
Fleur de
161,
lis.
Lombardic imitations and

126, 183,
254,
312;
coins, 104, xxi,
xxxii n.
portrait
of, Ixxxviii,
xc-xcii.
;
Justinian II, bust of, 330-9, 841-5 bust of, with bust of Tiberius, 354standing, 331-3, 7 seated, 340 dated coins of, cxi 336, 340 reigns of, xxx-xxxiv.
;
;
M
Magi and Virgin, 631. Mankaphas, Theodore, Ixvi. Manuel I, Comnenus, bust
; ;
of,
574,
Labarum, 423, 424, 431, 435, 438, 446, 455 n., 491. Latin Emperors of Constantinople, supposed coinage of, 554 607
;
Ixvii, Ixviii.
Leo
the Isaurian ', bust of, 365383-8, behind railing, 382; bust of, with bust of Constantino "V, 393-6 with busts of Constantine V and Leo IV, 399 seated, with Constantine V and Leo IV, 397 ; standand the Virgin, ing, 369, 384-6 xlvii ; reign of, xxxv-xxxvii ; porIII,
'
81,
trait of, xciii, xciv.
578-81 standing, 566-9 standing, holding cross and globus, 576, 578 holding cross (or labarum) and mappa, 577 holding labarum and globus, 576, 577 standing, crowned by Christ, 574 crowned by the Virgin, 569, 570, 575, 576 standing, with the Virgin, holding cross, 571 standing, with St. Demetrius, 573 with St. Theodore, holding cross, 572, 573 ; with St. Theodore, holding labarum, 571 reign of, Ixiv, Ixv. Manuel II, Palaeologus, bust of, 636bust of, with bust of John V, 9 631 on horseback, with Saint, 638 family of, in standing, 635, 638 silver coins of, Ixxii, art, 639
; ; ;
Leo IV, the Khazar, bust
of,
with bust
of Constantine V, 379, 382, 383, 387, 388 ; with bust of Constantine VI, 393, 395 ; with busts of Constantine V and Leo III, 399 ; seated,
Manus
Ixxviii ; reign of, Ixxi, Ixxii. Dei, 387, 474, 475, 485, 486,
496, 509, 540, 541, 556, 557, 566-9, 577, 588-90, 592, 593, 595, 596. Maria (wife of Michael VII and of
with Constantine V, 382 with Constantine VI, 394, 396; with Constantine V and Leo III, 397 standing, 384 standing, with Constantine V, 385, 386 reign of,
;
xxxviii.
Leo V, the Armenian, bust of, 40913 with bust of Constantine, 410;
Nicephorus III), bust of, with Michael VII, 530, 531 ; with Nicephorus III, 537. Martina, bust of, with bust of Heraclius Constantine, 233 with busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine, 249, 252 standing, with Heraclius and Heraclius Constan; ;
12
xli.
Leo VI, the Wise, bust
of,
444-8;
Matthew, son of John VI,
tine, 206-9, 213, 218, 221-3, 226. Ixxi.
; ;
III.

Michael, St., Michaelitae
'
657
Mary, the Virgin, see Virgin. Maurice Tiberius, bust of, 128-57 seated, 1'27 standing, with Con;
see St.
',
Michael.
Ixiii.
stantina, 158, 159 ; reign of, xxi, xxii ; family coinage of, xxii ; bronze coins of, Ixxxi ; portrait of, Ixxxviii. Medallion on cross, with head of Romanus I, 461 ; of Nicephoms II, 472,473; of John I, 475. Medallion of Infant Clirist in art, 476. Medallions, gold, 25, 105 ; xviii, xx. Merovingian imitations, 10, 161, 183, 254. Metrical inscriptions on coins, Ivi, lix.
Miliaresion, Ixi, Ixiii, Ixxvi. Mints, Imperial, enumerated, xcixf. ; table of, civ. Mohammad II, supposed coins of,
Ixxiii.
.^
Monogram,
Christian, see /Ts, &c., at end of this Index. Monograms on Byzantine coins, cix ; and see at the end of this Index.
N
Naples, coins of, xxxiin., xlv. Neopatras, 565 n. Nicaea, coinage of, 610 n., 612 n.
'
Michael I, Rhangabe, bust of, 405, 407, 408 ; with bust of Theophylactus, 406 ; xli. Michael II, the Amorian, bust of, 414with bust of Theophilus, 16, 428 415, 417 of Constantine, 419, 420, 427 ; xli, xliii. Michael III, the Drunkard, bust of, 420, 428, 431-4; with bust of Thecla, 429, 430 ; of Theodora, 430 ; xliii; ;
Empire '
of, Ixviii.
I,
;
Nicephorus Nicephorus
xlv.
bust of, 401-4 xl. Phocas, bust of, 473 ; in medallion, 472, 473 with bust of Virgin, 472 with bust of Basil 11, 471 ; his alleged debasement of the nomisma, 1 reign of, xlix, 1 porII,
; ; ; ;
Michael IV, the Paphlagonian, bust of, 496 ; bronze coinage of, 482
portrait of, xcvi n. Kalaphates, standing, crowned by the Virgin, 498 ; portrait of, liv, xcvi n. ; reign of, liv. Michael VI, Stratioticus, standing, 509 ; with St. Michael, 509 ; bronze portrait of, Ivi coinage of, 483 reign of, Ivi. Michael VU, Ducas, bust of, 529, 530, 533, 534 with bust of Maria, 530, 531 ; standing, 532 ; with Eudocia and Constantine, 521, 522 with Constantine and Andronicus, 523,
trait of, xcv.
reign
of, liv
Michael
V,
Nicephorus III, Botaniates, bust of, with bust of Maria, 537 535 standing, 536, 537 name of, on cameo, 537 seals of, 536 n., 537
; ; ; ;
portrait
lix, Ix.
of,
lix,
xcvii
reign
of,
Nicephorus (son of Artavasdes), bast of, 391, 392 xxxviii. Nicephorus Melissenus, coin of, 539 ;
;
lix, Ix.
524
; ;
seals of,
629 n.
portrait
of,
reign of, lix. Michael VIll, Palaeologus, standing, holding cross and sword, 612, 613 holding labarum and sword, 612 holding sword, 611 standing, with with Christ and St. Michael, 611 St. Michael, 608-10 ; reign of, Ixviii,
xcvii
; ; ;
Nicomedia, see Index II. Nike, see Victory. Nimbus-ornamentation, 481. Nomisma, the, under Nicephorus II, Basil II, lii, liii Constantine IX, 1 Iv ; Nicephorus III, lix Alexius I,
;
;
Manuel I, Ixiv; Isaac II, Ixvi Michael VIU, Ixix Manuel II, Ixxviii flat and scyphate, Iv
Ixi-lxiii;
;
; ;
history
'
of, Ixii,
Ixxiv, Ixxv.
Numerals on Byzantine coins, cix. Nummi scyphati,' see Scyphate coins.
Ixix.
Michael IX, standing, with Andronicus II, holding cross, 623 ; holding labarum, 621, 622, 624, 625 standkneeling, ing, with Irene, 620, 621 with Andronicus II, and blessed by Christ, 618-20, 622, 624 ; reign of,
; ;
' Obryzum ', xcix, c. Offering-coins, 436 n.
Officinae,
numerals
of,
268
;
under
Introd.
Ixx.
Heraclius, 192, 193,230,232 5, pp. xcixf. and cix.
; ; ;
658

Constantine VII, 465-7
xlviii,
7,
;
Orb, see Globus. Orontes, river-god, 20, 24:. Ostrogothic coins and imitations,
9, 10, 21, 22, 39, 73,
reign
of,
xlix
portrait of, xcv.
Romanus
III,
Argyrus,
;
standing,
74
cii n.
crowned by the Virgin, 494, xcvin.

bronze coinage of, 482 relating to the Virgin,
of, liii, liv.
liii
types of, reign

;
Palaeologi,
monogram of the, 638 n. Palm, branch of, 265 branches of, and cross, 164 tree, 63, 152, 227, 228 wreath, 122, 123. Panagia Blachernitissa, see Virgin of
;
;
Romanus
527
;
IV, Diogenes, bust

;
of,
525,
with bust of Eudocia, 524 standing, 525, 526 standing, with

Eudocia, crowned by Christ, 523,
524
Iviii,
xcvii
portrait
of,
xcvii
Blachernae. Pellet or pellets, 4-7, 19, 76, 91, 109,

236, 379, 407, 432, 482, 640,
122, 137, 154, 175, 182, 186, 237, 294, 297, 298, 336, 382, 386, 387, 393-7, 399, 409, 412, 417, 419, 427, 437, 442, 447, 457, 458, 569 n., 619, 620, 626, 636, 641. 187,
reign
of, Iviii, lix.
Rome,
coins of, 341 n. ; Papal mint at, xxxii, xxxvii ; see also Index II. Rood, Holy, xxiv, xxv.
348, 402, 430, 464, 637,
Russia, imitation-Byzantine from, 487 n.
coins
Periods of Byzantine coin-art, Ixxxvi. Persian soldier P trampled on by

Heraclius, 248, 249, 251. Philippicus (Bardanes), bust of, 358, 359 reign and coins of, xxxiv. Phocas, bust of, 162-4, 166-82 standing, with Leontia, 165, 167, 169, 170, 172-7 bronze coins of, Ixxxi reign of, xxii, xxiii seals of, xxiii
;
;
Sabatier, J.,
xii, cxii.
on Byzantine
coins, xi,
Alexander, standing, with Emperor AlexancJer, 450 xlvii, xlviii. St. Andronicus, bust of, 627. St. Constantine, standing, with
St.
;
Alexius III, holding cross, 599, 600 globus, 602-4 labarum, 600,
; ;
601.
St.
portrait of, xxii, xxiii, Ixxxviii. Pisano, Vittore, Ixxii, Ixxiii. Portraiture of Byzantine coins, Ixxxivf., Ixxxviif. Precious stone in nimbus, 482, 495 n. Provincial ' coinage, see Index II.
'
R
Railing, before bust of Constantino V, 381, 395 n. ; before bust of Leo III, 882. Ravenna, Exarch of, xxi ; see also
Demetrius, half-length figure of, with Alexius III, holding cross, standing, holding cross (or 605 labarum), 601, 602 holding spear and shield, 630 standing, with Manuel I, 573 with Alexius III, 601 with Andronicus III, 629 in art, 573 n. St. Gabriel, 612 n.
;
St.
Index II. Restruck coins, 317
George, bust of, 574, 579, 587, standing, with John II, holding cross, 561, 562 holding labarum, 562 standing, with Isaac II, holding cross, 591 ; in art,
605, 606
; ; ;
n., 481, 518 n.; XXV, xxviii, XXX. Reverse-type twice impressed, 578. 'Romanati', xxxiin., Ixxiv. Romanus I, bust or head of, 455-7, 462 in medallion, 461 with bust of Christopher, 459 of Constantino VII, standing, with 454 Constantino VII, 453 crowned by
;
;
629 n.
St.
Ixiv.
Christ, 459,
460
bust
xlviii.
of,
Michael, bust of, 597, 612, 624; standing, holding sceptre, 612 holding sceptre and globus, 595 standing, with Michael VI, 509 standing, crowning Isaac II, 590, 591 n. standing, with Isaac II, holding labarum, 59 1 n. holding sword, 588-90 standing, with Michael VIII, 611 with Christ
;
Romanus
II,
with bust of
and Michael
VIII, 608-10
Ixvi n.
; :
III.

; ;
659
St.
Theodore, standing, with Manuel I, holding labarum, 571 holding cross, 572, 573 on seal of Isaac of Cyprus, 597 in art, 629 n. Saint on horseback, 638 ; with
; ;
Thecla, bust of, with bust of Michael with busts of TheoIII, 429, 430 philus and Theodora, 418 ; xlii,
xliv.
Manuel II, 638. Saints represented on coins, xcvii.

Salis,
Count
J. F.
W.
de, cxii.
ciii.
Sardinia, xviii, xxxiii, Saulcy, F. de, cxii.
Sceptre ornamented with crosses, 501.
Scyphate coins, 441
n.,
485
n.,
540 n.
xxxiin., liii, Iv, Ixxiv. Seals, of Emperors, &c., 529 n., 536 n., 545 n., 597, 632, 637 n. xxiii,xxxn., xlivn., Ixi, Ixxii n., Ixxiiin. Semissis, weight of, Ixxv. Seraph, head of, 623 xcviii. Servia, silver coins of, 638 n.
; ;
Theodahat, 74, xci. Theodora (wife of Justinian I), xv. Theodora (wife of Theophilus), bust of, 429, 430 with bust of Michael III, 430 with busts of Theophilus and Thecla, 418 xlii-xliv. Theodora (daughter of Constantino VIII), bust of, 505 standing, with the Virgin, 506.; bronze coinage of, 483 portrait of, liv, xcvii reign
; ; ; ; ; ;
of, liv, Ivi.
Theodore, St., see St. Theodore. Theodoric, the Ostrogoth, 10 xx n. Theodosius (son of Maurice Tiberius), bust of, 160 standing, 158, 159 ;
;
Shield, with horseman device, 30, 128, 314, 346, &c.

