Coin of Leo III | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1072
People: Leo III, Byzantine (r. 717-720; co-r. 720-741)
Title: Coin of Leo III
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 720-c. 725 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/74873

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.42 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: deltaNDLEO NPAMYL
Reverse Inscription: deltaNCONST ANTINYSM. At end, Z.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 3.1, 4d.1 (p. 244)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1072
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: Bust facing, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding in r. hand gl. cr., in l., akakia.

Rev.: Bust of Constantine facing, beardless, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on circlet, holding in r. hand gl. cr., in l., akakia.

Verification Level

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