Byzantine coin of Andronicus II, 1282-1328. Obverse: bust of the Virgin Mary; she has a halo; she wears a pallium, which is a woolen cloak, and a maphorium, which is a type of medieval wimple worn by women; she raises her hands in prayer; to right, inscription says ‘ΘV’. Reverse: two figures, sta...

Byzantine coin of Andronicus II, 1282-1328. Obverse: large cross, with ‘X’ at the centre; there is a ‘B’ in each quadrant of the cross. Reverse: two figures, standing and facing front; to left, Andronicus II; to right, Michael IX, his son and co-emperor; to left, inscription is difficult to decip...

Byzantine coin of Andronicus II, 1282-1328. Obverse: bust of the Virgin Mary; she has a halo; she raises her hands in prayer; to left, a pattern of dots, possibly meant to be letters; to right, it says ‘ΘV’. Reverse: two figures, standing and facing front; to left, Andronicus II; to right, Michae...

Byzantine coin of Michael VIII, 1258-1282. Obverse: standing figure, facing front; he has a halo and wears a long cloak; to left, large cross; to left, inscription says ‘A’; to right, ‘MI…I’. Reverse: Michael VIII, enthroned; to left, he holds a sceptre with a fleur-de-lis at the top; to right, h...

Byzantine coin from the 13th century. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to right, inscription says ‘X’. Reverse: two figures, standing and facing front; the figure on the left holds a sceptre; the figure on the right h...

Byzantine coin of Michael VIII, 1258-1282. Obverse: Christ, standing and facing front; he has a halo; to right, inscription says ‘X’. Reverse: Michael VIII, standing and facing front; to left, he holds a cross; to left, inscription says ‘I’.

Byzantine coin of Michael VIII, 1258-1282. Obverse: bust of the Virgin Mary, facing front; she has a halo; she raises her hands in prayer. Reverse: Michael III, enthroned; he has a sword across his knees; to left, inscription says ‘XX’. Coin is slightly concave.

Byzantine coin of John III, 1222-1254. Obverse: interlaced double cross, decorated with dots. Reverse: John III, standing and facing front; to right, he holds a sword; to left, inscription says ‘WΔ’; to right, ‘OΔK’.

Byzantine coin from the Empire of Thessalonica, 1224-1244. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘[I]C’; to right, ‘X[C]’. Reverse: the Archangel Michael, standing and facing front; he has a halo ...

Byzantine coin from the Empire of Thessalonica, 1224-1244. Obverse: bust of Christ, facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; to left, inscription says ‘[I]C’; to right, ‘X[C]’; the head of Christ has been struck twice, making it appear as if there is...