Add to Collection

Add this item to an existing or new collection.
Harvard Art Museums
Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.234
People
Leontios (Usurper), Byzantine (r. 484-488)
Leontios, Byzantine (r. 695 - 698)
Title
Solidus of Leontios
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
695-698 CE
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195898

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.49 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: D LEO NPEAV

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.234
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description
obverse: Bust of Leontius; reverse: Cross potent on three steps

Publication History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973)

Exhibition History

  • The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973
  • The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu