Coin Item Number: 3095/1390 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Byzantine coin of Leo VI, 886-912. Obverse: bust of Leo VI, facing front; he wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; in front of his body, he carries an akakia, a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality; to left, inscription begins with a cross, and says ‘LEOnbAS’; to right, ‘ILEVSROM’. Reverse: there is an inscription of four lines, which begins with a cross and says ‘LEOn/EnΘEObA/SILEVSR/OMEOn. This inscription in translation says ‘Leo, by the Grace of God, King of the Romans’.
History Of Use
"Follis" (denomination); DO# 8; Sear# 1729.
Item History
- Made in Istanbul, Turkey and Constantinopolis, Turkey between 886 and 912
- Owned by David Herman before February 2, 2015
- Received from David Herman (Donor) on February 2, 2015
What
- Name
- Coin
- Identification Number
- 3095/1390
- Type of Item
- coin
- Material
- bronze metal
- Overall
- height 0.1 cm, diameter 2.6 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 886 and 912
- Ownership Date
- before February 2, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on February 2, 2015
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3095/1390