Inscriptions, Value Marks, and Monograms on Late Roman and Byzantine Coins
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Next: Byzantine Coins, Mints, and DatingSome Inscriptions found on Byzantine Coins
DεϤS ADIϤτA ROMANIS: May God help the Romans
εN TϪTONIKA: By this sign may you conquer
ANANεOS: Renewal
IHS CRISTOS RεX RεJNANJIϤM: Jesus Christ King of Kings
DIϤSτINIANϤS SεRϤ ChRiSτI: The Lord Justinian, the Servant of Christ
D N IϤSτINIANϤS MϤLTϤS AN: Our Lord Justinian (may ne have live) for many years
IhSϤS XRISτS nICA: May Jesus Christ Conquer
COnSτAnτInOS S Lεon O nεOS: Constantien & Leo the Younger
Lεon VS S εςςON COnSτAnτInOS O nεOS: Leo Son & Grandson, Constantine the younger
Lεon PAP COnSτAnτInOS PAτHR: Leo Grandfather, Constantine Father
CVRIε bOHθH τO SO DOVLO: May the Lord God Help your Servant
Lεon S COnSτAnτzInε εC ΘεϤ bASILIS: Leo & Constantine, by the Grace of God Kings
Lεon S ConSτAnτInε εC ΘεϤ bASILIS: RomAIOn Leo & Constantine ny the Grace of Gof King of the Romans
ΘεOFILIOS S COnSτAnτinos DϤLϤ XRISτϤ S PISτϤ bASIL RomAIO: Theophilus & Constantine, Servants of Christ Faitful Believers, Kings of the Romans
ΘεOFILOS DϤLOS XRISτϤS PISτOS εn AVTO bASIεϤ RomAIOn: Theophilus Servant of Christ and Faithful believer, Sole King of the Romans
ΘεOFILOS εc ΘεϤ PISτOS bASILεϤ RomAion:Theophilus by the Grace of God Faithful Believer King of the Romans
ΘεOFILε AVςOVSτε SV nicAS: Theophilus Augustus may you Conquer
mIXAHL PISτOS mεςAS bASILεϤS RomAIOn: Michael Faithful Believer, Great King of the Romans
bASiLios εn ΘεO bASiLεVS Romεon: Basil by the Grace of God King of the Romans
MP ΘV: Mother of God
Kε bOHΘεI RomAnω DεSPOτH: The Lord God, the Despot Romanus
ΘεOTOC b HΘ nicHF DεsP: The mother of God, the despot Nicephorus
εmmANoVHA: God is with us
IhsϤS XRISRϤS bADSILεϤ bASILε: Jesus Christ King of Kings
IC XC: Jesus Christ
IC XC NIKA: May Jesus Christ Conquer
Marks of Value on Byzantine Coins
M: 40
ε or Ϥ: 5
ΛΓ: 33
Δ: 4
Λ: 30
Γ: 3
K: 20
B: 2
IS: 16
A: 1
IB: 12
XXXX: 40
I: 10
XXX: 30
H: 8
XX: 20
S: 6
X: 10
Monograms on Late Roman and Byzantine coins
Monograms were used to identify Emperors on late Roman Period coins. Here is an excellent link that will help identify these monograms.
Monograms on Late Roman Imperial and Byzantine Coins
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