Coin Item Number: 3095/1383 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Leo VI, 886-912. Obverse: Leo VI, sitting on a lyre-shaped throne, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to left, inscription says ‘LE…S’; to right, it says ‘ILEVSRO’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘LEOn/EnΘEObA/SILEVSR/OMEOn’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Leo, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 5; Sear# 1728.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 886 and 912
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1383
- 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 886 and 912
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/1383