Dynasty

Doukas

View ancient gold coins connected with the Doukas dynasty through documented object records, rulers, dates, mints and surviving imagery.

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Constantine X Gold Histamenon Nomisma

AD 1059–1067

Christ enthroned faces Constantine X on a broad histamenon, preserving sacred calm at the opening of the Doukas dynasty.

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Romanus IV Gold Histamenon Nomisma

AD 1068–1071

Romanus IV shares his gold with Eudocia and the young Doukas heirs, exposing the complicated family settlement behind a reign remembered for Manzikert.

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Michael VII Gold Histamenon Nomisma

AD 1071–1078

Christ stands opposite Michael VII, whose serene histamenon conceals the fiscal strain that gave the emperor his enduring numismatic nickname.

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