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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1072
People
Leo III, Byzantine (r. 717-720; co-r. 720-741)
Title
Coin of Leo III
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
720-c. 725 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/74873

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.42 g
Die Axis
7
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: deltaNDLEO NPAMYL
  • Reverse Inscription: deltaNCONST ANTINYSM. At end, Z.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.1, 4d.1 (p. 244)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1072
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding in r. hand gl. cr., in l., akakia.

Rev.: Bust of Constantine facing, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding in r. hand gl. cr., in l., akakia.

Verification Level

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