Coin Item Number: 3095/1325 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Leo IV, 775-780. Obverse: bust of Leo IV, to left, and bust of Constantine VI, to right, both facing front; each wears a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘X’; to right, ‘N’; beneath, ‘A’; above, two busts resting on a horizontal line; these are Leo III, to left, and Constantine V, to right; each wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left of the busts, ‘B’; to right of the busts, ‘A’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 4; Sear# 1586.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 776 and 778
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1325
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.5 cm, weight 3.56 g
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 776 and 778
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 3095/1325