Coin of Leontios | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1022
People: Leontios, Byzantine (r. 695 - 698)
Title: Coin of Leontios
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 695-698 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75297

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.39 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: DLEO NPEAV
Reverse Inscription: VICTORIA AVSY. Beneath, CONOB. At end, B.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 2.2, 1b.2 (p. 612)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1022
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Bust facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross on circlet. In raised r. hand, akakia; in l., gl. cr.

Rev.: Cross potent on base and three steps.

Verification Level

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