Marianos Argyros
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Marianos Argyros was a Byzantine aristocrat and member of the Argyros family. A monk, in 944 he supported the assumption of sole rule by Constantine VII, and was allowed to leave the monastery and ent
Gold solidus of Romanos I with Constantine VII
Gold histamenon of Nikephoros Phokas and Basil II
Al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi
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Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi al-Husayn al-Kalbi, known in Byzantine sources as Boulchasenes and Aboulchare, was the first Kalbid Emir of Sicily. A member of an aristocratic family within the ruling circle
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…enemy and emulate the achievements of his father, refused. The Caliph dispatched new forces to Sicily under Ammar ibn Ali al-Kalbi and his brother al-Hasan ibn Ali al-Kalbi. In spring/summer 956, the Fatimid fleet clashed with and defeated the Byzantine fleet in two battles in the Straits of Messina, followed by Fatimid…
Gold dinar of al-Mu'izz