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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1104
People
Leo IV, Byzantine (r. 775 - 780)
Title
Coin of Leo IV
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
776-778 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75330

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.4 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: LEOnVSSE99OnCOnSTANTIOnEOSTheta
  • Reverse Inscription: LEOnPAP'CONSTAnTInOSPATHR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.1, 1b.2 (p. 329)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: On l., bust of Leo IV facing, bearded; on r., bust of Constantine VI facing, beardless. Each wears chlamys and crown with cross. Hands not shown. Above, cross.

Rev.: On l., bust of Leo III facing, bearded; on r., bust of Constantine V facing, bearded. Each wears loros and crown with cross. Hands not shown. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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