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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1257
People
Leo VI, Byzantine (r. 870 - 912)
Title
Solidus of Leo VI
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
908-912 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/144804

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.43 g
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: +IhSXPSREX REGNLambdaNTIYM
  • Reverse Inscription: LEOnETCOnSTANT'AYGG'ROM'

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 2.1 (p. 513)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1257
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Christ seated (Type 1b) facing, bearded, on wide lyre-backed throne, wearing tunic and himation, r. hand blessing outwards in sling of himation, l. hand holding book (by spine) on knee.

Rev.: To l., Leo VI standing facing, with short beard, holding gl. cr. in r. hand. To r., smaller Constantine VII standing, facing, beardless, with gl. cr. in l. Each wears crown with cross, and loros with the fringed end ornamented by + (with four pellets at corners forming square around it) and falling over Leo's r. arm and Constantine's l. Between them they hold long patriarchal cross.

Verification Level

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