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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     80952      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Byzantine Region:     BYZANTINE EMPIRE Issuer:     Michael III the Drunkard Date Ruled:     AD 842-867 Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Follis Struck / Cast:     struck Diameter:     18.6 mm Weight:     2.858 g Die Axis:     6 h Obverse Legend:     mIXAHL b Obverse Description:     Facing bust of Michael III, with short beard, wearing crown and loros and holding globus cruciger Reverse Legend:     M / Θ Reverse Description:     Large M, cross above, Θ below Mint:     Syracuse Primary Reference:     DOC III 12 Reference2:     SB 1697 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=16128 Notes:     Michael III took an active part in the wars against the Abbasids and their vassals on the eastern frontier in 856 - 863, especially in 857 when he sent an army of 50,000 men against Umar al-Aqta, Emir of Melitene. In 859 he personally besieged Samosata, but in 860 he had to abandon his expedition to repel a Rus' attack on Constantinople. Michael was defeated by the Caliph al-Mutawakkil at Dazimon in 860, but in 863 Petronas defeated and killed the emir of Melitene at the battle of Lalakaon and celebrated a triumph in the capital.

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