Sicily, see Index II. Siliqua, Ixxvi.
1 n.,
xxii.
Theodosius XXXV.
III,
bust
of,
363,
364;
11),
Silver Byzantine coins, Ixiii, Ixxv f Solidi, piece of four, 435. Solidus, see Nomisma. Sophia, bust of, with bust of Justin II, 99-101 ; seated, with Justin II, 7796,
'
Theophano (widow of Romanus bust of, 470 xlix.

;
;
99-102
',
xix.
xxxii n. Spear-head, 482, 484, 488.

Soteriki Spoleto, Duchy of, xxxii. Star or stars, 1-8, 11-19, 23-30, 35-7,
39, 40, 43, 44, 53-5, 64, 65, 67, 69, 75-7, 90, 96, 102^, 111, 128, 137, 144, 163, 167, 175, 179, 180-2, 187, 234-7, 242, 247, 271-3, 275, 297, 298, 307, 309, 310, 325, 331, 339, 340, 349, 359 n., 361, 362, 364, 371, 373-5, 377, 387-9, 412, 413, 427, 462, 481, 489, 500, 519, 520, 529, 533-5, 538, 543-6, 556, 566, 575, 588, 593, 599, 601, 604, 626, 636, 637, 640; and crescent, at Alexandria, xxvi.
Theophilus, bust (or half-length) of, 414-6, 419, 420, 422-8 with bust of Michael II, 415, 417 with bust of Constantine, 422 with busts of Thecla and Theodora, 418 reign of, xli-xliv bronze coins of,
; ; ; ;
Ixxxiii
portrait
of, xciii.
Theophylactus, bust of, 405, 407, 408 with bust of Michael I, 406 xli. Theoupolis, a name of Antioch, 53 ; c. Thessalonica, coin-denominations at, see also Index II 43 n., Ixxx Empire ' of, 613 n., Ixviii. Thomas the Slavonian, xli n. Throne, imperial, 88 n., 90 n., 438 n.,
; ; '
Stauracius, bust of, 402-4 xl. Stephen (son of Romanus I), coins 461, 462 xlviii. Sven Estridsen, 510, 526. Syracuse, see Index II. Syrian imitations of coins, 270.
; ;
of,
445 n., 446. Tiberius II, Constantine, bust of, 10525; seated, with Anastasia, 112-14; dated coins of, discussed, 125, 126, ex reign of, xx bronze coins of, Ixxx, Ixxxi ; portrait of, Ixxxviii. Tiberius III, bust of, 346-53 ; xxxiii, xxxiv. Tiberius and Heraclius (sons of Constans II), see Heraclius and Tiber
; ;
rius.
T
Tendril ornament, 487-9, 501. Tetarteron ', 1.
'
Tiberius (son of Justinian II), bust of, with bust of Justinian II, 854-7 ; xxxiv. Tickets of period of John V, 631, 632,
'
Trebizond,
Toupha ', 25 xci. Empire

; '
'
of, Ixviii.
60
IMPERIAJL BYZANTINE COINS

Constantinople, 608, 609, 614-16, half-length figure, 618, 619, 635 orans, 504 ; with John II, holding cross, 556, 557 ; seated, with medallion of Infant Christ, 542, 550 n., 563, 573, 576, 577, 583, 588-93, 609-11, 621 ; seated, with the Magi, 631 ; standing, orans, 502, 516, 532, 584 ; standing, hands raised to Manus Dei, 577 ; standing, holding Infant Christ, 525, 526 ; standing, with medallion of Infant Christ, 547, 584-6, 595, 596; crowning
;
Tremissis, weight of, Ixxv. Trinity ' of Emperors, xxx. Tyche of Antioch, see Antioch. Types of Byzantine coins, Ixxxiv
'
f.
U
Uncertain mints of Justinian I, see Index II. Uncertain object, near nimbus of the
Virgin, 503, 531.
Uncertain pear-shaped ornament, 636,

637.
Vandals, coins of, 21, 74. Venice, coins of, 638 n.

Ixxi, Ixxviii, xcviii.
Ixviii, Ixx,
Victory, standing, holding cross or staff, 1, 2, 9, 10, 73; standing,
III, 494 liii Michael V, 498; Constantine X, 515; Alexius I, 544, 547 n., 555-60 Manuel 1, 569, 570, 575, 576; standing, with Theodora, holding cross, 506 standing, with Manuel I, holding cross, 571 of Blachernae, 616 n.
;
;
Romanus
bust, 503,
holding globus with monogram, 26 standing, holding cross and globus,

11,
506, 509; half-length, standing, orans, 502, 516 orans, in art, 502 n., 503 n. xciv n.
504
26, 162-4, 181,
23,
27,
127-9,
;
154,
155,
ornament on drapery
of,
557
xviii.
n.
184
advancing, with
wreath and globus,
3, 12, 28, 67, 77, 104, 129, 155, 156, 164, 181, 182; seated, inscribing shield, 2, 12, 28,
Hodegetria, lix. Visigothic coins, 10, 21, 73 Vitalian, 10; xiii.
76, 77, 103 ; seated, with winged Genius, 2 n. advancing, with Justinian I, 25 crowning Justin II, two figures 75, 76, 91, 94, 95, 103 of, supporting shield, 100, 101. Virgin, The, bust of (usually oransX 444, 445, 470, 503, 506, 509, 515, 527, 537, 539, 565, 579, 586, 596, xciv bust of, with 605, 617 medallion of the Infant Christ, 476, 524-6, 530, 531, 533, 546, 547, 549, bust of, with bust of Nice623 phorus II, 472 with bust of John I, 474, 475 li bust of, and WaUs of
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
W
Walls of Constantinople, see Constantinople, view of. Weights of Byzantine coins, Ixxiv f. Wreath, 3, 7, 10, 63, 64, 69, 71, 74,
98, 102, 122, 124, 138, 141, 154, 156, 160, 178, 182, 232.
149,
Zoe, bust of, with Constantine VII, 452, 453 liv.

;
MARKS OF VALUE
B,
43.
,40.
H, 111, 112,
168.
r,
43, 63.
A, 43, 159.
6,
7, 9, 16, 20, 22, 24, 39, 40, 52, 68,
V,
S,
n.
10, 22, 152, 180, 237, 242.
63, 227, 228.
72,73, 138, 151, 180, 319
H,42,
158, 159.
III.
661
5, 6, 8, 15, 16, 19, 20, 37-9, 48, 49, 60, 61, 68, 86, 95, 96, 98,i'101, 111,
)^,
A,
157. 149.
NXXM,
210.
120, 125, 137, 143, 144, 147,
148,
151, 153, 157, 241, 242, 305, 319.
XXX, no,
Af, 62.
M,
4-8,
14,
114, 115, 118, 389.
X,
67, 69, 97, 98, 102, 111, 120, 121,
152-4, 168, 176, 177, 179, 180, 236,

253, 300, 309, 310.
15,
17-19, 24, 29-35,
44^7, 49, 50, 51, 53-7, 64-6, 70, 71,
78-82,
89-94,
99,
107,
108,
116,
nXm,236.
V V(=10),
300.
117, 130-4, 139-46, 156-9, 196-210,
212, 213, 215-24, 227, 234, 237-40,
IE), 62, 63, 97, 121, 122, 148, 177,

178, 224^7, 287.
248-50, 266, 267, 270-86, 295, 3014, 317, 318, 323-5, 329, 335, 339,
340, 347, 350, 353, 355, 356, 359, 368, 369 n., 377, 380-2, 395, 396,
IS,
K,
41, 42.
6, 8, 15, 18,
399-401, 406, 410, 411, 415, 417,

19, 21, 24, 35-7,
422, 426, 433,
434
xUii.
5,
41, 48, 52, 58, 59, 66, 67, 73, 82-6,

88, 89, 91, 94, 95, 100, 101, 112, 113,
m,
108, 109, 113, 115-18, 165, 170,
172, 173, 175, 176, 268-70, 301, 311,
118, 134-9, 143, 146, 147, 150, 151,
322, 323.
158, 170, 211, 212, 214, 215, 234,
235, 243, 251, 252, 286, 287, 305, 309, 318, 319, 325, 335, 347, 356, 868, 383, 411.
XXXX,
M,
PK,
PK,
182.
74. 74.
149, 166, 168, 171, 173,
174, 234, 250, 296.
XX,
70,
102,
110,
114, 154,
115,
119,
120, 123, 149, 150,
157, 167,
168, 172, 174-6, 179, 182, 235, 242,
243, 252, 296-9, 308, 309, 327, 328.
CN,
21, 74.
MONOGRAMS, LETTERS,
f^
(Anastasius
I), 7.
ETC.
-^ (HeracHus), 189-93, 195, 205, 209,
210, 250.
V2^ (Justinian
ftj,
72, 73.
I), 72.
fl
and bust of Heraclius mark), 237, 238.
(^counter-
I, 207, 209, 221.
K,202-9, 218, 222, 237, 238.

73
Id",
n and IbL-^ (countermark), 240.
H}R
(Heraclius), 247.
(Heraclius), 247.
H^,
99.
hP
662

B h, 637. B a, 637,
;
i or J (countermark), 222, 223, 267,

270-87, 295, 301-4, 319.
3
^
(Constans H), 295, 301-5
(Con-
a B and cross, 630 n.
cp. 629.
stantine IV), 322-5.
7^, 307.
(Justinian
II),
627. I I and cross patt6e, D a
339, 340.
A, 616 n.
B X, 616.
(Tiberius III), 350, 353 n.
^Q^
C
fl
and
cross, 310.
T, 297, 298.
(Romanus
I),
457.
=
A,
7.?,
287.
612.
(Romanus
I*
I),
458.
e *, 636.
<4ZÎ, 270.
^
(Constantine VII), 407.
^,312.
"^J^
(Romanus
II), 467.
(Constantine V)
cross, 389.
conjoined
I), 71.
-witli
(Romanus
II),
469.
E)
(Basil II), 469.
K (uncertain K C, 320. K >l, 609. K A, 610.
of Justinian
C
K+N,
|C
307.
(Nicephorus
II), 473.
O
Mr,
616.
/f\
(Jolin I), 479.
fH>
ev,
444, 503, 557, &c.
IVP, 555.
^C
Arf
I
(Basil II), 490.

,.
m, 226, 227.
X* (Manuel
N M, 150, 151. Z Z {graffito), 191.

I),
580.
U, 35
, 40.
n., 59.
|-^ (monogram of Palaeologi), 638.
P (uncertain
of Justinian
I), 71.
M P
(A0-7rb'T7?s),
473.
e (Antioch),
35
n.,
59, 94, 95, 118,
^
A A
(or
119-21, 146, 147, 176, 177.

