Coin Item Number: 3095/1339 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Leo III, 717-741, or Leo V, 813-820. Obverse: busts of Leo III or Leo V, to left, and Constantine V (son of Leo III) or Constantine (son of Leo V), to right; both wear a chlamys; between their heads, cross. Reverse: large ‘M’; to left, ‘XXX’ in a vertical position; to right, ‘NNN’ in a vertical position; above, cross; beneath, ‘A’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 38-39 (Leo III), 7 (Leo V); Sear# 1516, 1630.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 732 and 820
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1339
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Previous Owner
- David Herman
- Received from
- David Herman (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey
When
- Creation Date
- between 732 and 820
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3095/1339