Μιχαήλ Γ΄ ο Μέθυσος
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- Michael III (839 - 867), "the Drunkard", was grandson of Michael II, and succeeded his father Theophilus as Byzantine emperor when he was three years old in 842.
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 This coin struck during the regency of Theodora shows how Michael was less prominent than his mother, who is represented as ruler alone on the obverse, and even than his sister Thecla, who is depicted together with the young Michael on the reverse of this coin. |
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