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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1105
People
Leo IV, Byzantine (r. 775 - 780)
Title
Coin of Leo IV
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
778-780 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75331

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.34 g
Die Axis
6
Denomination
solidus
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: LEOnVSSE99OnCOnSTANTIOnEOS (final S is turned 90 degrees)
  • Reverse Inscription: LEOnPAPCONSTAnTInOSPATHR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.1, 2.10 (p. 330)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1105
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: On l., Leo IV bearde,d on r., Constantin VI beardless, seated, facing on lyre-backed throne. Each wears chlamys and crown with cross, and rests r. hand in lap. Above heads, cross. Heads are small, each figure holds akakia.

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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