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Some pre-reform precious metal coins of Alexius I

I recently posted an histamenon of the empress Eudocia (S 1857) in the Epic Byzantine portraits thread, that has the last Latin inscription to appear on Byzantine coins. Sadly the inscription is hard to make out and the die cutter bungles many of the letters.

Inspired by the Romanus IV histamenon I am posting here the histamenon of Eudocia (S 1857). This is the last Byzantine coin with any Latin on it. The obverse inscription reads IHS XIPS RCX RCGNANTINM, a corruption of the Latin IESUS CHRISTUS REX REGNANTIUM, i.e., Jesus Christ, King of those who rule.

Here is a tetarteron of Constantine X (S 1849)

Hello to the group from a newbie. Here is a solidus of Leo III minted in Rome.