Coin of Leo IV
CoinsByzantine8th century

Coin of Leo IV

776-778 CE

Artists

Leo IVCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: To l., bust of Leo IV bearded, to r., bust of Constantine VI beardless, both facing. Each wears chlamys and crown with cross. Above, cross. Rev.: On horizontal line, to l., bust of Leo III, to r., bust of Constantine V, each facing, bearded, and wearing loros and crown with cross. Above, cross.

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Byzantine
Period
Byzantine period, Early
Century
8th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

2.24 g

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