Coin

MOA: University of British Columbia

3095/1317

Byzantine coin of Constantine V, 741-775. Obverse: Constantine V, to left, and Leo IV, to right, both facing front; both wear a chlamys and a crown with cross; between their heads, cross. 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# 11; Sear# 1556.


  • Type of Item coin
  • Culture Byzantine
  • Material bronze metal
  • Measurements height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.7 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 3095/1317