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English: 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.

MIҺAЄL IMPЄRAT ' // bASIL-IVS RЄX

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

Sear 1693.
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Source http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Byz/emperors.html
Author Augustus Coins

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15 November 2022