Emperors of the Eastern Empire
The Eastern Roman Empire, also referred to as the Byzantine Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire. Even though the Western Roman Empire fell in the 5th century, the Easter Roman Empire contiuned to exist for another thousand years. For ancient coins we will list the first 400 years up through the Amorian Dynasty 820 - 867 AD.
Leonid Dynasty (457–518)
NAME REIGN
Leo I "the Thracian" 7 February 457 – 18 January 474
Leo II "the Little" 18 January – 17 November 474
Zeno 17 November 474 – 9 April 491
Basiliscus 9 January 475 – August 476
Anastasius I 11 April 491 – 9 July 518
Justinian Dynasty (518–602
NAME REIGN
Justin I July 518 – 1 August 527
Justinian I "the Great" 1 August 527 – 13/14 November 565
Justin II 14 November 565 – 5 October 578
Tiberius II Constantine 5 October 578 – 14 August 582
Maurice 14 August 582 – 22 November 602
Non-Dynastic (602–610)
NAME REIGN
Phocas 23 November 602 – 4 October 610
Heraclian Dynasty (610–695)
NAME REIGN
Heraclius 5 October 610 – 11 February 641
Constantine III 11 February – 24/26 May 641
Heraklonas 11 February 641 – September 641
Constans II September 641 – 15 September 668
Constantine IV 15 September 668 – September 685
Justinian II September 685 – 695
Twenty Years' Anarchy (695–717)
NAME REIGN
Leontios 695–698
Tiberius III Apsimar 698–705
Justinian II August 705 – December 711
Philippikos Bardanes December 711 – 3 June 713
Anastasios II June 713 – November 715
Theodosios III May 715 – 25 March 717
Isaurian Dynasty (717–802)
NAME REIGN
Leo III "the Isaurian" 25 March 717 – 18 June 741
Constantine V 18 June 741 – 14 September 775
Artabasdos June 741/742 – 2 November 743
Leo IV "the Khazar" 14 September 775 – 8 September 780
Constantine VI 8 September 780 – August 797
Irene of Athens August 797 – 31 October 802
Nikephorian Dynasty (802–813)
NAME REIGN
Nikephoros I 31 October 802 – 26 July 811
Staurakios 26 July 811 – 2 October 811
Michael I Rangabe 2 October 811 – 22 June 813
Non-Dynastic (813–820)
NAME REIGN
Leo V "the Armenian" 11 July 813 – 25 December 820
Amorian Dynasty (820–867)
NAME REIGN
Michael II 25 December 820 – 2 October 829
Theophilos 2 October 829 – 20 January 842
Michael III 20 January 842 – 23 September 867
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