(Ao-,ro'TOv),
479, 490.
i,
I,
205.
2, 12, 28, 45, 46, 79. 2, 28, 76, 103.
CO, 42, 64, 149, 178, 228, 229.
A-fOJ, 178.
%,
cross, 149, 228, 229.
R.
A) OJ and
(uncertain of Justinian
I), 71.
III.
663
R.
m,
307.
$K (Phocas), 182.
*,
29, 42, 55, 97, 100, 414, 419, 420,
C, 65.
SCS
301.
422, 430-2, 637, &c.
JV^^ and
n (^coimtermark\ 240.
X,
414, 419, 425, 427.
OV^L^
369.
(countermarlc), 237-40.
5^, 16, 26, 42, 43, 65, 80-3, 90, 107,
123, 134, 138, 141, 223, 224, 253. 350,
SCL, 302-4, 323-5, 339, 340,

^, 306.
t;, 306. db, 306, 307, 327.
^,65.
^,
143.
^,
138.
X,
205.
R/Â,
*-p*,
253.
$, 326, 327.
21.
664
INDEX lY
REMARKABLE INSCRIPTIONS
(The forms of the letters are in some cases, for convenience, given conventionally; a rigid separation between the Greek and Latin legends is often impossible (cp. p. cv, supra). For marks of value (Im,
of Index III.)
(a)
I>,
&c.) and various monograms, see at end
LATIN LEGENDS
bASILIOS
AM'iHSr/
b''
(Basil
I),
AC (= AVC),
I
63, 64, 99, &c.
437.
ACT (Augusti), ALeXAhdKOS
160, 233.
bASILIOS bASILeVS
(Basil I), 438.
AM<ii4sros
R.om/
bASILIOS 0 06H bASILCVS b

(Basil I), 436.
(Alexander), 450.
AMeNITAS
AN, 161. AhASTASIA
Dl, 160.
bASILIOS h eeO
bASILVS HO
meOh
(Basil I), 438.
(Anastasia, daughter of
418.
Theophilus), 418.
AhhA
AhASrASIA,
156.
bASILIOS GT GonsrAhr^ AM'iV (Basil I and Constantine), 436. bASILIOS ce cohsrAhrih/ pistv
bASILIS
ANNOaVINT,
A P, 41-3. ARrAHASDOS
S
KOmeO/
(Basil
and
Constantine), 438.
HICnFOKOS 6C eH
bASILIS, 39L
B
bASILIOS S COhSrAhr and Constantine), 439.

bASILIS, 380, 452.
A<i<i
(Basil
bASILIMS KeX (Basil
I),
432.
BOXX,
bA(=BASILIS), 395. bASiL s cohsrAhrinos en

bASILCIS
164, 186, 187
xcix.
eo
and
KOmAOh
(Basil I
Constantine), 439.
bASiL^ cohsrAhr s Leon en eo bASILS KOmeOh (Basil I, Constantine and Leo VI), 440. bASIL C COhSZTAhTI b K (Basil II and Constantine VIII), 484, 485. bASIL'' C CUUhSrAlT' nOR.FVROV
'
used for the Greek K, see under Greek Legends,' 'K.' (=:Heraclius Constantine ?), 202-6.
98.
OAR, 66-9, 97, GAT, 153, 180, ON, 16L
241, 242.
C+N+B,
155.
niSrOI
bAS'' RUUmAIOJ'' (Basil II
CNO = DNO
C
(Domino), 370.
II), 307.
and Constantine VIII), 486.
bASIAIOC
(Basil
I),
441.
bASILIC
AVV
(Basil I), 437.
K+N O
(Constans
INDEX IV REMARKABLE INSCRIPTIONS

COB,
13,
665
29
10.
xcix,
c.
cohsrAhr'' ce
K''
II), 465.
RomAh
COHOB,
(Constantine VII and
m'\^ b-' Romanus
COMOB, 2, 10, CON, 4-6, 14,

107-11,
130,
21, 73.
16, 24,
29-39, 78-83,
137,
CUUhSrAhr nOJILe
tine IX), 500.
R.m (Constan-
131-4,
165-7,
274,
196-203,
206-10,
267,
278,
CONSTANTI
COhSTAhTI
Leo V), 411.
(Constantine V), 883.

(Constantine, (Constantine,
277-9, 285, 286, 317-19, 355.
son
of
C N
(Constans
II),
310.
O
CONCOR.DI,
5, 15, 60.
COhSTAhTin
1-3, 11, 12, 23, 25-8, 75-7,
son of
Theophilus), 426.
CONOB,
181,
cajhsrAhrih/ BASiLessKom
(Constantine VIII), 491^
103-7, 124, 127-30, 154-6, 162-4,
184^92,
194,
229-32, 244-6,
255-62, 288-94, 306, 310, 313, 315,

316, 319-21, 326, 330, 331, 333, 334,
cohsrAhrih/ en eo bASiL/ ROm/ (Constantine VII), 455.

cohsrAhrine
380.
leon
ec een
336-9, 341-8, 850-2, 357-67, 370, 372, 874-7, 887-9 xcix, ci-ciii.
;
bASILIS (Constantine V and Leo TV),
CONOB+,
191, 257-9.
CON OS,
CONSAB CONSAB
3, 63,
I
64; xcix,
ci.
cohsrAhrmo/ ce zoh bASiLis ROmeOh (Constantine VII and

Zoe), 452.
A, 231.
281.
RfTI
IB,
COhSTAhrmOS
(Conof
VI), 398.
bAS^ (Constantine
s
iR-inie
CUUhSrAhhOS bASILEMS
stantine IX), 500.
CONSTANT
Basil
I),
cohsrAhrihos
son
398.
ec eeM
(Constantine,
bASI LIS (Constantine VI and Irene),
441.
CONSTANT AVC
felix)^ 106.
^\^ FELIX (Vivat
cohsrAhrihos
(Constantine
Leon o neos
COhSrANT''
AVr^CR-ArOK/
(Con-
V and Leo IV), 879. cohsrAhrmos ce RomAh en xuu

b
I),
R.
(Constantine VII), 462.
COhSrAhrx BASILN ROm\

stantine VII), 455.
(Constantine VTI and

sir-'
Romanus
(Constan-
453.
COhSrAhr^ OeSP^
son of Leo V), 409.
COhSrAhrmOS TA
(Constantine,
tine
VI and
Irene), 897.
CONSTANTI NVS PR A
II),
(Constans
II), 297.
COhSrANr^
tine,
T)eSPOri^ (ConstanS
296, 297.
son of Theophilus), 420.
CONSTANTN
CaJhSrAhm
(Constans
COhSrAnr^
tine,
VD0CIA
(Constan-
bASILeMS
Rm
(Con(Con-
son of Basil I and Eudocia),
stantine IX), 499.
437.
CUJhSrAm
bASILenS R.m
cohsrAhr/ er xpisroF
459.
vj
stantino VIII), 492.
(Constantino VII and Christopher),
COhST/ bASIL/ ROm/

tine VII), 463.
(Constan-
cohsrAhr/ ce zuuh eN xuu
b^
K' (Constantine VII and Zoe), 452.
consrAhr ce RomAh ah^

(Constantine VII, and
454.
b k
I),
cohST/ en eeo bASiLevs Rome Oh (Constantine VII), 468. cohsr/ ce RomAh en XRisr^
b^
Romanus
ROmeO
Romanus
II), 466.
666

(Constantine
CONST L60 PP
Leo IV), 387.
V and
Rom/
II),
D IHSU'INIANHSSR.MChR,ISTI,331. D IV, 101.
cohST/ r/ ce RomAh/
466.
Dm CONSTANTINV
berius II), 121, 122.
PP A
(Ti-
Romanus
Dm
II),
COSTANTINVS,
107, 124, &c.
&c. (Tiberius
CONST/ r/ nOR.FVROV C KO mANO eN x'uj evseb/ b^ ruj mOh (Constantine VII and Romanus n), 466.
CONSVAI
231.
(followed
by
lA, IB, &c.),
Dm Dm
D D D
Dm FOCA INP6R. T)m FOCAe PeRP

Tib
106, &c.
AV, 170. AVC, 170,
181.
CONSTANT
PP AVI,
II), 111,
Tib PP AVI (Tiberius
CONTANTI
CT
3
112.
P (Constans
II), 300.
Cqi/IINh &c. (Heraclius), 223.

CR.T<i, 234, 235, 296, 297.
[D]m TITNOIT (Tiberius II), 118. DM N HRACAI CONSVAI, 231.
(Carthage), 297, 298.

?
N (=dominus noster), 92 n. N ANASTASIVS PP AVC (Anastasius I),

1,
ri
(Constans H), 307.
&c.
N ARTeMIMS ANAS
(Anastasius
II), 361.
D
G
ANASrASNS P A
362.
TD
N ARTIMIHS ANAST
sius II), 361.
(Anasta-
(Anastasius
391.
II),
APrAHASTDOS MHLT,
D
II),
D D D D G
CONSTANTINVS
297.
(Constans
375.
D
D
N AP(szc)TeMNS ANASTASNS MHL A (Anastasius II), 360. N CO A (Constans II), 289.
LON LCON
P (Leo III), Pe AV (Leo
DV
III), 365, 372.
CON
N CONNMS
316.
IV), 314.
(Constans II), 308. P (Constantine IV),

(Constantine
L0 P A (Leo III), 376. NIChtORHS MMLTM A,
D
391.
III),
N CONSANMS PP
D rieeRI (Tiberius III), 349. D ribeRIMS pe AV (Tiberius

346.
D N CONST
stans II
CONSrNIMS
(Con-
and Constantine
IV), 292.
DD
dd
DD
G
NN R.ACLIOR.VN, 242. NN hRACLNS er

AV,
186, &c.
N CONSTAN
329.
(Constantine IV),
nCRA
HIIA
D D
CONSr PP
N CONSTANTII PP
II), 296.
(Constans
NN
(=
CONSr PP
HeR-ACLIVS T AVCC, 244.

426
n.
N CONSTANTINI
II), 288.
P (Constans
(Con-
despotes ?),
D N
195, 196,
CON[ST]ANriNO PP
OeMS AT)IHrA ROmANIS,

246, 247, 264-6, 334
T)eSCD, 475.
;
stantine IV), 326.
xxiv.
N CONSrANriNHS
V), 366, 378.
(Constantine
OeSPVhA, 429, 430.

T)
loi/l
N CONSrANriNHS M A
stantine V), 367.
(Con(Con-
(Constans
II), 307.
DIS ACC, 101.
N CONSrANriNHS
stantine V), 378.
N:
D IMS Tib (Justinian II and Tiberius),

356.
N CONSrANriNVS PP
(Constans
II),
AVI
D IMSiriNIANMS P6 AV, 330.
255, &c.

D
D
667
CONSTANTINVS
PP
(Constantine IV), 322.
N CONSrANriNHS CONSrAN TINW (ConstansII and Constantine

rV), 291
;
D D D
D
N ISIIVr PP AV(Phocas), 177. N IVIIVNI (Justin II), 102. N IVSTIN er IVSTINIAN PP

AVC
(Justin 1
and Justinian
I),
23.
op. 292.
N IVSTINIANHS MHLTMS AN
(Justinian
II), 332.
T)
N CONSTANHS PP V
tine IV), 314.
(ConstanX)
N IV8TINIANV8 PP A
tinian II), 336.
(Jus-
"D
N CONSrAHS PP
IV), 315.
(Constantine
D
D
N IVSTINIANVS PP AVC
tinian
I), 26,
(Jus-
T)
N CONSriN- (ConstansII), 260. N CONTA[N]T (Constans O),

289.
&c.
N IHSTINIANHS 6T
PP A[V]
354.
TlbeKIMS
(Justinian II and Tiberius),
D
"D
N CONTANriNI CONSrANr
(Constans II and Constantine FV),
306.
D D D
[D
N IVSTINO ET
tin II
SOFIE AC (Jus99, &c.
and Sophia),
N CONTATINV?
294.
(ConstansII),
D
"D
N IVSTINVS (Justin II), 77, 78. N IVSTINVS PP AVC (Justin I),

11, &c.
;
N C01;ATN
299.
PP (Constans
11),
(Justin II), 75, &c.

III),
N] L60 PeR.PTH[MS] (Leo
N CONSrANriNHS C CONST
A NT
I
(Constans II and Constantine
TDN mAHFI CNPAHT (Maurice

berius), 144, &c.
J70.
Ti-
rV), 259.
N coNsrANriNMS er con SrANr PP AM (Constans II and

Constantine IV), 306.
D D D
D
N mAVRC Tib PP AVC, 127, N mAVRI PP AVC (Maurice

berius), 129.
&c.
Ti-
D D D D D
D
N N N N N
6RACLI0
PP, 235.
N nnAVR.IC PP AVCAVC (Maurice

Tiberius and family), 159, 160 n.
RACAIO PP A, 229. ERACAIO PP AV, 233. 6RACLI0 CONSVLI BA, 232. eUACLIO T 6R.A CONS PP
N mAVRIC
(or
mAVKC)
TlbCR.
PP AVC, 131, 132. D N mAVRICI (Maurice

152.
Tiberius),
A, 229.
D D
N 6RACA10 ET eRACAlO CONST PP A, 229. N FILePICMS MMLTHS AN, 358.

FILCPPICHS,
&c., 358.
D
D
T)
rriAVKICI PeUPP
;
(Maurice
(Maurice
Tiberius), 140
cp. 131, 135, 144.
N MAVR.it PP AVr
Tiberius), 150.
N D N D N Q N "0 N D N D N D N D N
331
FILIPI, &c.,359.
FOCA N6 PC AV, 175-7. FOG AV N PeR. AV, 172. FOCAS PRP AVC, 162, &c.
neRACLI P6R.P AVC, 211, &c. neRACLIHS PP AVC, 184, &c. HERACLIVS PP AVC, 244.
N TATIO, &c. (Tiberius II), 116. N T60D0SIVS PP A (Tlieodosius,

son of Maurice Tiberius), 160.
D
D
D
N rneOTDOSIMS
dosius III), 363.
MK
(Theo-
N
N
TIB MAVRICIVS PP A (Maurice

TIbeR. mAVR.C, &c. (Maurice
TIbeR. rriAVR.
Tiberius), 151.
mS CHS RX RCNANTNM,
n.,
332, 354; 343,
KCCMAN
D
Tiberius), 131.
TNM. N IR.ACLIVS PP
PP AVI
(Maurice
A, 247.
Tiberius), 130, &c.
668

TlbR.I
PP AVC
(Maurice Ti-
berius), 129, 130.
mS, 331
ins
n.
T)NO
(^=domino'), 366 n.
DNO AR.TAMAS'DO, 392. DNO CONSTANTINHS

tine V), 371.
CR.ISTOS R.6X RelNANTIHIV?,

;
331, 332
xlv.
(Constau-
IhSMS IhSHS
XRISrOS,
XR.ISTMS
430, 431, 435.
DNO CONTANTI
386, 387.
bASILen bASILE',
;
(Constantine V), (Constantine

(Leo
III), 366,
476, 487, 492, 495
li, lii.
DNO CONTANTI NM
V), 392.
IhSMS
XRisrns nicA,
380, 391, 394,
398, 401, 406, 409, 432, 438, 446,
DNO LON P A MHL

368.
460-2, 466, 472, 475.
msHS xpisrws nica,
421, 431, 432.

