Michael III, "the drunkard," 842-867 and Basil I, 867-886. 26 mm. 7.67 grams. Struck in the last year of Michael's reign.
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</p><p>The legends use the Latin terms imperator and rex. Rex = "king" is a title not seen on other Byzantine coins. Each holds a patriarchal globus cruciger
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Sear 1693.
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