Its prestige was consequently very high, as illustrated by a well-known story related by Emperor Constantine Porphyrogennetos () in his De Administrando Imperio: during the reign of his father, Emperor Leo VI the Wise (), an aged cleric of the Nea Ekklesia, Ktenas by name, paid 60 litras of gold (circa 19.4 kg), i.e.
Its standing was consequently very high, as shown by a famous story told by Emperor Constantine Porphyrogennetos () in his De Administrando Imperio: during the reign of his father, Emperor Leo VI the Wise (), an elderly member of the Nea Ekklesia, Ktenas by name, paid 60 litras of gold (around 19.4 kg), i.e.