Coin of Leo VI | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1951.31.4.1267
People: Leo VI, Byzantine (r. 870 - 912)
Title: Coin of Leo VI
Classification: Coins
Work Type: coin
Date: 886-912 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Constantinople (Thrace)
Period: Byzantine period, Middle
Culture: Byzantine
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/75482

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Metal

AE

Technique

Struck

Dimensions

7.34 g

Denomination

follis

Inscriptions and Marks

Obverse Inscription: +LEOn SALEOmegaAn6ROS (second to last O has bars above and below)
Reverse Inscription: +LEON | SALEOAn (O has bars above and below) | 6ROSbASIL' | ROMEON

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: DOC 3.2, 6.7 (p. 517)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
Accession Year: 1951
Object Number: 1951.31.4.1267
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obv.: To l., figure of Leo VI, with short beard; to r., shorter figure of Alexander, beardless. Both seated facing on double throne, wearing modified loros and crown with cross. Between them, they hold labarum with r., Alexander holds akakia in l.

Rev.: Inscription.

Verification Level

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