Coin of Leo IV | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1104
People: Leo IV, Byzantine (r. 775 - 780)
Title: Coin of Leo IV
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 776-778 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Early
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75330

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Gold

Metal

AV

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

4.4 g

Denomination

solidus

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: LEOnVSSE99OnCOnSTANTIOnEOSTheta
Reverse Inscription: LEOnPAP'CONSTAnTInOSPATHR

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 3.1, 1b.4 (p. 329)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1104
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: On l., bust of Leo IV facing, bearded; on r., bust of Constantine VI facing, beardless. Each wears chlamys and crown with cross. Hands not shown. Above, cross.

Rev.: On l., bust of Leo III facing, bearded; on r., bust of Constantine V facing, bearded. Each wears loros and crown with cross. Hands not shown. Above, cross.

Verification Level

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