484,
DNO
387.
Le PA
MML
ms
(Leo
III),
xis
Rex RecNANTinm,
386,
485, 491, 492, 494, 496, 498-501,

509, 511, 512, 515.
DNO NICIFORO, 392. DO N hCRACL hRA

DO N 2 VCC
ms
(Heraclius
221.
IHS
XIS RX XIS R.ICX
ReiNANThim, 514. RC^N ANTimm, 52L
and Heraclius Constantine),
DOVLO,
ms XR.S R.6X R.e<ihAhriMm, 450. ms xps Rex Re^NANTinm, 471,

472, 474, 475, 486.
419, 427.
DMLOS, 421.
ms XPS RX Re^NANTIMM,
445, 452-4, 459, 465.
cp.
436,
ec ees = eK eeoY, 380

421.
4i9
n.,
IMPeRAT^, 432. \^D {Indictio), lbO-2. IN N DNI MSRC, &c., 230

IhPeR
11.
[RAC]AIIS, 233.
CRACAIO CONSVAI, 232, 235-7. eVDOCIA (wife of Basil I), 437.

VSb/, 460, 461, 466, 472, 475.
COhSZ; (Constans
&c., 336.
II),
266,
267, 277, 301.
lOSTVNANOS,
IRIhH ArOVSri
IS>.YR, 221.
IS
(Irene), 398.
VSbHS
6VSblS, 446.
XS bASILe bASIL\,
516.
49.7,
510, 513,
FELIX CAKTA, 13 n., 21. FELIX CARTHACO, xx. FELIX R.ESPVBL, 21, 98 xx. FELIX ROMA, XX n. F O CA, 179, 180.
;
l\Ji\ (Justin II), 98.
IMSriNIANMS Pe
341.
AV
K
(Justinian
II),
KAR, m,
99, 100.
KART,
CLOR.IA
29, 105.
64, 65.
II), 307.
R.OMANOR.VM,
S,
13, 25,
K+N
O
KT^,
(Constans
O
^+R., xxviii n.
KRT^,
149, 179, 234, 235, 322.
296.
H
hS XIS R.X DeSNANTimm, HTI, 3 n., 63.
o<Ri.
Leon
bASIL''
COhSr/
AVW
(Leo
VI, Basil I and Constantine), 440.
INDEX IV R]^] MARK ABLE INSCRIPTIONS

Leon bASILeW^ (Leo V), 409, 41 Leon bASILeVS ROm^ (Leo VI),
446, 447.
6G9
MHLTM A, 391. MMLTHS AN, 332,
335, 358.
Leon
h CKISTO
bASILeWS
RO
N,
16, 309.
N
Ne Pe AV,
Nl
.
meoh
(Leo VI), 445.
L6on en eeo bASiLews Romeon

(Leo VI), 446, 447.
170, 175-7.
Leon en x.uu bASiLens Romuun

(Leo VI), 444.
&c. (Alexandria), 178. &c. (Nicephorus
NIC (Nicomedia), 8. NICIFOROS bASLe,

I),
Leuuh en xLu evsebHS bASiLevs RUUfDAIUUh (Leo VI), 446.
401, 402.
NICIFRbASIL
473.
ROM (Nicephorus II),

100, 101,
Leon ex consSAhF AViV Rom^

(Leo VI and Constantine VII), 445.
LOh
447.
ALeSAhGROS bASIL^ RO
(Leo VI
NM
{:=nummia\
150-2,
179, 180.
meOh
Leon
S
s
and Alexander),
(Leo
COhSrA^
"^tT, CO
'
160.
and Con-
stantine), 410.
Leon
cohsrAhrme ec een
cohsrAhrme ec een ROmAIOh (Leo V and
NXXM, 149. N Pep AV, 170. N PeR AV, 170.
bASILIS (Leo IV and Constantine

VI), 394, 395.
Leon
bASILIS
OB, xcix,
c.
;
Constantine), 409.
OBXX,
164, 186
xcix.
Leon
Se a Leu/ AH'iV (Leo Vl and Alexander), 437.
OM = DM,
ON = DN,
173, &c.
107, 118, &c.

80,
130,
140,
142,
143,
Leon ce consTAhTm/ eN x:ul) eVSebIS bASILK ROm/ (Leo VI

and Constantine VII), 446.
ONB,
320.
320.
ONO,
Leon PAP/ cohsrAhrmos PAr
OSHRIT
(Tiberius II), 121.

&c. (Tiberius III), 352.
178.
HR
(Leo III and Constantine V),

s
O TlPO, 031 b3b
393, 394.
OVO OVO,
Leon vs
esson
consrAnrmos
(Tiberius 111), 352.
O neOS
(Leo IV and Constantine

12-2,
VI), 393, 394.
LVX MVNDI,
123.
P, 38, 39, 59, 71.
M M
A, 367. (the Virgin), 444, 445; xlvii.
P A (^Perpetuus
Ai((juiitus'),
366
n.
PAP (ttoEttttos), 393, PArHR, 393, 394.

PAX,
(Michael
III),
894.
mARIA
432.
294, 335, 342, 343, 345, 355.
mihAeL IMPeRAT'
MTI,
3.
PCONSTANPS PP A
IV), 315.
(Constantine
MHL, 366.
PCTORI, PDTAri,
320. &c., 116.

n.
3.
MHL
A, 360, 363.
IVIHLr, 378.
pe AV, 366 PERP AVC,
670

R.omAhO' xpiSTOFOR.'' ce con
STAh/ en xlu evsev bASiL^
(Romanus
I,
PKPTH[HS], 370. PISTOS, 421. PlSrOS, 432 n. PISrV, 438.
r.^
Christopher, and Con-
PP AVC,
PR., 97.
stantine VII), 461.
1.
R.omeoh, 440 R.OMOB, 74.
n.
PR. IB, 320.
R.OTmANIS
under Greek legends,
B.
(.sic),
195.
S
R.
R.,
see
120,
S,
^ (abl3reviation 5,
marks), 53, 402,
71,
121, 146, 176, 177, 387.
409, &c.
388, 477. R.A (or R.A)
S=
=
S
KAI
ore;;,
ei
879, 397, 530.
Ravenna, 249, 251-3. R.AV (or R.AV) = Ravenna, 182, 24850, 252, 311, 329, 353, 377.
IR.
(=
or koI Irene), 397.
SALVS [AVC?], 77. SALVS ET CLOR.IA R.OMANOR.VM,

25.
RAVEN, 156, 157. R.AVENNA, 70, 71. KerNANTinm, 484.

R.eX, 432.
SALVS MVNDI,
SE
149.
= KAI,
437.
R.m (Rome), 307, 388
xxxii.
SECILIA, 152. SePSMS? 223.

SeR.H ChR.IS3"l {Serviis Chrwti),
:!:U,
R.OM,
102, 123, 154,
180, 242, 243,
308, 309, 327, 328, 389.
R.OmAh, 453, 454, 465. R.UJmAh*bASILVS R.UUm/

nus
I),
333 xliii, xcii. S eSSOh, 393.

;
SenSM, 223, 224.
(Ronia-
8N CONSrANriNVS
(Constans
II),
PP
A[S]
455.
310.
R.ajmAh/
en eeuu bASiLevs r.uj mAIUUh (Romanus I), 455. R.omAh' ex cohsrANr/ av<iV (Romanus I and Constantine b''
VII), 454.
SO,
66.
SS, 157.
SrAVRÂCIS TieSPO^, 402. SreFAhOS, 461. SV mo (ZY NIKA), 397.
KOmAh/ T XPISrOFO\
AV^'i
b''
(Romanus I and Christopher), R.ajmAhUU (Romanus III), 494.
459.
T
Tbe TeS
(Tiberius III), 111.
(Thessalonica), 41, 42, 84-6, 113,
RomAho/ cohSTAhr/ ce xpisr [OF] N XO) eVSeb^ bASIL^ R./

(Romanus
460.
I
138, 139, 168-70, 214.
and Constantine VII),
THESSOB, 17;
c.
KOfDAhO^ cohSTAhr^ srePAhOS ce COhSTA^ h

manus
I,
THeMOP, 58. THeMP, THeHP/, THeMPS

175, 176, 223
;
(Theou-
polis), 61, 92-6, 116-18, 120, 144-8,
X*UU
b^
R./
(Ro-
xvi,
58.
c.
Constantine VII, Stephen
and Constantine), 461.

KOfDAl/lUU
459.
THeHP, 54, 57, THeHPO/, 93;

rHMP',
TIBER.II
60.
cp. 54.
TieSPOrH (Romanus
b^ R.^
I),
CONSTANTINI
105. 117.
PER.PET
R.OmAhO en eUU
462.
(Romanus I),
VI
AVCVSTI,
rOANTIS?
INDEX IV REMAKKABLE INSCRIPTIONS

V
671
V
TORA,
165, 2:^2.
C VICTA AOVNI, 254. VICTOA (sic) AV^M, 314.

VICTOR.A (sic), 313, VICTOR. A% 288.
VICTORI[A],
77.
VICrORIA AV^WSr, 326, 327. VICTORIA AV<1HSrOR, 341. VICTORIA AVCVSTORVM, 3,

104.
77,
VICTORIA AVCVSTORVN, 155, 156,

181, 182, 246
;
315.
cp. 310.
VICTORIA A, 289. VICTORIA AC, 67, 68. VICTORIA ACVSTORVM,

12.
VICTORIA CONSVA, 231. VICTORI FOCAS AVS, 164. VICTORI H6RACLI AVC, 245. VICTORI rriAVRI AVS (Maurice
2
ii.,
3,
Tiberius), 129, 130.
VICTORIA AT<iHIA, 322. VICTORIA AVC, 154, 155. VICTORIA AVCC, 105, 124,
162^,
181, 229, 230, 232.
1, 2,
HICTOR TIbeRI VICTR A^, 289.

