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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1951.31.4.1285
People
Leo VI, Byzantine (r. 870 - 912)
Title
Coin of Leo VI
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
886-912 CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period
Byzantine period, Middle
Culture
Byzantine
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/75459

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
4.96 g
Denomination
follis
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Obverse Inscription: +LEOn SALEOmegaAn6ROS (second to last O has bars above and below)
  • Reverse Inscription: +LEON | SALEOAn (O has bars above and below) | 6ROSbASIL' | ROMEON

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
DOC 3.2, 6.23 (p. 517)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year
1951
Object Number
1951.31.4.1285
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: To l., figure of Leo VI, with short beard; to r., shorter figure of Alexander, beardless. Both seated facing on double throne, wearing modified loros and crown with cross. Between them, they hold labarum with r., Alexander holds akakia in l.

Rev.: Inscription.

Verification Level

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