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minted in 884/5, with the names of al-Muwaffaq and the latter's vizier, Sa'id ibn Makhlad (Dhu'l-Wizaratayn)
Gold dinar of al-Mu'tamid — minted in 884/5, with the names of al-Muwaffaq and the latter's vizier, Sa'id ibn Makhlad (Dhu'l-Wizaratayn)
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Gold dinar of al-Mu'tamid minted in 884/5, with the names of al-Muwaffaq and the latter's vizier, Sa'id ibn Makhlad (Dhu'l-Wizaratayn)
ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Muhtadi. AH 255-256 / AD 869-870. AR Dirham (26mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Wasit mint. Dated AH 255 (AD 868/9)
Dirham of al-Muhtadi — ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Muhtadi. AH 255-256 / AD 869-870. AR Dirham (26mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Wasit mint. Dated AH 255 (AD 868/9)
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Dirham of al-Muhtadi ISLAMIC, 'Abbasid Caliphate. al-Muhtadi. AH 255-256 / AD 869-870. AR Dirham (26mm, 3.03 g, 6h). Wasit mint. Dated AH 255 (AD 868/9)
The borders of Bagratid Armenia from 884 to 962
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The Arab-Byzantine frontier zone during Ashot's lifetime
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King Ashot I of Armenia
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Flag of Armenia
Photo Credit:
Boris II of Bulgaria
Photo Credit: By John Skylitzes - Madrid Skylitzes, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10648079
BULGARIA, . Struck 927-945(?) Half-length facing busts of Petr and Irina, holding patriarchal cross between them
Bulgarian Tsar Petr I, with Irina (Maria Lakapena) — BULGARIA, . Struck 927-945(?) Half-length facing busts of Petr and Irina, holding patriarchal cross between them
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Bulgarian Tsar Petr I, with Irina (Maria Lakapena) BULGARIA, . Struck 927-945(?) Half-length facing busts of Petr and Irina, holding patriarchal cross between them
as depicted in the <i>Madrid Skylitzes</i>
The wedding of Michael and Zoë — as depicted in the Madrid Skylitzes
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The wedding of Michael and Zoë as depicted in the Madrid Skylitzes
from the Constantine Manasses Chronicle
Murder of emperor Romanos III Argyros under the order of Michael IV the Paphlagonian — from the Constantine Manasses Chronicle
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1034-1041. AV Histamenon Nomisma (4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Facing bust of Michael, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger; manus Dei above.
Michael IV the Paphlagonian — 1034-1041. AV Histamenon Nomisma (4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Facing bust of Michael, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger; manus Dei above.
Photo Credit: By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27482498
Michael IV the Paphlagonian 1034-1041. AV Histamenon Nomisma (4.40 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator / Facing bust of Michael, wearing crown and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger; manus Dei above.