127-30,
AV^,
106, 107, 124.
VICTRA, &c., 329, 351. VIN( .?)l'Pe (Tiberius HI),

VITA, 24
n.,
352.
n.
77
n.,
VICTORIA AVCCC,
75, 103, 244, 245.
99-101, 332
xiii n.
11, 23, 26,
VITALIANVS? 10; VN (=DN), 92-6.
VICTORIA AV^TO, VICTORIA AViH,
388.
VNIAW,
184-94,
&c., 72.
72.
162-4,
VNOTSICVMSP,
255-63, 288, 290-4, 306, 313, 320, 321, 333, 336-8, 346-51, 358-61,
363-8, 370, 372, 375.
T'
^^
63.
VICTORIA
AV<iMS, 315, 316.
VOT MVLT, 3, VOT P C, 2 n.
(/3)
GREEK LEGENDS
AA6SIUL)
ACnOT TUU KOMNHNUU

I),
A (Alexander,
ABA, 227.
Clierson),
450
(Con-
(Alexius
540.
stantine VIII), 493.
AAZIUU AecnT
(Alexius
I),
543.
I),
AAexlOJ
546.
AnOT
TUU K (Alexius
ABAZ, ABAZ,
227.
227.
see
AAeZIUU AC eiPHN AVrij (Alexius
AnOj,
AflOJ^.
I),
and
6_06.
Irene), 544.
AAeSIUU TUU
KOMN
(Alexius
III),
^ ^
(Alexius
552.
552.
AA (Alexius I),
AA
AMXAni,
543, 547.
62, 63, 97, 121,
618.
AC (Alexius I), AA6H. (Alexandria),
A/AN,
619.
ANANeO,
266-73, 277-83, 301.
122, 148, 177, 178, 224-6.
ANA
(Andronicus, son of Constan630.
AAEE
(Alexander), 437.
tine X), 523.
AAeZIOCAecn,&c. (Alexius III),599. AAZIU (Alexius III), 602. AAeSIUU AecnO TUU KOIVH (Alexius III), 600.
ANA (Andronicus III), ANANVY

(Andronicus II), 617. (Andronicus
ANAIONIKC ACnOT O HAAeOA

II), 619.
672
IMPERIAL BYZANTINE COIN^

&c. (Andronicus IV), 634.
ANAOH
634
cus
n.
R-OHe^, 474 and
later.
AHAPOUHKOC
(Andronicus
IV),
BOHeei KVPI,
622, 626.
III),
ROTANIATH
(Androni-
(Nicephorus
536.
ANAPONHKOC A AlCno
II), 622.
ANAPONIKOC,
585, 586, 619, 629.
ANAPONIKOC
dronicus
I),
AecnOTHC
(An-
S,
269.
583.
recBr (St. George), 561.
ANAPONIKOC CN XUU TO 6 niC TOC BACIA6V O HAA (Andronicus II), 615.
reiri02
reJSry
(St. Georgê), 579, 605.
(St.
George), 587.
ANAPONIKC (Andronicus II), 619. ANAPONIKC eN XUJ ACnOTIC O riAA (Andronicus II), 615. ANAPONIKUU ACnOTH (Andronicus
I),
A (Justin II, AecnoiNA

AECnOINH, AecnOTHC,
Antioch), 94.
cuuzoic evcesH
502;
Ivi.
50ii,
mo
NOMAXON,
584.
ANAPCNIIKOC,
622.
&c. (Andronicus U),
xl n.
ANAPONIKOC A?
613.
AeCnXH TUU KOM

(Andronicus
II).
(Alexius
I),
544.
AHKCA (Andronicus II), 618. ANAOPNI (Andronicus H), 618. ANAPOHIKOC (St. Andronicus), 627.
ANTIX,
18, 19, 53.
AHMHTPI02 (St. Demetrius), 573. AHMHTPOj (St. Demetrius), 630.

AlOreNei (Homanus
IV),
52(;.
AM IT
619.
(St.
Demetrius), 602.
A(= A)NAP0N1KC
(Andronicus
II),
ANTX, 8, 19, 24. AOAO, 270. APX MIX (St. Michael),

597.
AOVKA
588;
cp.
(Michael VII), 532, 533.

617.
AVKOC ? 498 n. A(= A)VTOKPA(= A)TO,
AVrOVCTA,
AVr^,
471.
506.
AVr/ CR.ArOK^462.
AVÔCRA^^
AVTOKPATO,
613
n., 626,
498, 509.
475.
AVrOCR.AT/,472,
617.
eiRINH bASILISSH (Irene), 400. ec eeM = ck eeoY, 380 cp. 419 n.,
;
421.
AVTOKPATOP6C
627
;
PUUMAIUUN,
MMANOVHA,
594.
476, 487, 492, 495,
497, 507, 517. 519, 545, 549, 568,
Ixx.
6N TSTO NIKA,
B
234,235,268, 269-
76
xxvi, cv.
B (Basil
I),
434.
en
rovruu mcAr/
CaJhSr
(Basil II
^(BasLLI), 442, 443. BA (BasU II), 490.
bASiLei c and Constantine
vni), 486.
433.
bACIAeiOC
RACIA6VC,
Bl S, 268.
(Basil
I),
RACIAeiC, 531.
511.
N TOVTUJ NIKAT MIXAHAKAI MAPIA (Michael VII and .Maria),

531.
RAAXePNITICCA,
503, 506.
enAq, 270. eVAK (Eudocia),
517, 521.

VAKAI
(Eudocia), 524.
5-J7.
(J78
VZ\OKI BACIA (Eudocia),
eeoFiLos s cohsrAnrinos "dhlm xpisrn s Pisrw bAsiL RomAio/
eVAUKIA
evceBH,
(Eudocia), 523.
502.
eeoFiLos
Michael
(Theophilus and Constantine), 421. s miXAHL ec ee bASi LIS ROmAIOh (Theophilus and
III), 421.
ZUUH,
ZOH
(Zoe,
mother of Constan-
tine VII), 452.
eeoFVLAcros "oespj, 405. eeoToc^ b''He/ hichf^ iDesp/

(Nicephorus
II), 472.
eeOTOCbOHG/
H RAAXe[PNITICCA], 503, 506. HRHhl AVCHrR. (Irene), 398.
474.
lUU-DeSP(Johnl),
Ti6SP(?), 468.
eeOTOC ROmAhU)
eO[0 ?]
eec
(Theophilus), 418.
e Q=
6 ayios,
eeOtt)V (Theophylactus), 408.

(Thessalonica), 212-5.
;
561 n.
431.
?]
see iiiuler
Greek
[ejeUU^ (Theodora, wife of Theophilus), 418.
legends, O.
eeCLA, 429, eeK/ e0[(D
ece bS/ rOIS bASI LS^

476.
(John
I,
&c.),
eeUU/ (Thecla, Theo-
philus, Theodora), 418.
eeOTJORA
431.
ece bOHe/ KUUmAmjU (Romanus

III), 494.
(wife of Theophilus), 430,
eeOT)OKA
eK R/ Q, KUUNCTANTINUU AC
DeSPVnA
(Theodora, (Theodora,
nOTH
TUU
MONOMAX''
(Con-
wife of Theophilus), 429, 430.
eeOAUJPA AVrOVCTA
stantine IX), 503.
daughter of Constantine VIII), 506. eeOAOlPA AecnOINH, &c. (Theodora, daughter of Constantine YIII),
506.
eK ROHe, 525, 530. eKe ROHee, 5i6. eke ROHeei (Alexius

(Andronicus
e1<e
I),
I),
547
584.
eeOAUUPO^
573.
(St.
Theodore),
572,
KOHeei eeoAuuPA Aecnoi

/TUU
NH TH nOPOVPOreNN
VIII), 506.
eeOFAhO AMr
(Theoplumo), 470.
(Theodora, daughter of Constantine
eeobiL, 416. eeOFIL^ bASIL/,423.
e"ke
ROHeei
kuunctantinuj
(Constan-
eeoFiLe
423, 424
;
AViovsre sv
xliii.
mcAS,
AecnOTH TUU A[S]KA

tine X), 516.
eeOblLO eeoFiLO
bA, 415.
oespr, 4i4.
424.
416.
eKe ROHeei mixaha AecnoTH

TUU ASKA (Michael
VII), 533.
eeOFILOS, eeotiLos, eeociAos,
eKe KOHeei ruu

532.
cuu
aovauu,
425.
eeoFiLos bASiLe, 419, 420, 427. eeoFiLOS C eew Pisros bASiL

MS R-OmAIOn, 421.
eKe RO NIKHctOP CeBACTUU TUU BOTANeiAT (Nicephorus III), 537.

eKC,
85.
ec, 85.
s
eeoFiLos -DMLOS XRisrn
pis
rOS
AVrO
bASILCM
ROmAI
Oh, 421.
eV (Antioch), 59. eV XAPIT, 636 n. evnOAS, 53, 54.

3
674
I

1^
(St. Constantine), 600.
INA(Incliction), 302, 303.
CRPAandCKPA (Romanus IV),

527.
II),
H?
(Irene, wife of
Andronicus
620.
Ce (=
I),
KAI), 420
n.,
438, 446, 452.
ICAAKIOC RACIA6VC
511.
PM
(Isaac
Ke Rie]
MIXA[HA] Aecno[TH] TUU A[OV]KA (Michael VII), 532.
ICAAKIOC AecnO O
of Cyprus), 597.
AOVKAC (Isaac
(Isaac II),
K R.O Ke PO
I),
AAeS
(Alexius
III), 601.
(or R.O ?)
AAeZIUU
(Alexius
ICAAKIOC
596.
AecnOTHC
544.
Ke KOHeei,
(Isaac II), 589.
Til)
540, 555, 566, 599.
ICAAKIOC Aecnr
ICAAKIUU
Ke
ACCnOTH
later.
KOMNH
ROHe ICAAKIUJ OPeOAOIULI AecnOTH TOJ KOMNHNUU

(Isaac
I),
NUJ
fC iC IC
(seal of Isaac of Cyprus), 597.
513.
lUU
IC XC, 477 and
Ke ROHeei
544.
ACCRT
(John
II),
XC tTlKA, 507, 551 u., 553. XC O MMAN5HA, 568. XC O XAAKHTHC, Ivi n.

VIII), 642.
Xll)
lUUAN (John
lUJ/MllT'
AVrOCR/KT/ GV
Ke bOHeei KomAhuu oesPorH (Romanus I), 459, 460. Ke BO PUUM[A]Nuu AecnorH TO) AlOreNei (Romanus IV), 526.
Seb/ b/KSILGVS RUUm/MO)/ (John

_I), 475.
lUU loj
cep cvNCPrei BAciAei AAeziuu

(Alexius
K, , &c.
I),
553.
(graffiti), 561.
AECnOTH (John II), 555, 562. AecnoTH ajnpvpor(Johnii),

AecnOTH
CD
combined
CI (=KVPie?), 412,413.
559.
lOJ 558.

(Constantine, son of Leo V),
nP*
(John
II),
KONCT
KY
KYZ,
AecnoTH tuu nopovpore NHT (John II), 563 cp. 560. lUU ACnOTHC...>vVTOK[PA?]T OP O n[AA ?] (John VIII), 641. luu AcnoTi T nop<t)VPoreNiT
ilD
;
412, 413.
(Cyzicus), 18, 52.

18,
49-52, 89-91, 115,
141-4,
172-5, 219-21.
KVnP
626
;
(Cyprus), 222, 223.

II), 622,
(John
luu
II), 564.
KVPie BOHOei (Andronicus

xliii.
AecnoTic o nAAOAoroc BACIAd.C TUUN PUU MAI (John VIII), 640. lUJMAN S eVAKAl (Romanus IV
eV XAPIT
cvRie
KVPie
bOHOH ro
CUUCON
II
so tdovlo,
BACIAeiC
419, 427.
T8C
and Eudocia),
lUU
524.
(Andronicus
II),
and
III), 627.
T A
(graffiti,
John
556 n.
C * AA A (Alexius I), 551. C N A (Nicephorus III), 538.

KUU, 443 Constantine, son of Basil
I
K
K, 195, 196,
tino
202-5 Heraclius Constan277-85 Constans II 375, 385, 386 Constantine V; 411, 412 Constantino, son of Leo V 71, on silver
; ; ;
458
n.,
464 Constantine VII.

(Con-
KUUN
RACIAeVC O AOVK
stantine X), 519.
KUUN RACA O AOVKAC

tine X), 514.
(Constan-
coins
600, as graffito.

KOIN
675
MX
ANA
(Constaiitine,
MAHO
.
[N]
XO TO GO niCTOC
638.
Michael VII, and Andronicus, sons of Constantine X), 523.
BA (Manuel II), 637. WSkNS A (Manuel II),
KUUhS (Constantine, son of Eudocia),

521.
MANSHA (Manuel I), 574. MANOUHA BACIAeVC [O

OAr
576.
nAA]e
I),
KUUNS Aecn
384.
(Constantine V), 369,
(Manuel
II), 637.
MAN5HA ACnOTHC
-267,
(Manuel
KONTA, KONCAT (St. Constantine),

602.
MANOVHA AECnOTHC O nOV

275, 276.
KUJNCTAN,
POrNSHTOC
(Manuel
I),
569.
KUUNCTANTI (St. Constantine), 599. KUUN T AK eVZ^K AVfO (Constantine
MANOVHA AecnOTH
roc (Manuel
II), 635.
GJ
nOPct>V
.567.
X and
Eudocia), 517.
POreNNHTUU (Manuel I), MAN5HA AecnOT nAA[l
.''JOAO
KUUPP (= KUJNS), 522. KUUT (Constantine VIII),
490.
MAN5HA AecnOTH
.
TOJ HOPcfcV
566.
A
A, 375 Leo III; 477 John I
411, 412
POr Nsh6 (Manuel I), MA PI A (wife of Michael

531.
VII), 530,
Leo V;
448.
B (Michael 111
616.
and Basil
I),
434.
A
Ae
A (Leo VI and Alexander),

(Leo VI), 448. (Leo V), 412, 413.
Mr,
(T)6R
m<iAS, 432.
AeO
AeON Aecn
ACUJN
404.
(LeoIII), 369, 384-6.
QH -OeTDoi/KSm O 15 Se 6L nizuuh OMc Anor/X, 476.

