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Browsing Byzantine Empire Coinage of Michael III
| SB 1686 | Michael III, with Theodora and Thecla. 842-867 AD. AV Solidus. Constantinople mint. Struck 842-843 AD. +QEOdO RA dESPVn'A, facing bust of Theodora, wearing crown and loros, holding patriarchal cross on globe and cross-tipped sceptre / •MIXAHL S QECLA, half-length figures of Michael, holding cross on globe in right hand, and Thecla, holding patriarchal cross and akakia. DOC III 1d.3; SB 1686. | Text Text | |
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| SB 1687 | Michael III, with Theodora. 842-867 AD. AV Solidus (4.44 gm). Constantinople mint. IhSUS XRISTOS and star, bust of Christ facing with cross behind head, long hair and full beard, raising right hand in benediction and holding book of gospels / + MIXAHL S QUODORA, crowned facing busts of Michael III, beardless, wearing chlamys on the left and Theodora, wearing loros on the right; cross between their heads. DOC III 2; SB 1687. | Text | |
| SB 1688 | Michael III. 842-867 AD. AV Solidus. Constantinople mint. IhSUS XRISTOS and star, bust of Christ facing with cross behind head, long hair and full beard, raising right hand and holding book of gospels / +MIXAHL bASILE', crowned facing bust of Michael, with short beard, wearing loros, holding labarum and akakia; cross to left. DOC 3; SB 1688. | Text | |
| SB 1690 | Michael III, Theodora and Thecla. (842-867 AD). Silver miliaresion. Constantinople, c. 842-856. IhSUS XRISTUS NICA, cross potent on three steps, triple border / + MIXA HL QEODORA S QECLA ET Q’ bASILIS RO MAION in five lines, triple border. DO 5. SB 1690. | Text | |
| SB 1691 | Michael III and Theophilus. 842-867 AD. AR miliaresion. Constantinople. IhSUS XRISTUS NICA, cross potent on three steps, triple border / +MIXA-HL EC QEOU-PISTOS bA-SILEUS RO-MAION in five lines within triple border. SB 1691; DOC 6. | Text | |
| SB 1692 | Michael III. (842-867 AD). Silver miliaresion. Constantinople, IhSUS XRISTUS nICA, cross potent on three steps, dot below, triple border / + MIXAHL PISTOS MECAS bASILEUS ROMAIOn in five lines, triple border. DO 7. SB 1692. | Text | |
| SB 1693 | Michael III, with Basil I. 842-867 AD. AE Follis. Constantinople. +MIhAEL IMPERAT', crowned, facing bust of Michael, wearing loros, holding patriarchal cross on globe and akakia / +bASIL IUS REX*, crowned, facing bust of Basil, wearing loros, holding patriarchal cross on globe and akakia. DOC III 8; SB 1693. | Text | |
| SB 1694 | Michael III, 842-867 AD. Base AV Semissis. Syracuse mint. MIXAHL Q, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross on globe / MIXAHL Q, crowned facing bust, wearing loros. SB 1694. | Text | |
| SB 1694v | Michael III, 842-867 AD. Base AV Semissis (1.70 gm, 5h). Syracuse mint. MIXAHL, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding patriarchal cross on globe / MIXAHL, crowned facing bust, wearing loros. SB 1694 var (no theta after obv. legend). | Text | |
| SB 1695 | Michael III 'the Drunkard' EL Semissis. Syracuse, AD 856-866. 13 mm, 1.62 g. MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe. / MIXAHΛ, crowned facing bust, wearing loros, holding cross on globe. Sear Byz 1695; DOC 10. | Text | |
| SB 1696 | Michael III, with Basil I. 842-867. AV Semissis. Syracuse. mIXAHL, crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing loros, holding cross on globe bA SILEIOC, crowned facing bust of Basil, wearing chlamys, holding cross on globe. SB 1696; DOC 11 var. (rev. legend); Spahr 440 var. (same). | Text | |
| SB 1697 | Michael III. 842-867 AD. AE Follis. Syracuse mint. MIXAHL b, crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing loros and holding cross potent (Latin L in legend) / large M, cross above, theta below. SB 1697, DOC 12. | Text | |
| SB 1698 | Michael III. 842-867 AD. AE Follis. Syracuse mint. MIXAHL b, crowned bust facing with short beard, wearing loros and holding cross potent (Greek L in legend) / large M, cross above, theta below. SB 1698, DOC 13. | Text | |
| SB 1699 | Michael III, AE (bronze or lead) 10mm-13mm, Cherson. large MB / large Pi X. SB 1699, DOC 15. | Text | |
| SB 1700 | Michael III, lead cast of Cherson, 866-867 AD. Large BM / large X Pi. DOC 15 note, Sear 1700. | Text | |
| SB 1701 | Michael III, AE13, lead cast of Cherson, 866-867 AD. Large Pi / large X. Sear 1701; DOC 14. | Text | |