1951.31.4.1268: Coin of Leo VI
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1268
- People
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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/75514
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 7.69 g
- Die Axis
- 5
- Denomination
- follis
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- 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, 6.9 (p. 517)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore
- Accession Year
- 1951
- Object Number
- 1951.31.4.1268
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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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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