Coin Item Number: 3095/1365 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Leo III, 717-741. Obverse: large cross potent on three steps; to left, inscriptions says ‘InSϤSXRIS’; to right, ‘TϤSnICA’. Reverse: there is an inscription composed of five lines, which says ‘LEOn/SCOnST/AnTInEE/CΘEϤBA/SILIS; there is a pellet after the last letter. The first inscription in translation reads ‘May Jesus Christ Conquer’. The second says ‘Leo and Constantine, by the Grace of God, Kings.’ (Translations from Sear catalogue.)
History Of Use
“Miliaresion” (denomination); DO# 22; Sear# 1512.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 720 and 741
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1365
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- silver metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.1 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 720 and 741
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/1365