Q, 504, &c.
(Leo IV), 385, 386.

L),
KfP QH, 444, 503, 557, &c.
AIC[F?]0R.03PAhe (Mceplioms
AlC 10e3P0H (Michael III?), 428. AK (Leo V and Constantine), 412.
GV, 470, 569, &c. [M]IXA (Michael I), 408. miXA H L, 416 Michael II 433
;
M M
^lichael
A A, see under A. AA MC, see kl\ AC.

AhhTeU"l, &c. (Constantine
321. IV),
III
619 ^Michael IX.
M, 85 Justin
cus
11.
II
M Michael II. = AN, 621 Androni- MIXAHA R.ACIA O A (Micliael VII),

529, 533.
miXAHL AVrOCRAr^, 498 Michael V 509 Michael VI. miXAHL b (Michael III), 433. miXAHL bA, 407 Michael I 415, 416
; ;
m, 493 Constantine Vlll.
MACP,
227.
MAN... [AVTO]KPATOP GV XA PIT O nAAOAO[rO]C (Manupl

II),
miXAHL bASILej (Micliaei I), 405. miXAH A bASI Le^ (Michael 111), 431. miXAHL bASILHS (Micliaei II), 414. miX/NHL b/NSILGMS Rm( Michael IV),
496.
636.
MAN
(Manuel
638.
II),
eeuj
636.
nicTOc
miXAHL
T)e (.Micliaei
1),
407.
HANO... [AC]nOT (Manuel
11),
MIXAHA Al-Cn (Michael IX), 622. miXAHL Aecnor (Michael VI),

509.
67(i
IMPERIAL BYZANTINE CUINS

(Micliael
miXAHL -DeSPOrif
420.
lU),
[NIKAT],
537.
1),
NIKH
III), 43-2.
(Nicephorus
403.
miXAHL ec een pisrosbASiLens

R.0mA[l]0h (Michael
mCHF'
mCHF'
h eeUU bASILCVS ROJ fDAIUUN (Nicephorus II), 473.
(DiXAHL eeoTtORA s eecLA ec e' bASILlS ROmAIOh (Michael

III,
eVSeb^
XUU AVrOCRAT/ bASILeVS RUUfDAIUU^

II),
Theodora, and Thecla), 431.

S
(Nicephorus
473.
miXAHL
II
COhSTAhTlhr
419.
(Michael
mCHFOP/ Ce
and Constantine),
S
miXAHL miXAHL
(DIXAHL
GCLA
(Michael
111
and
III
b[A]SIL/ AU^^ b K/ (Nicephorus II and Basil II), 471. NIKH* KAI MAR (or P?)I[A N
Thecla), 429, 430.
TOVTUJ NIKATe]
and Maria), 537.
(Nicephorus
III
eeOT)OR.A (Michael
(Michael (Michael
I
and Theodora), 430.

S eeOF''
N1K[H]<D0PUJ
and
and
Jl
AGCnOTH
TUU
AICI-NUJ (Nicephorus Melissenus),

539.
Theophylact), 406.
miXAHL
(DIXAHL
and
S eeOfc
]l
NIKHeDP/
535.
ACn
(Nicephorus
111),
Theophilus), 417.
S
eeOFILOS
(Micliaal
NIKH0P A6Cn TUU KOTANIATH

(Nicephorus
III), 536.
Theoj)liilus), 415.
miXAHL
eeoFVLACTe c e
I
NIKH+OP/
NIKM
NIKO
bASILIS R.O(DAIOh (Michael

Theophylact), 406.
and
KAI BACIA AVr^ RP (Nicephorus II and Basil 11), 471.

(Nicomedia), 17, 44. (Nicomedia), 44-7, 86-8, 113, 114, 139-41, 170-2, 215-18.
(Nicomedia), (Nicomedia),
17.
7.
miXAHLSMAPIA
Maria), 530.
(Micliael VII
and
MIXAHL
KAI
MARIA
HICTOI
(Michael
NIKOH
NIKO Ml
RACIAIC
PUUMAIUUN
VII and Maria), 531.
NOn,
22!).
miXAHL pisros
(dgâs bASiLens
III), 432.
ROfDAIOh (Michael
MIX b (Michael III), MIX eVAK KUUhS
434.
AfHOC
O ANAPOHIKOC
(St.
(St.
(Michael VU, Eudocia and Constantine), 521.

(Constantine
503.
Andronicus), 627.
O AnOj ZHIVHTPO5
trius), 630.
Deme-
MONOMAXON
_502;
IVP, 555.
IX),
MONOMAX^,
O AnOC AH Ml
Demetrius), 605.
(retrograde) (St.
MX
(Michael VII), 523.
O An 'J, 587. O Ari3 M/KO,

612.
&c.
(St.
Michael),
N
h (John
I),
OBV,
227.
477.
heOS, 379, 893, 394. Nl (Nicomedia), 18,
OlAH, 225. O reUUPnOC

48, 88, 89.
(St.
George),
5(i2.
NIC NIK
(Nicomedia),
8.
(Nicomedia), 45, 48, 49.

n.
O eiVIMANSHA, O KUJNDIA (St. O KUUNCTANTI

599.
594, 595.
Constantine), 600.
(St.
Constantine),
Nl KA, 527, 551
mCAS,
423, 424.
OPeOAOlUU
(Isaac
I),
513.
INDEX
n
R REMARKABLE
VOS
VS
INSCRIPTIONS
S eSSOh,
39:;.
an
HAN, -'-i?, L'l'H; xxvii. n[A]peeNe coi noAVAiNc oc HAn[l]Ke HANTA KATOPSOI,
5-!5,
5"_'(j
;
S eSOh, 393, 394.

393. 393.
VS S eSSOh, VS S eSSOh,
Ivi, lis.
nHTIAC,
l-'l.
niSrOI,486; niCTOI,
531.
K
<t)C,
(Pliocas), 1S2.
85, 86.
niCTOI BA[C]IAeiC,
niTATI,
&c., 119.
&c., 116.
537.
niTNOC,
riAAeO (Palaeologiis), nt^(?),642.

o
;
G09.
X X (g-raffito), 556 n., 599. XAAKHTHC, hi n. xe KOHeei AAeiiuu zxecnoTH

TO)
;
n (Cherson), 434, 442 ciii nOH, 229. nOAITIKON, G31, t;32. no N or no N, 229; xxvii.
nORFVR.OV,486n.
KOMNHNUU
(Al.-xius
III),
cjd.
xliv.
605.
XePCONOC, XePCOINOC, XMr, 616 n.
158, 159.
n (Antiocli), 35 n.,
M
A
(Micliael VI
11), (i09.
59.
n X (Cherson), 434, nVNOC, &c., 117.
XM
;
Aecni (Michael
IX),
(il8.
450
ciii.
M
AC
O (Michael VT1I), nA
A
612.
no
P(JM, 512.
Tl
IV), 527.
A
619.
PUUM (Romanus
POIMAN ACn (Romanus IV), 527. PUUMAN^ AecnOT^ (RomanusIV),

525.
O XM AecnX (Michael IX), X (Micliael VIII), (n2.
M
M
X
PUUMAN
6VAUKIA (Romanus
IV
Al
and Eudocia). 523.
n X AC
C = KAI or c/; 484, &c. C = K, sec lender Greek

CeBACTUU, 537. CNK, 270n.
C n, 636, 637
n., 641.
legend.^ K.
(Michael VIII, clenpotct,; Palaeologus), 608. TTC A/ (Michael VIII), 611.
on
X N (=XPICTOC NIKAorXPlSrnS
hICA), 382, 395, 396, 399, 400
n.
XPISrOFO^
Romanus
(Christopher,
son
of
CTAVP (Stauracius), 403. CTAVRACIS OeSPOie (Stauracius),

404.
1), 459.
XPISrOF' er COnSrAhr^
(Chris-
topher and Constantine VII), 460.

553.
cvNeprei,
XXX
U=
N N
N, 383, 400
;
n..
401, 406,
CVPAKOVCI
VA. AIA, VOS (vl6,),
(Syracuse), 340.
410, 415, 422, 426

ri
cxi.
178.
UJ, 543, &c.
393.
UUTOU,
&c., 267.
APPENDIX
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF EMPEROES, ETC. WITH DATES

Alexandre, son of Basil I, 886-91"J ? (with Leo VI) 912-913 (alone) (Aug-ustus from circ. 879). Alexius I, Comnenus, nephew (jf
;
brother Constantino VIII). (Crowned 960 co-Emperor witli Romanus II, Nicephorus II, and John L)
;
Isaac
I,
1081-1118.
Alexius II, Comnenus, son of Manuel I,

1180-1184.
Chkistopheh, son of
931.
Romanus
I,
1)21-
Alexius
III,
Angelas, called Comne-
Constans
II
(Constantinus
III),
son
nus, brother of Isaac II, 1195-1203. Alexius IV, son of Isaac II, 1203-1204 (with Isaac II). Alexius V, Ducas, Murzuphlus, Feb.April, 1204. Anastasia, wife of Tiberius II, Constantine, circ. 578. AisTASTAsiA, daug'hter of Tlieopliilus, circ. 829.
Anastasius I, 491-518. Anastasius II, Artemius, 713-716. Andeonicus, son of Constantino X and Eudocia, 1067-1071 (with
of Heraclius Constantine, 641-668. Constantina, wife of Maurice Tiberius. Constantine, son of Leo V, 813-820 (with Leo V). Constantine, son of Theophilus, circ. 832 ?^circ. 839 P (with his father). Constantine, son of Basil I and Maria, Augustus, 869 (/. 879. Constantine, son of Romanus I, 1)24945. Constantin];, son of Constantine X
;
and Eudocia, 1067-1071 (with Eudocia and with Romanus IV).

Constantine, son of Michael VII, associated with Alexius I, circ. 1081. Constantine III, see Constans II. Constantine IV, Pogonatus, son of Constans II, 668-685. (With Constans II from 654.) Constantine V, Copronymus, son of Leo III, 741 r'-775. (With Leo III from 720). Constantine A'l, son of Leo IV, 780797. (With Leo IV from 776.) Constantine VII, Porpliyrogenitus, son of Leo VI, 913-959. (Witli Leo VI, 911-912.) Constantine VIII, sou of Romanus II,
Romanus
Andeonicus
IV).
I,
Comnenus, grandson of Alexius I, 1184-1185. (With Alexius II from Oct. 1183 Sept.
1184.)
II,
AxDEONicus
'
Palaeolog'us,
tlie
Elder', son of Micliael VIH, 12821328. (With Michael VIII, 1273 P1282). Andeonicus III, Palaeologus, tlie Younger ', son of Michael IX, 13281341. (With Andronicus II, 13251328.) Andeonicus IV, Palaeologus, eldest son of John V, 1376-1379. Anna, daughter of Theophilus, cu-c. 829. Aetavasdes, son-in-law of Leo III,
'
742 P-744
1025-1028. co(Crowned 961 Emperor with Romanus II, Nicephorus II, and John I with his
;
Bardanes, see Philippicus. Basil I, the Macedonian, 867-886. (With Michael III, 866-867). Basil II, Bulgaroktonos, son of Romanus II, 976-1025 (with his
brother Basil II, 976-1025.) Constantine IX, Monomachus, 10421055.
Constantine X, Ducas, 1059-1067. Constantine XI, brother of Jolm VIII,

1448-1453.
ALPHABETICAL LIST
EuDOciA,
612.
first
01'
EMPERORS,
d.
ETC.,
WITH DATES
679
wife of Heraclius,
Latin Emperoks of Constantinople,

1204-1261.
EuDOCiA
Basil
I.
Ingeeina,
second
Avife
of
Leo hi, the 'Isaurian' (Syrian), 717
EuDociA Makhembolixissa, widow of 1067 Constantine X, Aiay-Dec. (witli her sons Michael VII and
Constantine); wife of Romanus IV. EupHEMiA, wife of Justin I.
Leo
741. IV, tlie Khazar, son of Constantine V, 775-780. (With Constanfrom 751.) tine
Leo V, the Armenian, 813-820. Leo VI, the Wise, son of Basil I (or Michael III) and Eudocia Ingerina, 886-912. (With Basil I, 870-886.)
Leontia, wife of Phocas. Leontius, 695-698.
Helena
(Irene), wife of Alanuel
II.
Heeaclius, 610-641. Heeaclius, son of Constans II, 659668; 668-680? (with Constantine
IV).
Heeaclius Cokstantine, son of Heraclius and Eudocia, 613-641. Heeaclonas (Heraclius), son of Heraclius and Martina, crowned 638. Leo IV, 780797 (with her son Constantine VI), 797-802 (alone). Ikene Dukaixa, wife of Alexius I, (/.
1123.
II,
Mankaphas, Theodore, pretender, 1189 and later. Îanuel I, Comnenus, son of John IJ,
1143-1180.
Manuel
II, Palaeologus, son of John V, 1391-1423 (d. 1425). Makia, wife of Michael VII and of
Ik];xe of Athens, wife of
Nicephorus III. Mabtina, second wife of Heraclius, married 614. Matthew, Cantacuzenus, son of John VI, with his father from 1353.
Iebne, second wife of Andronicus

1295. Irene (Helena), wife of Manuel Isaac I, Comnenus, 1057-1069.
ciiv.
II.
Maueicb Tibeeius, 582-602. Michael I, Rhangabe, brother-in-law

of Stauracius, 811-813.
Isaac II, Angelus, 1185-1195 (first reign) 1203-1204 (second reign). Isaac Ducas Comnenus, Emperor in Cyprus, 1184-1191.
; ' '
Michael Michael
the Amorian, 820-829. the Drunkard, son of (With TheoTheophilus, 842-867.

