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Imperial Coinage

Gold solidus of Theodosius II (r. 408-450), minted in Constantinople, 430–439, Athens, Numismatic Museum

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Image of Christ on a gold tetarteron of Theodora Porphyrogenita (r. 1055-1056), minted in Constantinople, 1055–1056, Athens, Numismatic Museum

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Image of Christ on a gold histamenon of Basil II (r. 976-1025), minted in Constantinople, 1005–1025, Athens, Numismatic Museum

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Image of Christ on a gold hyperpyron of Alexios I Komnenos (r. 1081-118), minted in Constantinople, 1092/1093–1118, Athens, Numismatic Museum

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