Coin Item Number: 3095/1314 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; on his lap, he holds an akakia, a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality; inscriptions are illegible. Reverse: large ‘M’; above, bust of Constantine V, resting on a horizontal bar; to left, he holds a globus cruciger; to right, there is a cross; to right inscription says ‘UTI’ ?; on either end of the horizontal bar, there are two pellets.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 29-31; Sear# 1514.
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
- 3095/1314
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.2 cm, diameter 2.7 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
- 3095/1314