II,
III,
philus,
840-842
with his mother
John John
I,
II,
Zimisces, 969-976. Comnenus, son of Alexius
Theodora, 842-856; with Basil 1, 866-867.) jSIichael IV, the Paphlagonian, 10341041.
1,
1118-1143.
(With Alexius
from
Michael V, Kalaphates, nephew of

Michael IV, 1041-1042.
1092.) John V, Palaeologus, son of Andronicus HI, 1341-1891. John VI, Cantacuzenus, 1341-1354. John VII, nephew of Manuel II, 1399-
Michael VI, Stratioticus, 1056-1057. Michael VII, Ducas, son of Constantine X and Eudocia, 1071-1078. (With Eudocia and with Romanus
IV, 1067-1071.) Palaeologus, 1261^TÎI, 1282. Michael IX, son of Andronicus II,
1402 (with Manuel
II).
John VIII, Palaeologus, son of Manuel II, 1423-1448. (With Manuel 11,
1421-1423.) Justin I, 518-527. Justin II, nephew of Justinian
578.
Michael
1295-1320 (with Andronicus

1,
II).
565527Nicephoeus, son of Artavasdes, 742 ?744 ? (with Artavasdes). Nicephoeus I, 802-811. Nicephoeus II, Phocas, 963-969. Nicephoeus III, Botaniates, 10781081.
Justinian
565.
I,
nephew
of Justin
I,
Justinian II, son of Constantine IV, (With (i) 685-695 (ii) 705-711. Constantine TV from 680.)
;
680

jMklissenus,
j)retender,
NicEPHOEUs
1080-1081.
Theodosius, son of Maurice Tiberius,

d. 602.
Theodosius hi, of Adramytium, 716Philippictjs (Bardanes), 711-713. Phocas, 602-610.

717.
RoMANUs RoMANUs
919-944. son of Constantine VII, (With Constantine VII, 959-963. 945-959.) RoMANUs III, Argyrus, 1028-1034. RoMANus IV, Diogenes, 1067-1071.
I,
II,
Sophia, wife of Justin II (co-regent witli Tiberius II, 574-578). Staukacius, son of Nicephorus I, 803-
Theophano, widow of Romanus II, regent for her sons Basil II and Constantine VIII, March-Aug. 963. (Married Nicephorus II, Sept. 963.) Theophilus, son of Michael II, 829842. (With Michael II, 821 P-829.) Theophylactus, son of Michael I, 811-813 (with Michael I). Tibeeius, son of Constans II, 659668; 668-680? (with Constantine
IV).
II, 705-711 (with his father). Tibeeius II, Constantino, 578-582. (Caesar, under Justin II, 574-578.) Tibeeius III, Apsimarus, 698-705.
Tibeeius, son of Justinian
811 (with his father). Stephen, son of Romanus
1,
924-945.
Thecla, daughter of Tlieophilus, 842856 (with her mother Theodora and Michael III). Thbodoea, wife of Justinian I, (/. 548. Theodora, wife of Theophilus, married regent with her son Michael 821
.? ;
Vitalian, pretender, 514-515.

Zoe, daugliter of Constantine VIII,
April-June 1042 (with her
sister
III,
842-856.
Thbodoka, daughter of Constantine rWith her sister VIII, 1055-1056. Zoe, April-June 1042.)
Theodora). ZoE Caebonopsis, mother of Constantine VII, 913-919 (regent, with Constantine VII).
APPENDIX
II
ETC.
second
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EMPERORS,

Anastasius
518.
I,
11 April 491
July
Constantine IV from 680)

reign, 705-711.
ViTALiAN, pretender, 514-515. Justin I, 1 July 5181 Aug-. 527; with Justinian I, 1 April 1 Aug.
527.
Justinian
1
I,
nephew
of
Justin
I,
II, 705-711 (with his father). Leontius, 695-698. Tibeeius III, Apsimarus, 698-705. Philippicus (Bardanes), Dec. 711
Tibeeius, son of Justinian
Aug. 52714 Nov. 565.
June
713.
II,
Justin II, nephew of Justinian I, 15 Nov. 5655 Oct. 578. Sophia, wife of Justin II (co-regent with Tiberius II, 574-578). TlBBBIUS II, CONSTANTINB, 26 Scpt. 57813 Aug. 582 (Caesar, Dec.
Anastasius
Jan. 716.
Artemius, June 713

of Adramytium, Jan.
717.
Theodosius
III,
71625 March
574 Sept.
Maubice
578).
II,
Anastasia, wife of Tiberius

stantine, circ. 578.
Con-
Tibekius, 13 Aug. 582 22 Nov. 602 {d. 26 or 27 Nov.). CoNSTANTiNA, wifc of Mauricc Tiberius. Theodosius, son of Maurice Tiberius, b. 584; d. 602. Phocas, 23 Nov. 6024 Oct. 610. Leontia, wife of Phocas. Heeaclius, 5 Oct. 61011 Feb. 641. Hbbaclius Constantine, son of Heraclius (by his first wife Eudocia, d. Aug. 612), b. 3 May 612 crowned 22 Jan. 613 d. 24 May 641. Heraclonas (Heraclius), son of Heraclius (by his second wife Martina), Augustus from 4 July 638. b. 615 Maetina, second wife of Heraclius, married 614. CoNSTANS II (=Constantinus III), son of Heraclius Constantine, Sept. 641
; ; ;
Leo hi, the 'Isaurian' (Syrian), 25 March 71718 June 741. Constantine V, Copronymus, son of Leo III, 18 June 741 ? 14 Sept. 775 (with Leo HI from 25 March 720). Aetavasdes, son-in-law of Leo III, and his son Nicephoeus, 27 June 742? 744? Leo IV, the Khazar, son of Constan-
7758 Sept. 780 (with Constantine V from 751). Constantine VI, son of Leo TV, 8 Sept. 78015 Aug. 797 (with Leo IV from 24 April 776). Iebnk of Athens, wife of Leo IV, 8 Sept. 78015 Aug. 797 (jointly with her son Constantine VI) 15 Aug. 79731 Oct. 802 (sole
tine V, 14 Sept.
reign).
Nicephoeus
811.
I,
81 Oct.
80226 Julv
1,
Staueacius, son of Nicephorus
Dec.
8032
Michael
Oct. 811.
I,
Rhangabe, brother-in-law
(crowned Oct. 641) Sept. ? 668. Heeaclius and Tibeeius, sons of Conassocistans II, Caesars from 659 ated with Constantine IV till 680 ? Constantine IV, Pogonatus, son of Constans II, Sept. 668 Sept. 685 (with Constans II from 654).
;
of Stauracius, 2 Oct. 811 11 July 813. Theophylactus, son of Michael I,
Justinian
first
II
II,
reign,
son of Constantine IV, Sept. G85-695 (with
25 Dec. 81111 July 813 (with Michael 1). Leo V, the Armenian 11 July 813 25 Dec. 820. Constantine, son of Leo V, 25 Dec. 81325 Dec. 820 (with Leo V).
3
682
^Michael II
the

Amorian, 25 Dec.
regent for her sons Basil II and Constantine VIII, 16 March 15 Aug. 963. (Married Nicephorus 11,
829. Theophilus, son of Michael II, 3 Oct.
820 Oct.
82920
821
821.?
Jan. 842 (with Michael II, 829). Theodoea, wife of Theophilus, married
? Oct.
20 Sept. 963). NicEPHOEus II, Phocas, 16 Aug. 963

10 Dec. 969.
John
Basil
I,
Zimisces, 11 Dec. 969

II,
10 Jan.
son
of
CoNSTANTiNE, son of Theophilus, circ. 832? cm-. 839? (with Theophilus). Anna, daughter of Theophilus, circ.
829.
976.
Bulgaroktonos,
Romanus II and Theophano, 10 Jan. 97615 Dec. 1025 (with Constan(Crowned, April 960 co-Emperor with Romanus II, Nicephorus II and John I.) Constantine VIII, son of Romanus II and Theophano, 15 Dec. 1025 11 Nov. 1028. (Crowned, April 961 co-Emperor with Romanus II, Nicephorus II and John I with
tine VIII).
;
Ana stasia, daughter

circ. 829.
of Theophilus,
Michael
III, the Drunkard, son of Theophilus, 20 Jan. 84223 Sept. 867 (with Theophilus, 840842; with his mother Theodora, regent,
and his sister Thecla, 842 856 with Basil I, 26 May 86623 Sept.
867).
his brother Basil

I,
II,
976-1025.)
Basil
the
Macedonian, 24 Sept.
Romanus
86729 Aug. 886 (with Michael III, 26 May 86623 Sept. 867). CoNSTANTiNE, son of Basil I by his
first
wife Maeia, created Augustus
6 Jan. 869 ; d. 879. Leo VI, the Wise, son of Basil I (or Michael III), by his second wife
III, Argyrus, husband of Zoe, daughter of Constantine VIII, 12 Nov. 102811 April 1034. Michael IV, the Paphlagonian, husband of Zoe, daughter of Constantine VIII, 12 April 103410 Dec. 1041.
EuDociA Ingbeina, 29 Aug. 886 11 May 912 (with Basil I, 6 Jan. 87029 Aug. 886). Alexandee, son of Basil I by Eudocia In gerina, 886-912 ? (with his brother Leo VI) 11 May 9126 June 913 (Augustus from circ. (sole reign).
;
Michael V, Kalaphates, nephew of Michael IV, 14 Dec. 104121 April

1042. Zoe, daughter of Constantine VIII, 21 April 104211 June 1042 (with
879).
Constantine VII, Porphyrogenitus, son of Leo VI, 6 June 913 (15?) Nov. 959 (with Leo VI, 9 June 911
her sister Theodora. (Married (i) Romanus III, (ii) Michael IV, (iii) Constantine IX.) Constantine IX, Monomachus, husband of Zoe, daughter of Constantine VIII, 1055.
II June
104211
Jan.
May
912).
ZoB Caebonopsis, mother of Constantine VII, regent with Constantine VII, June 913919. RoMANus I, father-in-law of Constantine VII, 17 Dec.
91916
Dec. 944.
I,
Cheistophee, son of Romanus
May
931. Stephen, son of Romanus I, May 92427 Jan. 945. Constantine, son of Romanus I, May 92427 Jan. 945. Romanus II, son of Constantine VII,
921Aug.
Theodora, daughter of Constantine VIII, 11 Jan. 105531 Aug. 1056 (with her sister Zoe, 21 April 1042 11 June 1042). ilicHAEL VI, Stratioticus, 31 Aug. 105631 Aug. 1057. Isaac I, Comnenus, 31 Aug. 1057 25 Dec. 1059. Constantine X, Ducas, 25 Dec. 1059
May
1067.
(15?) Nov. 95915 March 963 (with Constantine VII, April 945 Nov. 959). Theophano, widow of Romanus II,
Eudocia Makeembolitissa, widow of Constantine X, May Dec. 1067 (with her sons Michael VII and With her husband Constantine).
Romanus IV, 1067-1071. Romanus IV, Diogenes, husband Eudocia Makrembolitissa, widow
of of
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EMPERORS,

Constantine X,
1071.
ETC.
683
Dec.
10G7
Aug-.
X
Latin Empeeoes of Constantinople,

1204-1261.
Michael VII, Constantine and AnBEONiCTJS,
Michael VIII, Palaeologus, 15 Aug.

