Coin
MOA: University of British Columbia
3095/1311
Byzantine coin of Constantine V, 741-775. Obverse: busts of Constantine V, to left, and Leo IV, to right, both facing front; both wear a chlamys. Reverse: bust of Leo III, facing front, resting on a horizontal bar; he wears a crown with a cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a cross potent; to right, there is a cross; beneath, large ‘[M]’.
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History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 11; Sear# 1556.
- Type of Item coin
- Culture Byzantine
- Material bronze metal
- Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.6 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner David Herman
- Received from David Herman
- Made in Istanbul, Constantinopolis
- Creation Date between 751 and 775
- Ownership Date before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date on February 2, 2015
- Item Classes metalwork
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3095/1311