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Solidus - Leo VI with Constantine VII

Issuer Byzantine Empire (Byzantine states)
Year 908-912
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Enthroned facing figure of Christ Pantokrator, nimbed with a cross behind the head, depicted in a hieratic frontal pose seated upon a lyre-backed throne with footrest. Christ is draped in robes and raises his right hand in a gesture of benediction, while his left hand holds a jewelled Gospel book resting on his knee. A circular beaded border surrounds the central figure, with the inscription distributed around the outer field.
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Obverse lettering IhS XPS REX REGNANTIчM
(Translation: Jesus Christ King of the Kings)
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Reverse script Greek
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