1261 (Coronation) 11 Dec. 1282. Andhonicus II, Palaeologus, the 'Elder', son of Michael VIII, 8
sons of Constantine
and Eudocia Makrembolitissa, 10671071 (with
Michael
tine
Romanus IV). VII, Ducas, son of Constan-
and Eudocia Makrembolitissa, Aug. 107124 March 1078 (with Eudocia and with Romanus IV, May 1067Aug. 1071).
Maeia, wife of Michael VII (afterwards wife of Nicephorus III). Constantine, son of Michael VII, associated with Alexius I, circ.
1081.
Nov. 1273 ? 11 Dec. 1282 (jointly with Michael VIH). The later reign of Andronicus II extends from 11 Dec. 1282 to 24 May 1328
(death, 13 Feb. 1332), as follows : Period I. Andronicus II alone, 11 Dec. 128220 May 1295.
Period
II.
Andronicus
II
and
his son Michael IX, 21 12 Oct. 1320.
May
1295
NiCEPHOEUS III, Botaniates "25 March 10781 April 1081. NiCEPHOEUS Melissenus, pretender,
Period
13 Oct.
III.
Andronicus
Feb. 1325.
II alone,
13201
1080April
Alexius
Isaac 1118.
I,
I,
1081.
Comnenus,
2 April
nephew of 108115 Aug.
Period TV. Andronicus II and his grandson Anbeonicus III (son of Michael IX), 2 Feb. 132524 May 1328.
Ieene, second wife of Andronicus II, circ. 1295. Andeonicds III, Palaeologus, the 'Younger' (son of Michael IX), 24 May 132815 June 1341. (With Andronicus II, 2 Feb. 132524 May 1328.) John V, Palaeologus, son of Andronicus III, 15 June 134116 Feb. 1391. John VI, Cantacuzenus, 26 Oct. 1341 (re-crowned February 1347) Dec. 1354. Matthew, Cantacuzenus, son of John VI, with his father from 1353. Andeonicus IV, Palaeologus, eldest son of John V, 18 Oct. 13761379. Manuel II, Palaeologas, son of John V, 16 Feb. 13911423 (d. July 1425). Helena (Ieene), wife of Manuel II. John VII, nephew of Manuel II, 4 Dec. 18991402 (jointly with
Ieene Dukaina, wife of Alexius I, d. 19 Feb. 1123. John II, Comnenus, son of Alexius I and Irene, 15 Aug. 1118 8 April 1143 (crowned 1092). Manuel I, Comnenus, son of John II, 8 April 114324 Sept. 1180. Alexius II, Comnenus, son of Manuel I, 24 Sept. 1180 Sept. 1184. Andeonicus I, Comnenus, grandson of Alexius I, Oct. 118312 Sept. 1185 (with Alexius II, Oct. 1183
Sept. 1184).
Isaac
II,
Angelus,
first reign,
12 Sept.
11858 April 1195. Second reign, 18 July 120328 Jan. 1204 (with
Alexius IV).
Thbodoee Mankaphas, pretender, 1189 and later. Isaac Ducas Comnenus, Emperor' in
'
Cyprus, 1184-1191. Alexiu.s III, Angelus, called Comnenus, brother of Isaac II, 8 April 1195 17 July 1203. Alexius IV, son of Isaac II, 18 July 120328 Jan. 1204 (with Isaac II). Alexius V, Ducas Murzuphlas, 5 Feb. 120412 April 1204.
Manuel II). John VIII, Palaeologus, son of Manuel n, 14233 Oct. 1448. (With Manuel II, 19 Jan. 14211423.) Constantine XI, brother of John VIII, 1 Nov. 144829 May 1453.
TABLE
Fon
CONVERTING ENGLISH INCHES INTO MILLIMETRES

AND THE
MEASURES OF MIONNET'S SCALE
English
686
TABLE
I
THE,KELATIVE WEIGHTS OF ENGLISH GRAINS
AND FRENCH GRAMMES

Grains.
687
TABLE
OF
THE EELATIVE WEIGHTS OP ENGLISH GEAINS AND FRENCH GEAMMES

Grains.
OXPOED HOBAOB HART PKINTEE TO THE UNIVERSITY

:
PI.
XXXVI.
CONSTANTINE
IV.
Constantinople.
PI.
XXXVII.
^(>,^yj>
'
..
.11
.1
CONSTANTINE
IV.
Constantinople.
SICILY.
CARTHAGE.
PI.
XXXVIII.
m ^3
CONSTANTINE
JUSTINIAN
II.
IV.
rome.
ravenna,
(1st
Reign).
Constantinople.
PI.
XXXIX.
f% #S^ #f|| iM.^K (M

"^
A/
17
A/
18
A'
21
^_^
A'
'^<.;i>>^
'^?J|^
''^^^
^^
*^
'-^^/^
'=.%
JUSTINIAN
II.
(1st
Reign),
carthage.
SICILY.
ROME.
ITALIAN.
PI.
XL.
E^
î^Mjy
^%a^
itliJ^
^*>*^
"
v_aJ^
^^S"^-
13S^^
JUSTINIAN
TIBERIUS
III.
II.
(1st
Reign).
Italian.
SICILY.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
PROVINCIAL.
fj^^ygfjNA.
PI.
XLI.
JUSTINIAN
II.
(2nd Reign).
Constantinople,
rome.
italy.
PHILIPPICUS.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
ROME. rome.
italy.
ANASTASIUS
II.
Constantinople,
PI.
XLII.
W 'w %y w
^;r^
4
3
'
11
A/
AUTOT\PE.
CONSTANTINOPLE. THEODOSIUS CONSTANTINOPLE. PROVINCIAL. LEO

III. III.
ITALY.
ROME.
PI.
XLIII.
') ''#9 '^-J
W.w
^
d
\
!9
a;
j^;
n|
fit
Jr./
'r
k^y^
i<A
ROME. LEO CONSTANTINE

III.
ITALY.
RAVENNA.
V.
Constantinople.
PI.
XLIV.
'''hi.
CONSTANTINE
V.
Constantinople,
provincial.
PI.
XLV.
A'Si^
El
A..'^^
|BP\
y*k'ril|>>-
-^:
^:#) '/iSl
r;,fJ
%g^
ii
^'Îp'
^:1| v.^^
;^ vjfel
El.
-^^1
II
^^
-^^
/R
12
A)
r.t'^-'
21
5,,.'
-i/-
t'iiSit'mei^
CONSTANTINE
/\R7/\VASDES.
V.
rome.
.taly.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
ROME.
LEO
IV.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
PI.
XLVI.
LEO
IV.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
CONSTANTINE
VI.
and IRENE.
Constantinople.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
IRENE.
PROVINCIAL.
.WIC.ePj7J^8U'^.L..5.>l;H^=Ur.îJ(^^lUS.
PI,
XLVIIl.
14-
P A R
A*
15
'
^
'-jji'ii
'
20
19
,rj -1'9;.
-X
K^
MICHAEL
II.
ana
THEOPHILUS.
constjntinople.
provincial.
THEOPHILUS.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
PI.
XLIX.
9M ^M ii# ^
THEOPHILUS.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
III.
PROVINCIAL.
ITALIAN.
MICHAEL
CONSTANTINOPLE.
PI.
L.
Aivk-i-yA-n
PARIS
"Ai-r; 'r'>'
/il
'"
;^.^
'A
.-AiV/J
'viyiaiVrtv
''-to-jr-
MICHAEL
III.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
I.
PROVINCIAL.
BASIL
CONSTANTINOPLE.
PI.
LI.
BASIL
1.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
VI.
PROVINCIAL.
CHERSON.
LEO
CONSTANTINOPLE.
CHERSON.
PI.
Lll.
^J~\
/E
/E
ALEXANDER.
CONSTANTiNE
VII.
and ZOE.
cherson.
CONSTANTINE
VII.
and
ROMANUS
I.
Constantinople,
PI.
Llll.
CONSTANTINE
Period of
VII.
ROMANUS
ROMANUS
I.
I.
and
CHRISTOPHER.
and
CONSTANTINE
VII.
STEPHEN
alone.
CONSTANTINE.
CONSTANTINE
.11.
II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. II. III.
VII.
and
ROMANUS
II.
PI.
LIV.
CONSTANTINE
VII.
and
ROMANUS
PHOCAS.
II.
NICEPHORUS
II.
JOHN
1.
ZIMISCES.
PI.
LV.
/E
7
;.!
/E
.<^^
'jS^^m
JOHN
I.
ZIMISCES.
PI.
LVI.
BASIL
II.
and
CONSTANTINE
VIII.
PI. LVII.
BASIL
II.
and
CONSTANTINE
VIII.
VIII.
CONSTANTINE
(alone).
ROMANUS
III.
PI. LVIII.
MICHAEL
IV.
MICHAEL
IX.
V.
CONSTANTINE
PI.
LIX.
CONSTANTINE
IX.
PI.
LX.
kI'I'M
I
A/
5 2
N
A/
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^^1^
A/
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THEODORA
MICHAEL
I.
VI.
ISAAC
PI. LXI.
0h Hip-I^V'^-
CONSTANTINE
X.
EUDOCIA, MICHAEL
VII.
and
CONSTANTINE.
ROMANUS
IV.
PI. LXII.
ROMANUS
IV.
MICHAEL
VII.
PI. LXIII.
PI.
LXIV.
ALEXIUS
PI.
LXV.
ALEXIUS
I.
PI.
LXVI.
ALEXIUS
JOHN
II.
PI.
LXVII.
JOHN
PI.
LXVIII.
JOHN
MANUEL
I.
PI.
LXIX.
MANUEL
I.
PI.
LXX.
r-':.j
MANUEL
I.
PI.
LXXI.
AUTOTYPE
MANUEL
I.
~ ANDRONICUS
i.
ISAAC
PI.
LXXII.
ISAAC
II,
ALEXIUS
PI. LXXIII.
ALEXIUS
PI.
LXXIV.
MICHAEL
VIII.
ANDRONICUS
II.
PI.
LXXV.
ANDRONICUS
PI.
LXXVI.
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rf^\
piv
fIf) .Hi >il <^/
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II.
ANDRONICUS
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JOHN
V.
ANDRONICUS
II.
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PI.
LXXVII.
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CATALOGUE

WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND 79 PLATES

PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

654, with his father Coustrtus II.)

HERACLIUS AND TIBERIUS,

Empire with their brother Constantinus IV

IMPERIAL BYZANTINE COINS

of inscr., B [Blacas, 1867]

of inscr., [Purchased, 1904] of inscr.,

[W. Edwards, 1847]

Constantine and brothers)

Bust of Constantine IV, bearded, facing ; wears

(sic) A V^H Cross jjotent on three steps on 1. Heraclius on r.,

Tiberius (as on No. 1), standing facing; beneath,

A NHSP At end of inscr., f XXXVI. 2.] [Purchased, 1904]

(helmet has plume

of inscr., A. Murray, 1849]

NHSP XXXVI. 3.]

CONSTANTINE IV CONSTANTINOPLE SEMISSIS

At end ofinscr., N (= H ?, possibly Z)

670 (or later)-G8d

Bust of Constantine IV, bearded, facing ; wears

VICTOR.A(otc)AVCH Cross potent on

PCONSTANMSPPA At end of inscr. PCONSTANMSPPA At end

of inscr. , S sale, 1848,

of inscr., H [de Salis gift] of inscr., [de Salis gift]

Bust of Constantine IV r., beardless,

IMPERIAL BYZANTINE COINS

Bust of Constantine IV r.,

TDNCONS rNHSPP [Presented by Mr. Edward Wigan,

[de Salis gift]

Bust of Constantine IV, beardless, facing ; wears

armour and helmet with plume in r.

spear held transversely; in 1., shield.

with cross, andholding in r. globus cr.

NHSP XXXVI. 8.]

[de Salis gift]

'ONSTANTINE IV- ON S'I'ANTINOPLE

Bust of (Joiistantine IV, be.ardfacing;

armour, diadem, and helmet with crest in r., sjjear held

DNC... A NHSPP [PL XXXVI. 9.]

[de SaUs, 1868]

Bust of Constantine IV, beardless, facing ; Avears

armour and helmet with curved plume

above, small cross Heraclius on 1. r., Tiberius; each is beardless, stands

facing, wears long

robes and crown witlicross,andholds in r. globus cr. in

Beneath, A [Purchased, 1904]

[D]NCONSrAN SPPAN (/()

IMPERIAL BYZANTINE COINS

CONSTANTINE IV- CARTHAGE THICK SOLIDUS

[de Sails gift]

mour and helmet

[de Sails gift]

[de Sails gift]

remains of long cross)

on 1., Heraon r. ,Tiberius

crown with and holds in

[de Sails gift]

No. 34, describes a coin of Constantlne with

IMPERLVr. BYZAXTLVE COINS

[de Salis gift]