Coin Item Number: 3095/1313 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Constantine V, 741-775. Obverse: Constantine V, to left, and Leo IV, to right, both facing front; they sit on a double throne; both wear a chlamys and a crown with cross; on their laps, they hold an akakia, a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, bust of Leo III, facing front, resting on a horizontal bar; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a cross potent; to right, there is a cross; on either end of the horizontal bar, there are two pellets.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 13; Sear# 1557.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 751 and 775
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1313
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.1 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 751 and 775
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/1313