Coin Item Number: 3095/1302 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Leo III, 717-741. Obverse: bust of Leo III, facing front; he wears a chlamys; to left, he holds a globus cruciger. Reverse: large ‘K’; to left, ‘A’; to right, ‘XX’; above, bust of Constantine V, resting on a horizontal bar; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, cross.
History Of Use
"Half-Follis" (denomination); DO# 32-34; Sear# 1518.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 720 and 732
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1302
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 720 and 732
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1302